BBC Radio Solent is the BBC Local Radio service for the Isle of Wight and the English counties of Hampshire and Dorset. Its studios are located in Southampton, in the same purpose built office-block as the BBC South Today news studios. 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. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Southampton is a city, unitary authority and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... The BBC South Today ident, used from September 2002 until August 2005 BBC South Today is the BBCs regional television news programme for Dorset, Hampshire, The Isle of Wight and West Sussex; it also covers parts of Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Wiltshire. ...

The station is named for the Solent, the area of sea between Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. Satellite image showing the Solent, separating the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain The Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Great Britain. ...

It broadcasts on 96.1FM and 999AM for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and 103.8 FM and 1359AM for Dorset, DAB and via its website using Real Player. It began broadcasting on December 31, 1970. 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. ... Official DAB logo, found on compliant devices Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... RealPlayer is a media player, created by RealNetworks, that plays a number of multimedia formats including multiple generations of RealAudio and RealVideo codecs as well as MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, etc. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Weekdays start with the Early Morning Music show with Judy Goodlet at 5.00am, Julian Clegg does the breakfast show from 6:30 - 9am. Jon Cuthill hosts from 9 - 12.30pm. (Took over from Nick Girdler.) Charlie Crocker follows in the afternoon (took over from Richard Cartridge) and then Tristan Pascoe is in the chair for Drivetime from 4pm. From 7pm, BBC local radio in the South and South-East share evening programmes, starting with Roger Day, who broadcasts from the studios of Radio Kent and Paul Miller from 10pm - 1am, who is based at the Radio Solent studios. Broadcaster Roger Day born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on 29th March 1945 & currently presents shows on Birminghams Saga 105. ... BBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Kent. ... Paul Miller currently resides in Twickenham, South West London, and first appeared on BBC Radio Solent in 1994 as a traffic reporter on the stations morning slot. ...

Managing Editor Mia Costello provoked an angry response from listeners in November 2006 when an internal memo (written in October) was leaked after several long-serving and well-respected presenters were axed in a bid to improve falling listener figures.^[1] Its content was reported in the Southern Daily Echo^[2] as including: The Southern Daily Echo is a local newspaper that covers the area of south-central Hampshire,UK, including the city of Southampton. ...

"Whatever job you do on station, make sure this week, you broadcast to DAVE AND SUE - people in their fifties. ONLY put on callers sounding in the 45-64 range...I don't want to hear really elderly voices... ONLY talk about things that are positive and appealing to people in this age range... ONLY do caller round ups about people in this age range." Dave and Sue are two fictional radio listeners. ...

Subsequently a number of presenters were asked to leave, including Pippa Greenwood, Peter White and Chris Walker.
Peter White (b. ...

Richard Cartridge left in January 2007 to join commercial rival radio station 'Original 106', and has plans for his own website and voice-over and audio book projects.

Notable past presenters

• Kenny Everett once worked at the station around 1972.
• John Piper the mid-morning "Piper's Tune" presenter until the late 1970s.
• Richard Skinner, was a newsreader when the station opened until he joined BBC Radio 1 in 1973.
• Peter White, the BBC's Disability Affairs Correspondent, worked regularly for the station since its creation up until November 2006.
• Sylv Willoughby and
• Nick Girdler who have both presented various radio shows whilst working at the station since the start.
• Carolyn Quinn, the BBC Radio Four news presenter, began started at a BBC Radio Solent training scheme
• Richard Cartridge left January 2007 to go to rival commercial station 'Original 106'

Kenny Everett Kenny Everett (born Maurice Cole in Crosby, Merseyside, 25 December 1944, died 4 April 1995), was a popular English radio DJ and television entertainer. ... John Piper was the mid-morning host on BBC Radio Solent throughout the 1970s. ... Richard Skinner (born 1951) is a British radio broadcaster, who grew up in Portsmouth where he began his career as a newspaper journalist. ... For any of the numerous radio stations with the name Radio 1, see Radio 1 (disambiguation) BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music aimed at the 14-26 age bracket. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Peter White (b. ... Nick Girdler and his producer at the Emsworth Food Festival Nick Girdler is a freelance radio broadcaster who worked for BBC Radio Solent for 35 years from 1972 to 2006. ... Carolyn Quinn is a British journalist best known for her work on BBC Radio 4 as a Political Correspondent and for presenting the Today Programme and PM. Quinn attended the University of Kent where she obtained a degree in French. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...

Presenters

• Geoff Allen
• Judy Goodlet - Weekdays 5-6:30am
• Julian Clegg - Weekdays 6:30-9am
• Jon Cuthill - Weekdays 9am-12:30pm
• Paul Miller - Weekdays 10pm-1am
• Lucy Warhurst
• Tristan Pascoe - Weekdays 4-7pm
• David Allen
• Tim Daykin
• Mike Powell

Paul Miller currently resides in Twickenham, South West London, and first appeared on BBC Radio Solent in 1994 as a traffic reporter on the stations morning slot. ... BBC Radio Solent is the BBC Local Radio service for the Isle of Wight and the English counties of Hampshire and Dorset. ... Michael Anthony Mike Powell (born November 10, 1963) is an American Track and Field athlete. ...

Newsreaders

• Marcus White
• Zoe Hart
• Joanna Lipsey
• Jill Sainsbury
• Julie Massiter
• Lucy Warhurst
• Brian Smith
• Emily Hudson
• Mike Powell
• Tim Daykin

Weather Presenters

• Mike Powell
• Lena Samuels
• Penny Gower
• Lucy Warhust
• Richard Jackson
• Helen Wentworth

External links

• BBC Radio Solent Official Site.
• Media UK - BBC Radio Solent
• History of local radio in Hampshire.
• Old jingle. circa 1993.
• Rowridge mast. 96.1FM Frequency and DAB.
• Bincombe Hill mast. Solent for Dorset: 103.8FM Frequency
• Fareham mast. 999kHZ AM Frequency
• Fern Barrow mast. 1359kHZ AM Frequency
• Richard Cartridge Leaving in 2007 after an "association spanning 35 years".
• Richard cartridges own website.

References

1. ^ Falling listener numbers sparks radio station shake-up. Newspaper Article. Newsquest Media (2006-11-13). Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
2. ^ You are too old at 65, BBC tells listeners. Newspaper Article. Newsquest Media (2006-11-14). Retrieved on 2006-11-27.