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Its content includes sport phone-ins, live sports commentaries, and general phone-in discussions. It is transmitted on 1089 and 1053 kHz across the UK and digitally via DAB digital radio, Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media and Tiscali TV. talkSPORT is also streamed online; however, due to rights restrictions on live coverage, some live sport commentaries are not available online. Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... A typical DAB digital radio receiver with the Digital Radio Development Bureau DAB digital radio marketing logo In the United Kingdom, the roll-out of digital radio is proceeding since test transmissions were started by the BBC in 1990. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ... For a wider corporate history and profile, see British Sky Broadcasting. ... Virgin Media Inc. ... Tiscali TV is a UK-based consumer Video on Demand service, operated by the European telephony company, Tiscali SpA. The service, originally known as Homechoice, was provided by Video Networks Limited (VNL), based in Shepherds Bush in West London, until it was purchased by Tiscali UK in August 2006...

The Talk Radio Era

The station was originally and officially launched as Talk Radio on 14 February 1995, with Sean Bolger and Samantha Meah presenting the original Talk Radio Breakfast Show. However the first live broadcast was Caeser the Geezer's phone-in which aired at 10:00 p.m. the previous night. Other presenters on Talk Radio included Jeremy Beadle, Scott Chisholm, Tommy Boyd, Anna Raeburn, Gary Newbon and Dale Winton. Also joining the lineup were Chris Ryder ("Caesar the Geezer") and Wild Al Kelly, dubbed as shock jocks by the media. is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Jeremy Beadle (born April 12, 1948) is an English television presenter, writer and producer, born in Hackney, London. ... Scott Chisholm is a television newsreader in Britain. ... This article is about the radio and television presenter. ... Anna Raeburn (born April 3, 1944) is a British broadcaster and journalist who is famous for her role as an agony aunt giving advice on relationship problems. ... Gary Newbon is currently a Sky Sports presenter giving fans the opportunity to reflect on the evenings game. ... Dale Winton (born 22 May 1955 in London) is an English radio DJ and television presenter. ... Chris Ryder or Caesar the Geezer is an obscure British radio personality, best known for his claims that he could heal listeners over the radio. ... A shock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of radio broadcaster (sometimes a disk jockey) who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. ...

A year later Talk Radio launched a new breakfast show presented by Paul Ross and Carol McGiffin. Former BBC Radio 1 DJ and current Classic FM Breakfast presenter Simon Bates also joined the station along with James Whale and Ian Collins. Paul John Ross (born John Ross on December 31, 1956 in Leytonstone, London) is an English journalist, television editor, and media personality. ... Carol Deirdre McGiffin (born February 18, 1960, Maidstone, Kent) is an English TV and radio presenter. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Classic FM is the United Kingdoms first national commercial radio station, broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style. ... Simon Bates (born Birmingham, 17 December 1947) is best known for being a disc jockey in the UK and New Zealand. ... Michael Whale, better known as James Whale is a British radio and television broadcaster, born on 13 May 1951 in Ewell, Surrey, England). ... Ian Collins (born 25 October 1957 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England)[1] is a British radio presenter. ...

Talk Radio made their first foray into the world of sports radio rights bidding, by purchasing the rights to broadcast the Nationwide Football League from BBC Radio Five Live for the 1997-1998 season. In addition, the station broadcasts their first World Cup from France in 1998, with them bringing in the top Sky Sports commentary team of Alan Parry and Andy Gray to commentate on the major matches. Talk Radio also picked up the rights to broadcast Manchester United’s matches in the Champions League for the 1998-1999 season, a competition the Red Devils go onto win beating Bayern Munich at the Nou Camp. BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Alan Parry (born 1947) is a British sports commentator, born in Liverpool, concentrating on football and athletics. ... This article is about the former footballer turned TV pundit. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... European Cup redirects here. ...

Creation of talkSPORT

On November 12, 1998, TalkCo Holdings, whose Chairman and Chief Executive was former Sun Editor Kelvin MacKenzie, purchased Talk Radio.^[1]This led to a mass clearout of presenters including Nick Abbot, Anna Raeburn, Tommy Boyd and Peter Deeley, with them putting in place a more sports orientated programming schedule, including The Sportszone with Alan Parry, Gary Newbon, Tony Lockwood and Tom Watt. The day was coined "Black Thursday" by hardcore Talk Radio listeners and received press attention in several national newspapers. is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... Kelvin Calder MacKenzie (born October 22, 1946) is a British media executive and former newspaper editor. ... Nick Abbot is a British radio presenter, born 22 August 1960. ... Peter Deeley is a prominent British journalist and until Jan 2006, was a talk radio presenter on the London phone-in station LBC 97. ...

In late 1999, TalkCo, rebranded as The Wireless Group, announced a relaunch of Talk Radio to become the UK’s first national commercial sports radio station called talkSPORT. The relaunch occurred at midnight on Monday 17 January 2000, and was accompanied by the station moving from Oxford Street to a new studio in Hatfields on the South Bank of the River Thames. Now dedicated to sports, the programming lineup was drastically altered, beginning with the "Sports Breakfast" show, a mid-morning motoring show called The Car Guys, with further sports programming in the afternoon and evening. Almost all the station's talk show presenters were axed at the time, including The Big Boys Breakfast with David Banks and Nick Ferrari, with only James Whale and Ian Collins surviving. To complement their new format, talkSPORT purchased the rights to broadcast Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle in the UEFA Champions League, the FA Cup, England Internationals, UEFA Cup, England’s Winter Tours to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Pakistan and India, British Lions Tours to South Africa and New Zealand and rights to the Super League, Rugby League World Cup, and World Title Boxing Fights. is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Oxford Street, with Centre Point in the background Oxford Street in 1875, looking west from the junction with Duke Street. ... For the illustrated magazine, see Studio Magazine. ... The National Theatre is one of the collection of arts buildings that make up the South Bank Centre. ... This article is about the River Thames in southern England. ... Nick Ferrari is a radio presenter who currently hosts the weekday breakfast show from 0700-1000 UTC (and BST in summer) on the London-based talk and phone-in radio station LBC 97. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English professional football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. ... European Cup redirects here. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... For the current season, see UEFA Cup 2007-08. ... Super League is the name of various sports competitions in different disciplines: // Football (soccer) Football Association of Malaysia Swiss Super League Turkish Premier Super League. ... Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... For other meanings of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ...

The new lineup involved a number of presenters and commentators. They included Alan Brazil, Mark Nicholas, Chris Cowdrey, Geoffrey Boycott, Alan Parry, Peter Shilton, Brian Moore, Brough Scott, Tom Watt, Gary Newbon, Ian Darke, Tony Banks and Alvin Martin. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mark Nicholas Mark Nicholas (born 29 September 1957 in Westminster, London) was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement. ... Christopher Stuart Chris Cowdrey (born 20 October 1957 in Farnborough, then Kent) is a former English cricketer, and current cricket commentator for the British national radio station, TalkSport. ... Geoffrey Boycott OBE (born October 21, 1940) is a former Yorkshire and England cricketer. ... Alan Parry (born 1947) is a British sports commentator, born in Liverpool, concentrating on football and athletics. ... Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) was an outstanding goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. ... There have been several notable people called Brian Moore. ... Ian Darke is an English football commentator. ... Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford (8 April 1943 – 8 January 2006), usually known as Tony Banks, was a British politician and Labour Party MP and member of the House of Lords. ... Alvin Martin is one of West Ham Uniteds all-time greats, a true pro respected by fans and players alike. ...

In the last few years talkSPORT broadcast coverage of a number of sporting events including Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup, 2006 World Cup, Euro 2004, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics, England's Winter Tours to India, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies, The Open Golf Championship, The Ryder Cup, Champions League, Premiership, Carling Cup, FA Cup, British Lions Tours of South Africa and New Zealand, 2003 Rugby World Cup, World Boxing Title Fights, Grand Prix, The Grand National, The Derby and The Cheltenham Festival. The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... 2002 World Cup redirects here. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... (Redirected from 2000 Sydney Olympics) Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... (Redirected from 2004 Athens Olympics) The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... The Champions Belt & The Claret Jug. ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Two rugby teams may be known as the British Lions, though it is not the correct title for either: The British and Irish Lions are a touring side playing rugby union. ... The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth rugby union world cup. ... The following is a complete list of Grands Prix which have been a part of the FIA World Championship since its inception in 1950. ... The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt handicap horse race in the United Kingdom. ... Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ... The Cheltenham Festival is the most prestigious meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom and has race prize money second only to the Grand National. ...

Recent Programming Developments

In summer 2006, the station broadcast the 2006 FIFA World Cup, with live match commentary of all 64 matches in Germany. Commentary was provided by Jim Proudfoot, Chris Cooper, Nigel Pearson, Ian Danter, Tim White and Geoff Peters with punditary from Alvin Martin, Rodney Marsh, Gary Stevens, Jason Cundy and Micky Quinn.

In October 2006, talkSPORT secured national radio broadcast rights to 32 live Premiership matches each Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm for the next three years from August 2007. BBC Radio Five Live won six of the seven available broadcast rights packages of 32 games each from the Premier League; however, talkSPORT becomes the first national commercial radio station to broadcast live top flight football since the BBC first aired live football commentary of Arsenal v Sheffield United on 22 January 1927 in the Division One Championship. is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In April 2007, talkSPORT were awarded "official broadcaster" status by the IRB for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. The tournament took place in September and October 2007.

In June 2007, it was announced that former Essex CCC captain Ronnie Irani will become the new co-presenter of The Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast from Tuesday 25th September, replacing Graham Beecroft. This has been of limited success with Irani being criticised by many listeners for being out of his depth. The decision to change the Talksport phone number earlier in the year from an 0870 number to an 0871 number led to accusation of profiteering on the back of listeners. This came at a time when many television companies were rapped by the regulator over unfair and misleading phone-ins. Ronald Charles Ronnie Irani (born 26 October 1971 in Leigh, Lancashire), was an English cricketer who spent most of his career at Essex County Cricket Club, latterly as captain. ... Graham Beeky Beecroft is a British radio personality currently working on talkSPORT, where he presents the weekday Sports Breakfast with Alan Brazil. ...

The Return of Talk Radio

Talk Radio is set to make a return to the airwaves in July 2008 on DAB digital radio as a sister station to talkSPORT after 4 Digital Group were awarded the licence for the second national digital radio multiplex in July 2007. Other stations that will be made available on the new multiplex include: Channel 4 Radio, E4 Radio, Pure 4, Sky News Radio (providing an additional London-based version of this service on 1152am, replacing the current rolling news service on this frequency run by LBC News 1152, subject to agreement from OFCOM) Virgin Radio Viva and Original amongst others. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sky News is a 24-hour British domestic and international television news channel that started broadcasting on 5 February 1989 as part of the then four-channel Sky Television service, as well as a hourly news radio service in the UK. Broadcast of a 24-hour radio service is due... LBC News 1152 is a 24 hour news and information radio station broadcasting in Greater London. ...

Contained within the 4 Digital Group bid, Talk Radio was described as follows: This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

"Talk Radio will mix intelligent, entertaining and opinionated presentation with lively debate and phone-ins. Operated by UTV, it will break the mould of national news and current affairs radio by having a more interactive and compelling talkback element. Talk Radio's free-flowing agenda will be dictated by the unfolding issues of the day. From politics to the police, from immigration to Iran, if it's in the news Talk Radio will be talking about it."

It is expected that talkSPORT's non-sports presenters, James Whale, Jon Gaunt, Ian Collins, James Max, Mike Mendoza and George Galloway, will broadcast shows on the new Talk Radio station Michael Whale, better known as James Whale is a British radio and television broadcaster, born on 13 May 1951 in Ewell, Surrey, England). ... Jon Gaunt is a morning talk show presenter. ... Ian Collins (born 25 October 1957 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England)[1] is a British radio presenter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the baseball player, see Mike Mendoza (baseball). ... George Galloway (born 16 August 1954 in Dundee) is a Scottish politician and author noted for his left-wing views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ...

Presenters, Commentators & Reporters

Sports

Keith Arthur presents Fishermans Blues on Talksport Radio every weekend between 6 and 8 a. ... Jack Bannister (b. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Graham Beeky Beecroft is a British radio personality currently working on talkSPORT, where he presents the weekday Sports Breakfast with Alan Brazil. ... Terry Christian (born 8 May 1963) is a British radio and former TV presenter. ... Andy Clarke (born July 22, 1967 in Islington) was a footballer. ... Christopher Stuart Chris Cowdrey (born 20 October 1957 in Farnborough, then Kent) is a former English cricketer, and current cricket commentator for the British national radio station, TalkSport. ... Jason Cundy (born 12 November 1969 in Wimbledon, England) is a former football Defender who played for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town and Portsmouth. ... Adrian Durham (born 13 May 1969, Peterborough, England) is an English football journalist and broadcaster. ... Paul Hawksbee(born October 1, 1961) presents the Hawksbee and Jacobs show alongside Andy Jacobs on talkSPORT and has also presented Youre on Sky Sports on the Sky Sports subscription TV channel. ... Raymond James Houghton (born January 9, 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland) was an industrious footballer best known for his spell with the last great Liverpool team of the 1980s and his goals in big international fixtures for the Republic of Ireland. ... This article is about a British media personality and former actor. ... Alvin Martin is one of West Ham Uniteds all-time greats, a true pro respected by fans and players alike. ... William Carling OBE (born December 12, 1965) is a former Rugby union player, and captain of England from 1988 to 1996. ... Mike The Porkmeister Parry is co-host of the Weekend Sports Breakfast with Andy Townsend on talkSPORT. Mike went to the The Kings School, Chester, and then Nottingham Trent University. ... Jeff Probyn (born 27 April 1956 in Bethnal Green, London) was an English Rugby Union player. ... Jim Proudfoot was born in the West Country in 1972, but moved to the Midlands at a young age. ... Michael Micky Quinn, (born May 2, 1963), was an English footballer of Irish descent. ... Gary Andrew Stevens (born Hillingdon, Middlesex, 30 March 1962) is a former English footballer. ... Andrew David Townsend (born July 23, 1963, Maidstone) is a former professional footballer who played in two World Cups for the Republic of Ireland and is now a television pundit. ... Rhodri Williams, born Rhodri Ogwen Williams, is a Welsh sports journalist from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ... For other persons named Ian Wright, see Ian Wright (disambiguation). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Ronald Charles Ronnie Irani (born 26 October 1971 in Leigh, Lancashire), was an English cricketer who spent most of his career at Essex County Cricket Club, latterly as captain. ... Russ Williams trained at Londons National Broadcasting School in Programming and Journalism, which led to a presenting job at Radio Mercury in Surry, presenting a chart show every Sunday from 3-5pm. ...

Talk

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Newsreaders

• Lisa O'Sullivan
• Robyn Schonhofer
• Faye Carruthers

Station Management

Scott Taunton was previously the Business Development Director at UTV, responsible for radio and new media. A native of Australia, he has been working in the UK for a decade and took over from Kelvin MacKenzie as Chief Executive of talkSPORT in July 2005. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “Chief executive” redirects here. ...

Moz Dee is talkSPORT's Programme Director and won the Programmer of the Year Award at the 2007 Commercial Radio Awards. Steve Hodge is the Assistant Programme Director with Matt Smith as Programme Controller.

Politics

In recent years, the station's political outlook has been characterised by traditionalist attitudes towards issues such as capital punishment, immigration, and the ongoing military action in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The notable exception is George Galloway. George Galloway (born 16 August 1954 in Dundee) is a Scottish politician and author noted for his left-wing views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ...

Trivia and Information

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• talkSPORT sponsored the fictional football team Warbury Warriors, who appeared in the comic strip Striker, from 2001 until 2004.

• In 2004, talkSPORT presenters appeared on ITV's CD:UK and the BBC's Top of the Pops performing their anthem for Euro 2004: "Come on England" with Northamptonshire-based band 4-4-2. The single was released and reached number 2 in the official UK Singles Chart.

• In a bid to promote talkSPORT's live and exclusive coverage of England's Tour of India in 2000, commentator Chris Cowdrey rode an elephant whilst commentating on the Test.

• Lisa Francesca Nand was the station's first permanent female presenter alongside Ian Collins on The Late Night Ian Collins Show. She left the station in June 2007. Kelly Dalglish is talkSPORT's first permanent female sports presenter on Evening Kick-Off.

• talkSPORT's Sports Breakfast presenter Alan Brazil recently got in trouble with OFCOM for referring to the Japanese as "the nips" during the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

• talkSPORT's news bulletins are provided by Sky News Radio. Sky's Kat Wright, who usually reads on a weekend morning, came 2nd in the News Broadcaster of the Year category at the British Radio Awards 2006.

• On 31 August 1997 Mike Dickin was the first man to announce the car crash involving Princess Diana, that would kill her. It was a cruel twist of irony and fate that Mike would be tragically killed on 18 December 2006 after suffering a heart attack whilst driving his car.

• As well as being a talkSPORT presenter, Nigel Pearson is the Press Officer for the British Speedway Promoters Association, and for many clubs, on top of being a commentator for Sky Sports' coverage of both Elite/Premier League and World Speedway.

• talkSPORT's first live national Premier League commentary match was Bolton 1-3 Newcastle on Saturday 11th August from the Reebok Stadium. Nigel Pearson and Alvin Martin were talkSPORT's commentary team with Adrian Durham and Alan Brazil presenting Matchday Live from the studios in London.

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References

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External links

• talkSPORT Official talkSPORT Website
• talkSPORT1089.co.uk Unofficial talkSPORT Website: News, Interviews and Information
• talkFORUM Long established talkSPORT message boards and chatroom.
• mickYNWA's audio site
• Jon Gaunt Fansite