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. It broadcasts from its studios near Newport Arch in Lincoln on 94.9 (whole of the county) and 104.7 (Grantham) FM, 1368 (Swanpool, west Lincoln) AM and online through its website. Image File history File links BBC_Radio_Lincolnshire. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... In telecommunications, frequency modulation (FM) conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its frequency. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions serves as the most common band for broadcasting. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The traditional counties as usually portrayed. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull on April 1, 1996. ... Newport Arch from the south Newport Arch is the name given to the remains of a 3rd century Roman gate in the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire. ... Lincoln (pronounced Lin-kun) is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England, a bridging point over the River Witham that flows to Boston. ... Grantham is a medium sized market town in Lincolnshire, England with about 35,000 inhabitants (40,000 including Great Gonerby), situated on the River Witham. ... 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... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ...

Transmitters and coverage

The main signal on 94.9 FM comes from the Belmont transmitting station near Donington on Bain in the north of the county, which is the tallest mast in Europe, although the MW signal comes from Lincoln. The FM signal is not very clear towards the south of the county, leaving only the MW frequency. North of Lincoln the FM frequency is clear. The Grantham signal, from a site just south of the town, is a filler transmitter with low power. It was the only local radio station in Lincolnshire until 1992, when Lincs FM began (it has since expanded its company), which is also broadcast from Belmont. The Belmont transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated close to the village of Donington on Bain, near Market Rasen and Louth in Lincolnshire, England (grid reference TF217837). ... Donington on Bain is a village in the county of Lincolnshire, England within East Lindsey district. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Lincs FM Broadcasts from studios at Witham Park in Lincoln. ...

With the station's transmitter being the highest in Europe, coverage of the station spans nearby counties as well, and the station can be heard on the M1 from Trowell (Nottingham) all the way up to Barnsley, where it interferes with Radio Cleveland. On the A1, it can be heard as north as Boston Spa. The south-west of the county can also receive Radio Leicester on 104.9FM, and also on DAB, and Radio Humberside is audible over most of the county on 95.9FM. Conversely, it is easier to pick the 94.9 signal in a lot of East Yorkshire than the far south of the county. The Belmont transmitter broadcasts BBC DAB National, Digital One and MXR Yorkshire but there is not a local digital broadcasting company for Lincolnshire as yet and the broadcast licence has not been sold to anyone - this is usually to companies such as EMAP or NOW Digital. For Lincolnshire, a DAB multiplex could only be realistically established by financial investment from the Lincs FM Group, and other transmitter positions could theoretically be used. The DAB licence, to be advertised in November 2007, will not cover Stamford or South Holland, but will cover North Lincolnshire (Scunthorpe) and North East Lincolnshire (Grimsby). The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ... Trowell is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... Curiositykc 15:34, 9 September 2007 (UTC) For other uses, see Barnsley (disambiguation). ... BBC Radio Cleveland is the BBC Local Radio service for the English areas of Teesside, County Durham and some of North Yorkshire. ... Sign at Junction 1 of the A1(M) at South Mimms in Hertfordshire The A1 is the longest numbered road in the UK at 409 miles (658 km) long. ... Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, 3 miles south of Wetherby, on the banks of the River Wharfe. ... BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull on April 1, 1996. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. ... 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. ... Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by GCap Media and transmitted on frequency block 11D. It broadcasts the following channels receivable on any digital-equipped radio: Classic FM - national commercial classical music station, also on FM Core - semi-automated pop music station... MXR Yorkshire is a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which serves Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. ... EMAP Radio is a branch name of EMAP specialising in radio stations. ... The Lincs FM Group is the parent company of several Independent Local Radio stations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. ... St Clements Church, Worlaby North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. ... North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the north east of England, bordering onto North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire. ...

Presenters

• Dave Bussey - Weekdays 10am-1pm.
• John Cafferkey.
• Veronica Capaldi. Saturdays 9am-12 noon Sunday Request Hour 1pm-2pm
• Martin Daniels - Weekdays 1-4pm.
• Sue Edwards - Sundays 7-9pm
• Michael Hortin. Sport Producer
• Chris Jones - Sundays 10am-1pm
• Howard Leader - Sundays 4-7pm
• Melvyn Prior. 12pm-3pm Saturday and The BBC Radio Lincolnshire Bus
• Maria Richmond - Saturdays 3pm-6pm Sundays 2-4pm
• Dylan Roys - Weekdays 5-7am. (5am-6am shared with other local stations)
• Les Sheehan - Saturday morning 6-9am
• Alan Stennett - Farming. 7am Sunday morning
• Sue Taylor - Sunday morning 7.30-10am and covers most programmes when the presenters are off. Sue also runs The BBC Radio Lincolnshire Action Desk
• Rob Underwood - Weekdays 9pm-Midnight
• Rod Whiting - Weekdays 7-10am.
• William Wright - Weekdays 4-7pm.

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History

Launched on 11 November 1980 at 07.00 with a specially commissioned peal of bells from Lincoln Cathedral. The first words spoken on BBC Radio Lincolnshire came from Nick Brunger: "And it's a warm welcome for the first time to the programmes of BBC Radio Lincolnshire." is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

Schedule

From 5 - 6am and evenings from 7pm - 1am it shares programmes with other BBC local radio stations in the East Midlands (BBC Radios Derby, Nottingham and Leicester). The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Derbyshire. ... BBC Radio Nottingham is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Nottinghamshire. ... BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ...

Rod Whiting presents the Breakfast Show from 7am, sometimes with a guest presenter (Dylan Roys - a primary school teacher from Gainsborough - is only heard until 6am in the other East Midlands counties). Martin Daniels finds any excuse to phone up his many showbiz pals, and reminisce. William Wright hosts the Drivetime programme from 4 - 7pm. His show has features at 6.30pm for latest technology on Mondays, and classical music on Tuesdays, with highlighted features of the station's broadcasting that day at 6.20pm. Gainsborough is a town within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Late night weekday programmes are networked across the East Midlands and the West Midlands, presented from Nottingham by Rob Underwood, who broadcasts from 9pm until midnight. Radios Hereford & Worcester, Shropshire, Derby, Leicester & Stoke also broadcast this programme. The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the Midlands. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... BBC Hereford and Worcester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. ... BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Shropshire. ... BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Derbyshire. ... BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ... BBC Radio Stoke is the BBC Local Radio service for the English city of Stoke-on-Trent and surrounding areas including north and mid-Staffordshire and south Cheshire. ...

Dean Jackson and the team present The Beat on Saturday night from 6pm til 10pm and then hands over to BBC Five Live. “Five Live” redirects here. ...

Agricultural news has a half hour specialist show, Lincolnshire Farming hosted by Alan Stennett, from 5.30pm on Fridays and 7am on Sundays. On Friday nights, a youth magazine show, the Friday Night Mix is presented by the youth team.

On Sundays from 9pm-1am the station takes The Keith Skues programme from BBC East as there is no network programming supplied by BBC East Midlands. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... BBC East is the BBC English Region that produces local television and radio programming for Norfolk, Suffolk, northern Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, southern Northamptonshire andBuckinghamshire. ... BBC East Midlands is the BBC English Region covering Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, most of Derbyshire and parts of western and southern Lincolnshire. ...

Alumni

Amongst its claims to fame are that it helped launch the careers of:

• The comedian Boothby Graffoe who presented a two hour programme on Friday evenings on the station, and briefly on Radio Nottingham, in the late 1980s.

• John Inverdale, now presenter of national sports programmes on BBC Television and BBC Radio Five Live, started his radio career as a morning presenter from 1982-5, having worked briefly at the Lincolnshire Echo.

• Cheshire's Sky News weather forecaster Jo Wheeler worked for a number of years as a Saturday afternoon programme presenter at BBC Radio Lincolnshire.

BBC Head of Sport, Roger Mosey, began his career at BBC Radio Lincolnshire as did Sky News's Washington Correspondent Emma Hurd, who also presented on East Midlands Today. Boothby Graffoe (born James Martyn Rogers in 1962), is an English comedian, singer, songwriter and playwright. ... John Inverdale (born in Plymouth, England in 1957) is an English radio and television broadcaster who works for the BBC. Inverdale was educated at Clifton College in Bristol and at Southampton University, where he read history. ... BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1932. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... The Lincolnshire Echo is a daily British regional newspaper for Lincolnshire, found in 1894. ... Sky News is a 24-hour British domestic and international television news channel that started broadcasting on 16 February 1989 as part of the then four-channel Sky Television service. ... Roger Mosey (born 1958) is a British broadcasting executive who has served as Head of BBC Television News and BBCs Director of Sport. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... The East Midlands Today ident East Midlands Today is the BBCs regional television news programme for its East Midlands region, which comprises southern Derbyshire, Leicestershire, southern Lincolnshire, southern and central Nottinghamshire, northern Northamptonshire, Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire and Rutland (note that this area coincides only partly with that...

Trivia

In 2004, the station recorded record audience figures. People listened to BBC Radio Lincolnshire for longer ("hours") than any other radio station in the country (Q2 2004 RAJAR). Consistently, BBC Radio Lincolnshire is one of the BBC's most successful local radio stations.

The strapline for the station is Live, Local, and Loving Lincolnshire, an alliteration.

BBC Radio Lincolnshire broadcasts a weekly news bulletin in Portuguese.

In October 2005, it presided over the creation of a new flag for Lincolnshire. A flag for Lincolnshire was unveiled at five separate ceremonies across the county on October 24, 2005. ...

External links

• BBC Radio Lincolnshire, includes presenter profiles
• History of local radio in Lincolnshire.
• Early logo.
• MDS975's Transmitter Map.
• Belmont transmitter.
• Grantham transmitter.

Audio clips

• Jingle

News Items

• Station launches Sunday programme for Portuguese migrant workers.