97.4 Rock FM is an Independent Local Radio station based in Preston, Lancashire, it broadcasts across North West England at 97.4MHz FM. It is owned by EMAP and is part of their Big City Network of stations. Red Lancashire rose Lancashire is a county in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sine waves of various frequencies; the lower waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... Digital Audio Broadcast or DAB is a standard for digital radio broadcast developed by EUREKA as a research project for the European Union. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... EMAP plc is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... Independent Local Radio is the name given to the UK commercial radio industry. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Red Lancashire rose Lancashire is a county in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... North West England is one of the regions of England. ... EMAP plc is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... Big City Network is the name given to a network of eight Independent Local Radio stations across the north of England all owned by EMAP. Since EMAPs aquisition of Metropolitan Broadcasting in 1998 there has been gradual brand integration such as a standard logo and websites. ...

They play 'The Best Variety of Hits' — essentially commercial chart music from now and the last 20 years, with more recent music predominating.

In 1990, Red Rose Radio, which was transmitted on 97.4MHz and 999kHz, was split into two stations - Red Rose Rock FM using the FM frequency and Red Rose Gold on the medium wave frequency. The managing director was Dave Lincoln and at that time the station was owned by the Miss World Group, later known TransWorld Communications (owned by Owen Oyston and which subsequently became Emap Radio]. This article is about the year. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity broadcast radio sound. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... A self made millionaire, Owen Oyston started his career as an actor but had considerable success in the 1970s and 80s in the estate agency business, which he sold for more than £30 million in 1987 just weeks before the UK economic crash. ...

Later the FM station became Rock FM and the AM Red Rose 999.

In 1997 the AM station became Magic 999. Emap owned oldies radio station based in Preston and broadcasting across Lancashire on 999 KHz MW. Founded from the ashes of Red Rose Radio (with sister station Rock FM in the 1990s) ...

Past presenters have included John Myers, Dave Shearer, Jeff Cooper, Mark Matthews, who have progressed into managemant levels and established names who are still on air in the UK commercial radio industry, who all hail from the North West; Kev Seed, Rob Charles, Glen Hunt, Rick Houghton and Ian Roberts. Plus, with the 2005 exit of Mark Kaye, many believe the station has suffered a downturn in quality. Cassette compilation of the wind ups Myers performed at Century Radio (See also John J. Myers) John Myers (aka John Morgan) is a British radio executive and presenter. ... Jeff Cooper (born 5 April 1952) is a British radio presenter and producer. ...

External links

• Official website
• North West Radio Images of Red Rose presenters and schedule.
• Jingles.