BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Derbyshire. It covers all but the northern tip of the county, and also serves eastern Staffordshire, mainly Uttoxeter and Burton upon Trent. It broadcasts from its studios in Derby on 104.5, 95.3 (Stanton Moor, near Bakewell) and 96.0 (Buxton) FM and 1116 (Burnaston Lane, next to the Toyota factory) AM. It also transmits its programmes over the internet, but does not broadcast on DAB Digital Radio. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The traditional counties as usually portrayed. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Uttoxeter is a small market town in East Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. ... Map sources for Burton-upon-Trent at grid reference SK2422 Burton upon Trent also known as Burton-on-Trent, or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England, which originally grew up around the monastery of St. ... For other uses, see Derby (disambiguation). ... No-one in Buxton buys Buxton Water in the shops — they bring their bottles to St Anns Well and get it for free Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England and is described as the gateway to the Peak District National Park (true from the west). ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... This article is about the multinational corporation. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ...

Transmitters

The main 104.5 FM is the strongest signal, and comes from a 200 ft transmitting mast on Drum Hill, four miles north of the Derby City Centre, the other side of the A38 from Little Eaton, next to a Scout camp. This service used to come from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter. There is a transmitter for the Bakewell and Matlock areas based at Stanton Moor on 95.3 FM, and a relay of that frequency for the Buxton area on 96 FM. BBC Radio Sheffield is also clearly heard around Chesterfield.Though in Derbyshire, Chesterfield and its surrounding area is officially catered for by Peak FM, Hallam FM or Radio Sheffield. Likewise, the north-western portion of the county taking in Glossop, Chapel, and Whaley Bridge is served by BBC Radio Manchester. A38 passing under M50 in Worcestershire The A38 is a major trunk road in England. ... Little Eaton is a village in the English county of Derbyshire. ... The Sutton Coldfield television transmitter is a broadcasting transmitter based at Sutton Coldfield, in Birmingham, England (Grid reference SK113003). ... Chesterfield, see Chesterfield (disambiguation) Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Peak FM is a small Independent Local Radio station in north Derbyshire, playing music from the last three decades, as well as local news and sport. ... BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for English metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and the North Midlands. ...

RAM FM broadcasting on 102.8 FM, is the oldest established commercial radio station in Derby, being re-launched as a local service seperate from Radio Trent in 1993. This also comes from the Drum Hill transmitter, as well as a local relay on 101.4 FM for the East Midlands regional station, Smooth FM. Stanton Moor also transmits the BBC national radio stations on FM and Peak FM on 102 FM (broadcast from Sheepbridge in Chesterfield on 107.4 FM). Buxton also has a television relay with regional programming from the North West and BBC national FM services, and High Peak Radio on 106.4 FM. Ram FM is a commercial radio station broadcasting to Derby and surrounding areas including Burton-upon-Trent and Matlock. ... Peak FM is a small Independent Local Radio station in north Derbyshire, playing music from the last three decades, as well as local news and sport. ... High Peak Radio Categories: Station stubs | UK Radio Stations ...

There is no BBC DAB National or Digital One transmitter in Derbyshire. Services over most of the area come from the nearest BBC DAB transmitters at Sutton Coldfield and Waltham, some distance from Derby. North East Derbyshire and Chesterfield listeners can pick up DAB from a transmitter in Sheffield (Tapton Hill), which includes some local and regional services. A local Derbyshire DAB license was advertised by OFCOM in January 2007, and is expected to be awarded later this year, with an "on air" date of Spring 2008. BBC DAB National is a Digital audio broadcasting multiplex in the UK, for a number of radio stations which have UK wide coverage; the multiplex broadcasts on Block 12B (225. ... The Waltham transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility at Waltham-on-the-Wolds, 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK. It comprises a 315 metre high (1033 ft) guyed steel tubular mast. ...

BBC Radio Derby began broadcasting officially on April 29, 1971, though it went on air two months earlier than planned to cover the bankruptcy of the local engineering firm Rolls-Royce. The station's logo used to be a ram (as many other organisations in Derby have). April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Rolls-Royce plc is a British aircraft engine maker; the second-largest in the world, behind General Electric Aviation. ... Species See text. ...

Much of the output is speech based, featuring phone-ins, quizzes and news. The station is aimed at listeners over 50 years of age. After 7pm each weekday, Radio Derby's output comes mainly from Nottingham, until midnight, when it joins BBC Five Live. BBC Radio Derby broadcasts match commentaries from local soccer/football teams; especially the Rams (Derby County)and Burton Albion. There is extensive coverage of Derbyshire cricket during the summer. Derby County F.C. is an English football club, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ...

Current Presenters

The current presenters at BBC Radio Derby are:

Dylan Roys

Dylan Roys presents the 'Early' Breakfast Show and can be heard across the East Midlands. The show is broadcast from Lincoln and typically consists of chat and competitions. The show is broadcast from 5am until 6am on BBC Radio Derby (though it continues until 7am in Lincolnshire). BBC Radio Lincolnshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Lincolnshire—apart from the northern parts of the county, which are covered by BBC Radio Humberside. ...

Andy Whittaker

Andy Whittaker presents the station's weekday Breakfast Show - a role he has been in since 1994. The format of the show usually consists of the morning's news being discussed in detail; often with contributions from listeners. On Friday 9th February 2007, Andy presented his 3,000th Breakfast Show - this was held at a local bakery where commemorative products were being produced to mark the occasion. A highlight of the show was the surprise contribution from Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC. The show is broadcast from 6am until 9am. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Bakery foods A baker is someone who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar foods. ... Mark Thompson has been the BBC Director-General since May 2004. ...

Andy Whittaker also presents a show on Saturday mornings; typically this will consist of several competitions - including the popular 'Find the Phone Box', where listeners must get to a public telephone box somewhere in the broadcasting area by following a series of clues. The first person to answer the telephone when its number is dialled wins a prize - provided that they have remembered the password given out by Whittaker earlier in the show. The show is broadcast from 9am until midday. A classic UK red telephone box. ... A password is a form of secret authentication data that is used to control access to a resource. ...

Shane O'Connor

Shane O'Connor joined BBC Radio Derby in about 2002; having previously worked at BBC WM as well as other stations in the region. At first, he was the presenter of the Friday afternoon show and Saturday Breakfast Show; however he went on to become the presenter of the weekday Mid-Morning show following John Holmes' return to BBC Radio Nottingham. One of the more memorable occasions to date was when he made comments regarding Paula Radcliffe's premature retirement from the 2004 Olympic Games. He played Roy Orbison's song Crying and dedicated it to the sportswoman. Shortly afterwards, an enraged listener called in to complain about his behaviour - only for him to start an even more fierce argument in retaliation. The event is still occasionally mentioned today - though usually now only for comedic effect. The typical format of the show usually consists of celebrity interviews, expert advice and humour, as well as Outside Broadcasts. The show is broadcast from 9am until midday. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Mailbox, home to BBC WMs studios in Birmingham BBC WM is the BBC Local Radio service for the West Midlands and South Staffordshire, and Warwickshire operated by BBC Birmingham. ... BBC Radio Nottingham is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Nottinghamshire. ... Paula Radcliffe Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born December 17, 1973) is a British long-distance runner. ... Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed The Big O, was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. ...

The Saturday Breakfast show is still presented by Shane and consists of music, chat and off-the-wall competitions. The show is broadcast from 6am until 9am.

Aleena Naylor

Locally-born Aleena presents the weekday Lunchtime Show on BBC Radio Derby. On Mondays, a guest chef from a local restaurant comes in and cooks his or her speciality dish. An ongoing feature of this show is 'Nosey Naylor' where Aleena goes behind-the-scenes at the area's most well-known organisations. The show is broadcast from midday until 2pm. Chefs in training in Paris Chef is a term commonly used to refer to an individual who cooks professionally. ...

Aleena also presents 'Take Two' on Sundays - this takes a look back at some of the highlights from BBC Radio Derby's week. This show is usually pre-recorded a couple of days in advance - so any last-minute 'highlights' often get missed from the show. The show is broadcast from midday until 1pm.

Alex Trelinski

Alex Trelinski has been associated with BBC Radio Derby for many years - having joined in the early 1980s and later becoming the station's editor for a time. Alex took over from Paul MacKenzie in January 2006. Paul was one of the station's most popular presenters, and his departure was met with an angry reaction from large numbers of listeners with his exit dominating the letters page of the Derby Evening Telegraph for the weeks following his departure. The reason behind his departure has never been revealed by him or the station - though many listeners believe that it was not his decision to leave. When Alex was editor, he was also responsible for the axing of Dennis McCarthy's show. Dennis was another very popular voice on radio at the time, and again, many listeners were upset at his departure. Derby Evening Telegraphy The Derby Evening Telegraph is an afternoon tabloid newspaper printed and distrubuted in Derby, it costs 30p. ... Dennis McCarthy (died 1993) was a British radio presenter and an employee of BBC Radio Nottingham. ...

Alex presents the station's Afternoon Show - usually comprising of guests from local organisations; as well as TV, film and book reviewers. The show is broadcast from 2pm until 5pm.

He can also be heard on Sunday mornings from 9am until midday. The same two competitions are used every week - 'The Mystery Singer' (where a clip of someone who isn't usually credited as being a singer is played out and listeners have to guess their identity) and 'The Tricky Trivia Trio' (where three questions are asked and the person who gets the most correct answers by the end of the competition is the winner. This competition varies in difficulty - though usually Alex chooses questions which he believes are 'Google-proof'. In the last set of audience figures (taking in the autumn of 2006), the programme gained the highest figures on the station(according to figures from the joint BBC/Commercial Radio audience measurement system, RAJAR). Google, Inc. ...

Ross Fletcher

Ross presents Drivetime from 5pm until 7pm - an hour looking at the day's news in detail. After 6pm, the format changes to one of a more sporting flavour - on Monday evenings, he is joined by former Derby County player Ted McMinn to discuss the weekend's football action with listeners. Kevin (Ted) McMinn (nicknamed The Tin Man) (born 28 September 1962 in Castle Douglas) is a former Scottish footballer. ...

Ross also presents a show on Saturday afternoons from 2pm until 6pm - though this only takes place when the football season is not on - when it is, he can be heard providing commentary for Derby County games. On the occasions that The Rams are not playing on a Saturday, commentary on Burton Albion or local rugby union is provided instead.

Rob Underwood

Rob Underwood presents The Late Show - another show which is broadcast across the Midlands (from Nottingham) - though it covers a wider area than that of Dylan Roys' show, as its relayed by three BBC local stations in the western part of the Midlands. This show is broadcast from 9pm until midnight and competitions and chat are usually the main focus. Rob presented the Early Show for a number of years. BBC Radio Nottingham is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Nottinghamshire. ...

Satvinder Rana

Satvinder Rana's show, Aaj Kal, can be heard on Friday evenings from 7pm until 9pm - the content being especially geared towards Derby's Asian community.

Andy Potter

Andy Potter presents the Lunchtime Show on Saturdays from midday until 2pm. The show features a sporting theme - typically consisting of interviews with local sports personalities. A competition is also launched - currently this is the 'Colour Code competition' where several song excerpts are played and listeners must work out what colours have been mentioned. The colours can either be taken from the Artist's name; or from the song title itself.

On Sunday afternoons, Andy presents Music for Grown-ups; where songs from (typically) the 1960s-1990s are played, along with personality interviews with musicians from that era. This show can be heard from 1pm until 4pm.

Andy can also be heard reporting from the station's radio car during the week - and acts as a stand-in presenter for the Afternoon Show, and other programmes. He also covers local amateur theatre for the station. A Female Reporter A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media. ...

Dean Jackson

Dean Jackson hosts The Beat on Saturday evenings from 6pm until 10pm. This show is also broadcast from the Nottingham studios and can be heard throughout the East Midlands. The show focuses on the pop scene with star names joining Dean on the programme, as well as local sessions.

Nicholas Henshall

Derby Cathedral's Canon Nicholas Henshall presents the Sunday Breakfast Show. This show features interviews with people from a variety of faiths; to hear their opinion on events which have happened in the last few days. Music from different faith groups is combined with regular tunes from the station's playlist. Prior to Nicholas presenting this show, Canon Donald McDonald from St Osmund's Church was the presenter - he occasionally still makes appearances to this day - though only as a guest. The Tower Derby Cathedral is a cathedral church in the City of Derby, England. ...

Mike Carey

Mike Carey presents Memorable Melodies from 4pm until 6pm on Sundays - the show features music from a bygone era. As a result, the show is popular with many of the station's older listeners.

The African-Caribbean Experience

From 6pm until 9pm, Devon Daley, Stephanie Hernandez and Hopeton 'GMan' Gordon present the African-Caribbean Experience with local, national and international news and views from Derby's Black community. Afro-Caribbean may refer to: the British Afro-Caribbean community other members of the African diaspora in or from the Carribean This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... A Masai man in Kenya Black people or blacks is a political, social or cultural classification of people. ...

Other shows

Specialist music shows take place Mondays-Thursdays from 7pm until 9pm and are usually heard across the entire East Midlands (unless one of the stations is broadcasting a special show at that time instead). These shows consist of:

• Mondays - Folkwaves
• Tuesdays - The Country Show
• Wednesdays - The Celtic Fringe
• Thursdays - Jazz Incorporated

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Former Presenters

Chris Baird (b.1948) was the station's second longest-serving presenter - joining in 1979 (Richard Sykes is first, however he is rarely heard on the station's output nowadays due to commitments with the station's BBC Bus). He presented The Greatest Hits Show on Sunday afternoons for sixteen years as of 2006 - this show concentrated on music from the past; particularly the 1960s; and many of the jingles used on this show were reminiscent of the ones used on offshore radio stations of this period. On Sunday 20th August 2006, Chris presented a special version of The Greatest Hits Show to mark forty years of him 'broadcasting in public places' as he described it. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... A jingle is a memorable advertising slogan set to an engaging melody, mainly broadcast on radio. ... Offshore radio refers to the practice of radio broadcasting from ships or fixed maritime structures, usually in international waters. ...

During the morning of Friday, 25th August 2006, it was revealed that Chris was set to leave Radio Derby - his last Greatest Hits Show was broadcast the following Sunday. He is believed to have retired from broadcasting altogether, although it is unknown why this decision was made so suddenly. The format of Greatest Hits was continued when Andy Potter took over with his show.

Money Mountain

Since 1983, BBC Radio Derby has held its annual 'Money Mountain' event. Nowadays this usually takes place on the second Sunday of October; however it was originally held over the course of the entire weekend, and was presented from a marquee in the station's car park. This idea was abandoned a few years ago and all presenting now takes place inside the station building itself. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The idea of the event is to support local charities with donations from listeners. The day kicks off with 'Dial a Hymn'; where listeners can dedicate hymns to loved ones in exchange for a donation. This is then followed at 9am by an on-air auction which goes on until late in the evening. Lots typically consist of services by local companies (such as car valeting) and unique items (such as signed celebrity photographs, behind-the-scenes tours and home-made products). A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a god or other religiously significant figure. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In 2004, the amount of money raised over the years passed the one million pound mark. The person who pledged the bid to surpass this figure was rewarded with a cut glass trophy. The event was cancelled by Alex Trelinski for one year in the 1980s; however it returned every year after this following widespread criticism from listeners. The 2006 auction took place on October 8th. A final total of £22,200 was pledged by the end of the auction. The final lot was to spend an afternoon with BBC Radio Derby's sports team - this on its own raised over £400. Information about the auction can be read here: [1] 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links

• BBC Where I Live Derbyshire
• History of local radio in Derbyshire.
• Old logo.
• Old jingle
• Old photocards from TellyTunes
• MDS975's Transmitter Map.
• Burnaston Lane transmitter.
• Buxton transmitter.
• Drum Hill transmitter.
• Stanton Moor transmitter.
• David's Transmitter World