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Table compiled by Rob Dunford with additions by Bernard Cromarty
Last updated 6 June 2020 |
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The Folk on radio programmes as listed by Rob Dunford FNW summer 2020 are the pre-covid 19 restricted schedules. It is understood many current changes include repeated shows and re-scheduling , eg radio 2 Folk Hour Wed goes out at 11pm. Eventually we will see what survives , how and when. RD |
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| SUNDAY | ||||
| Time | Station | Programme | Presenter | Radio Frequencies |
| 1.00 - 3.00 pm (repeat) | BBC Radio Scotland | Take the Floor | Robbie Shepherd | FM 92.4 - 94.7 / MW 810 |
| 3.00 - 4.00 pm | Maghull Community Radio | Local Folk | John Mackenzie | (online only) |
| 4.00 - 5.00 pm | BBC Radio Merseyside | Folkscene |
Stan Ambrose
Emily Portman |
FM 95.8 / MW 1485 |
| 5.00 - 7.00 pm (repeat) | BBC Radio Scotland | Travelling Folk | Bruce MacGregor | FM 92.4 / 94.7 / MW 810 |
| 5.00 - 6.00 pm | FCUMRadio | The Rambling Mancunian | Bill Mitton | (online only) |
| 5.00 - 6.15 pm | MHFS | The Mike Harding Folk Show | Mike Harding | (online only) |
| 6.00 - 7.00 pm (repeat) | Oldham Community Radio | Sounds of Folk |
Ali O'Brien &
Bernard Cromarty |
FM 99.7 |
| 6.00 - 7.00 pm | Downtown Radio | Country Ceilidh | Tommy Sands | MW 1026 |
| 6.00 - 8.00 pm | BBC Radio Wales | Celtic Heartbeat | Frank Hennessy | FM 93.9 - 95.9 / 103.7 - 103.9 / MW 882 |
| 7.00 - 8.00 pm (repeat) | 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 Lancashire | The Drift | Phil Brown | FM 95.5 |
| 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 Radio 1 | The South Wind Blows | Philip King | MW 567 / LW 252 |
| 9.00 - 11.00 pm | All FM 96.9 | The A6 Folk & Blues Road | Bill Mitton & Shelley Rainey | FM 96.9 |
| 10.00 - 10.50 pm | RTE Radio 1 | The Rolling Wave | Peter Browne | MW 567 / LW 252 |
| MONDAY | ||||
| Time | Station | Programme | Presenter | Radio Frequencies |
| 7.00 - 8.00 pm | WFM97.2 | The Folk, Jazz & Blues Emporium | Bill Mitton | FM 97.2 |
| 7.35 - 9.00 pm | Oldham Community Radio | Sounds of Folk |
Ali O'Brien &
Bernard Cromarty |
FM 99.7 |
| TUESDAY | ||||
| Time | Station | Programme | Presenter | Radio Frequencies |
| 00.00 - 1.00 pm (repeat) | Future Radio | Acoustic and Eclectic | Richard Penguin | FM 107.8 |
| 4.00 - 5.00 pm | ALL FM | Hobbits Can't Dance | Bill Mitton | FM 96.9 |
| 8.00 - 10.00 pm | Chorley FM | Chorley Folk | James Blatchley | FM 102.8 |
| 9.00 - 10.00 pm | Manx Radio | The Folk Show | John Kaneen | MW 1368 |
| 7.00 - 8.00 pm | Preston FM |
Folk & Local
(fortnightly from 12th August) |
Simon Howarth | 103.2 FM |
| WEDNESDAY | ||||
| Time | Station | Programme | Presenter | Radio Frequencies |
| 11.00am - 12.00 noon (repeat) | FCUMRadio | The Rambling Mancunian | Bill Mitton | (online only) |
| 7.00 - 8.00 pm | BBC Radio 2 | Folk Roots & Acoustic Music | Mark Radcliffe | FM 88.0 - 90.2 |
| THURSDAY | ||||
| Time | Station | Programme | Presenter | Radio Frequencies |
| 11.00am - 12.00 noon (repeat) | FCUMRadio | The Rambling Mancunian | Bill Mitton | (online only) |
| 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 |
| FRIDAY | ||||
| Time | Station | Programme | Presenter | Radio Frequencies |
| 5.00 - 6.00pm (repeat) | FCUMRadio | The Rambling Mancunian | Bill Mitton | (online only) |
| SATURDAY | ||||
| Time | Station | Programme | Presenter | Radio Frequencies |
| 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 Hennessey | 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 |
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The frequencies shown above are those forming the basis for reception in the North West.
Expanded station details are shown below: |
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| Station Name | Broadcast Frequencies | Listen Online @ | Telephone | ||||||
| ALL FM | FM 96.9 | www.allfm.org | w.mitton@btopenworld.com | ||||||
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BBC Radio
Lancashire |
FM 95.5 / 103.9 / 104.5
MW 885 / 1557 |
bbc.co.uk/lancashire | 01254 262411 | ||||||
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BBC Radio
Leeds |
FM 92.4 / 95.3
FM 102.7 / 103.9 |
bbc.co.uk/leeds | 0113 244 2131 | ||||||
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BBC Radio
Merseyside |
FM 95.8
MW 1485 |
bbc.co.uk/merseyside | 0151 708 5500 | ||||||
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BBC Radio
Scotland |
FM 92.4 - 94.7
MW 810 |
bbc.co.uk/scotland | 0141 422 6000 | ||||||
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BBC Radio
Shropshire |
FM 96.0 | bbc.co.uk/shropshire | 01743 248484 | ||||||
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BBC Radio
Stoke |
FM 94.6 / 104.1
MW 1503 |
bbc.co.uk/stoke | 01782 208080 | ||||||
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BBC Radio
Ulster |
FM 92.4 - 95.4
MW 873 / 1341 |
bbc.co.uk/northernireland | 02890 338000 | ||||||
| BBC Radio 2 | FM 88.0 - 90.2 | bbc.co.uk/radio2 | 08700 100222 | ||||||
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BBC Radio
Wales |
FM 93.9 - 95.9
FM 103.7 - 103.9 MW 882 |
bbc.co.uk/wales | 02920 322000 | ||||||
| Salford City Radio | FM 94.4 | salfordcityradio.org | 0161 793 2939 | ||||||
| Chorley FM | FM 102.8 | chorley.fm/listen-live | 01257 262661 | ||||||
| Downtown Radio | MW 1026 | downtown.co.uk | 02891 815555 | ||||||
| FCUMRadio | (online only) | www.fcumradio.co.uk | w.mitton@btopenworld.com | ||||||
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Maghull
Community Radio |
(online only) |
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johnmackenzieuk@gmail.com | ||||||
| Manx Radio |
FM 89.0 / 97.2 / 103.7
MW 1386 |
manxradio.com | 01624 682600 | ||||||
| MHFS | (online only) | www.mikehardingfolkshow.com | mike@csvr.co.uk | ||||||
| Moorlands Radio | FM 103.7 | moorlandsradio.co.uk | 01538 383380 | ||||||
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Oldham
Community Radio |
FM 99.7 | oldhamcommunityradio.com | 0161 682 5599 | ||||||
| Preston FM | FM 103.2 | www.preston.fm | music@simonh.me.uk | ||||||
| RTE |
via ASTRA Satellite
LW 252 / MW 567 |
rte.ie/radio | 003531 2083111 | ||||||
| WFM | FM 97.2 | www.wfmradio.org | w.mitton@btopenworld.com | ||||||
| If there is any inaccurate information, please let us know! | |||||||||
