Wireless Waves

Folk Music Programmes on the Radio

Hi folk Northwest- just to let you know that I have been broadcasting a radio show for the last 3 years called Acoustic and Eclectic on the Norwich based radio station Future radio. It is broadcast on a Sunday afternoon 2-3pm with a repeat on Monday evening at Midnight. It also goes up as a listen again on the following Wednesday on www.futureradio.co.uk/acousticandeclectic
The radio frequency is 107.8fm around Norfolk and it is on the net on-
www.futureradio.co.uk

richard.penguin@virgin.net

Table compiled by Rob Dunford Last updated 4th January 2012

Day	Station	Programme	Presenter	Radio Frequencies
SUNDAY
1.00 – 3.00 pm (Rpt)	BBC Radio Scotland	TAKE THE FLOOR	ROBBIE SHEPHERD	FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810
4.00 – 5.00 pm	Diversity FM	OFF THE BEATEN TRACKS	COLIN BERTRAM and WES MARTIN	FM 103.5 (See notes re: coverage area)
6.00 – 7.00 pm	Downtown Radio	COUNTRY CEILIDH	TOMMY SANDS	MW 1026
7.00 – 8.00 pm (Rpt)	BBC Radio Scotland	PIPELINE	GARY WEST	FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810
7.00 – 9.00 pm	BBC Radio Shropshire & BBC Radio Stoke	SUNDAY FOLK	GENEVIEVE TUDOR	FM 96.0 & 94.6
8.00 – 9.00 pm	BBC Radio Leeds	THE DURBERVILLES	DAVE CRICKMORE & LEE WALSH	FM 92.4 & 95.3 & 102.7 & 103.9
7.00 – 10.00 pm	Moorlands Radio	MOORLAND ROOTS	SIMON JONES	FM 103.7
9.00 – 10.00 pm	RTE	THE SOUTH WIND BLOWS	PHILIP KING	MW 567/LW 252
10.00 – 10.50 pm	RTE	THE ROLLING WAVE	PETER BROWNE	MW 567/LW 252
MONDAY
7.00 – 8.00 pm	Oldham Community Radio	SOUNDS OF FOLK	ALI O’BRIEN	FM 99.7
TUESDAY
8.00 – 10.00 pm	Chorley FM	CHORLEY FOLK	JAMES BLATCHLEY	FM 102.8
8.00 – 10.00 pm	BBC Radio Scotland	GLOBAL GATHERING	MARY ANN KENNEDY	FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810
9.00 – 10.00 pm (Rpt)	BBC Radio Merseyside	FOLKSCENE	STAN AMBROSE & GEOFF SPEED	FM 95.8/MW 1485
9.00 – 10.00 pm	Manx Radio	THE FOLK SHOW	JOHN KANEEN	MW 1368
9.00 – 10.00 pm	Diversity FM	OFF THE BEATEN TRACKS	COLIN BERTRAM and WES MARTIN	FM 103.5 (See notes re: coverage area)
WEDNESDAY
7.00 – 8.00 pm	BBC Radio 2	FOLK ROOTS & ACOUSTIC MUSIC	MIKE HARDING	FM 88.0 – 90.2
THURSDAY
6.00 – 7.00 pm	Salford City Radio	SALFORD FOLK	ELEANOR WALK & DAVE MATHER	FM 94.4
8.00 – 10.00 pm	BBC Radio Scotland	TRAVELLING FOLK	BRUCE MACGREGOR	FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810
9.00 – 10.00 pm	BBC Radio Merseyside	FOLKSCENE	STAN AMBROSE & GEOFF SPEED	FM 95.8/MW 1485
FRIDAY
7.00 – 8.00 pm (Rpt)	Oldham Community Radio	SOUNDS OF FOLK	ALI O’BRIEN	FM 99.7
8.00 – 9.00 pm	BBC Radio Lancashire	THE DRIFT	PHIL BROWN	FM 95.5
SATURDAY
7.00 – 9.00 pm	BBC Radio Scotland	TAKE THE FLOOR	ROBBIE SHEPHERD	FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810
8.00 – 10.00 pm	BBC Radio Wales	CELTIC HEARTBEAT	FRANK HENNESSY	MW 882
8.00 – 10.00 pm	BBC Radio Ulster	FOLK CLUB	COLUM SANDS/SIOBHAN SKATES	MW 1341
9.00 – 10.00 pm	BBC Radio Scotland	PIPELINE	GARY WEST	FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810
9.00 – 10.00 pm	RTE	CEILIDH HOUSE	KIERAN HANRAHAN	MW 567/LW 252
10.00 – 12.00 pm (Rpt)	BBC Radio Scotland	TRAVELLING FOLK	BRUCE MACGREGOR	FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810
The frequencies shown above are those forming the basis for reception in the North West. Expanded station details are shown below: BBC Radio Lancashire FM 95.5 103.9 104.5 MW 885 1557 01254 262411 BBC Radio Leeds FM 92.4 95.3 102.7 103.9 0113 244 2131 BBC Radio Merseyside FM 95.8 MW 1485 0151 708 5500 BBC Radio Scotland FM 92.4 – 94.7 MW 810 0141 422 6000 BBC Radio Shropshire FM 96.0 01743 248484 BBC Radio Stoke FM 94.6 104.1 MW 1503 01782 208080 BBC Radio Ulster FM 92.4 – 95.4 MW 873 1341 02890 338000 BBC Radio 2 FM 88.0 – 90.2 08700 100222 BBC Radio Wales FM 93.9 – 95.9 103.7 – 103.9 MW 882 02920 322000 Salford City Radio FM 94.4 0161 793 2939 Chorley FM FM 102.8 01257 262661 Diversity FM FM 103.5 (Lancaster & Morcambe area) Listen online at diversityfm.co.uk 01524 383394 Downtown Radio MW 1026 02891 815555 Manx Radio FM 89.0 97.2 103.7 MW 1386 01624 682600 Moorlands Radio FM 103.7 Listen online at moorlandsradio.co.uk 01538 383380 Oldham Community Radio FM 99.7 0161 682 5599 RTE via ASTRA Satellite LW 252 MW 567 003531 2083111 Updated October 2011