Broadcasting House in Abington Street, Northampton

BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Northamptonshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Broadcasting House, Northampton (a listed building) on 104.2 (Northampton) and 103.6 (Geddington, between Kettering and Corby) FM. The station also has two studios in Daventry and Corby. Broadcasting House in Abington Street, Northampton. ... Broadcasting House in Abington Street, Northampton. ... This article is about Northampton in England; for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation) Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England upon the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The traditional counties as usually portrayed. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... This article is about Northampton in England; for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation) Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England upon the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... Map sources for Kettering at grid reference SP8778 Kettering is an East Midlands town in Northamptonshire, England. ... Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 8 miles north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. ... 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... For other uses see Daventry (disambiguation) Daventrys High Street Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England with a population of 22,367 (2001 census). ... Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 8 miles north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. ...

Opening

The station was launched at 6:45am on June 16, 1982 on 1107 AM and 96.6 FM, with Jon Beynon's programme Start the Day, the first piece of music being John Williams's Superman theme, followed by Work that Body by Diana Ross. The station was renamed BBC Northampton in 1990, but reverted to its original name on April 3, 2000. June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra during the recording of the score for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ... Diana Ross on the cover of her collection Diana Ross: The Ultimate Collection Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross [1] on March 26, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American soul, R&B and pop singer and actress. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The first outside broadcast followed on June 17, and the official openening was performed by Duke of Gloucester. Outside broadcasting is the production of television programmes (typically to cover sports events) from a mobile television studio. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... HRH The Duke of Gloucester Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor), styled HRH The Duke of Gloucester (born August 26, 1944), is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V. He has held the title of Duke of Gloucester since his...

Today

Bernie Keith, who has the mid-morning programme, loves to deviously wind-up unsuspecting callers to his show, treating them to the occasional double-entendre. Less worldly-wise listeners may be embarrassed.

Jonathan Vernon-Smith, a presenter from Three Counties Radio has taken over the morning show, following the resignation of Richard Oliff. BBC Three Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (referred to as Beds, Herts and Bucks). It broadcasts from its studios in Luton on 94. ...

From 7pm until 1am, the station joins up with the rest of BBC local radio in the BBC East region, who are covered by the evening BBC news programme, Look East. Nick Lawrence hosts until 10pm, then the veteran Keith Skues takes the helm, with both broadcasting from Norwich. BBC Look East is the BBCs regional television news programme for the eastern region, which is comprised of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk (note this differs from the political East of England region). ... Norwich (pronounced variously Norritch or Norridge) is a city in East Anglia, in Eastern England, and the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. ...

The current Managing Editor is Laura Moss, who joined the station in 2003.

Transmitters

The station has two transmitters, with 104.2 FM broadcast from the Moulton Park area of Northampton, and 103.6 FM broadcast from a mast near the village of Geddington. Listeners can tune in to 104.2 in the south and west of the county (including Northampton and surrounding area), whereas 103.6 serves the north and east (including Kettering and Corby). Moulton Park is a large industrial estate near the village of Moulton, Northamptonshire a few miles north of the town of Northampton. ... This article is about Northampton in England; for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation) Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England upon the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire. ... A village (pop. ... Map sources for Kettering at grid reference SP8778 Kettering is an East Midlands town in Northamptonshire, England. ... Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 8 miles north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. ...

Along the M1, the station can be heard on 104.2 FM from Milton Keynes to Watford Gap or the M6 junction. There is no MW frequency, nor does the station currently broadcast on DAB. The Northampton transmitter also has the GCap-owned commercial station Northants 96 on 96.6FM, and has national radio frequencies. The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley. ... Milton Keynes (pronounced ) is a purpose-built, high technology city in the south east of England approximately 50 miles (80km) north of London and mid-way between Oxford and Cambridge. ... Watford Gap and the small village of Watford, is the traditional crossing point on the old east-west coaching route across England. ... The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in England. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Digital audio broadcasting or DAB is a developing technology for broadcasting audio programming in digital form. ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ... Northants 96 Categories: Station stubs | UK Radio Stations ...

Sports coverage

BBC Radio Northampton has extensive sports output, hosted by Geoff Doyle. Commentators include Tim Oglethorpe for Northampton Town and Ben Jacobs for Rushden and Diamonds. Notable past Sports Editors include Mike Sewell. Northampton Town Football Club is a football team in Northampton, England. ... Rushden and Diamonds Football Club were formed in 1992 by Max Griggs, the owner of the Dr Martens shoe company who bought two non-league clubs (Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds) and merged them to form a team which would compete in the Southern (Beazer Homes) League Division One and...

Other contributors include Simon De Choisy, who reports on Kettering Town, Chuck Middleton (Corby Town), and Peter Bradley, who is their Rothwell Town reporter. Kettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northamptonshire. ...

Behind the scenes at the studio, the show is kept on the airwaves by Tom Gilder and Mark Harrison.

Current presenters

• Liz Carroll-Wheat
• Mark Dean
• Geoff Doyle
• Martin Heath
• Alan Hodgetts
• Richard Jordan
• Bernie Keith
• Jona Kotnis
• Sue Marchant
• Anna Murby
• Andrew Radd
• Kevin Saddington
• Jonathan Vernon-Smith
• Dave Watkins

Past presenters

• Jim Hawkins - former presenter of the weekday Talk Show
• Liz Kershaw - former breakfast show presenter, as of 2005 a presenter on BBC 6 Music
• Richard Oliff Former presenter of the daily lunch consumer show 2001-2005 now back to his roots at Connect FM
• Steve Riches - former breakfast show presenter, as of 2005 presents BBC Radio Cambridgeshire's breakfast programme
• Howard Stableford - went on to present the BBC television series Tomorrow's World
• Martin Stanford - as of 2005 presents Sky News's Sky News Today

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External links

• [1]Richard Oliff
• BBC Radio Northampton
• Media UK - BBC Radio Northampton
• History of local radio in Northamptonshire.
• Bernie Keith
• MDS975's Transmitter Map.
• Geddington transmitter.
• Northampton transmitter.