BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for English metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and the North Midlands. It was the second BBC local radio station, beginning on 15th November 1967. It broadcasts from its studios in Sheffield on 88.6 (Crosspool, Sheffield), 94.7 (Chesterfield), 104.1 FM, 1035 AM and DAB. It is also now available through live streaming on the internet. The strongest 104.1FM signal is broadcast at 2,500ft from the Holme Moss transmitter (actually in West Yorkshire, on the border with Derbyshire), enabling the signal to be clearly heard over much of Derbyshire and north Nottinghamshire. BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: 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 (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The metropolitan counties of England are counties that cover large urban areas, each with several metropolitan districts. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... The North Midlands is an area of England. ... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM radio, 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. ... Digital audio broadcasting or DAB is a developing technology for broadcasting audio programming in digital form. ... Holme Moss is a moor in the South Pennines on the very edge of the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. ...

The afternoon show from 2 - 5pm is presented by former Crackerjack host, Bernie Clifton. From 6 - 7pm, there is the show 'Football Heaven', which is a forum for teams in Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster. This page is about the British television show; for the American snack food, see Cracker Jack. ... Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England, built upon the River Don near the confluence of the Don and the Rother. ... Barnsley is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Dearne, approximately twenty kilometres north of Sheffield. ... Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England. ...

After 7pm on weekdays, the BBC local radio stations in Yorkshire join forces, apart from a few exceptions, then from 10pm Alex Hall holds the fort until 1am, with a call-in programme. On Fridays and Saturdays, Martin Kelner has his light-hearted banter, and charmingly obscure 'Late Thing' from 10pm.

See also: Hallam FM, the more popular rival. Hallam FM Hallam FM is the number one radio station in South Yorkshire and the North Midlands according to the latest RAJAR statistics, although it is often in close competition with BBC Radio 2. ...

External links

• BBC Radio Sheffield (http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiosheffield/)
• Media UK - BBC Radio Sheffield (http://www.mediauk.com/radio/290)