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What's happening in the rest of the country

Travelling or live outside London? Well, this section of Radio Today is designed to tell you what's available on the illegal airwaves throughout the rest o the country. Any additions to the list, or extra details, are greatly appreciated. Call them in on 01 400 8282 or write to AM/FM, Radio Today. BCM Box 225, London. WC1N 3XX. For the next issue we hope to expand this section further. The editor has also been given a geography lesson since last time too. Scunthorpe in North Yorkshire indeed!

County Antrim

B96 96 FM

Broadcasting to Belfast with mixed format of music.

Avon

Radio 103.5 103.5 FM

BAD Radio 106.5 FM

Radio 103.5 continues with its mixture of comedy programmes and a rock service. Bristol Amalgamated DJs is a new black music station.

Berkshire

Radio RS 104.2 FM

Some action in Reading again, from Radio RS with a soul format, broadcasting occasional evenings.

Cheshire

Chester CR 104.2 FM

WFM Widnes ??? FM

More information on these, or any other stations is always appreciated.

Derbyshire

Radio Freedom 105 FM / 1242 AM

North Midlands Radio 104.9 FM

North Midlands Radio broadcasts on a Sunday morning from 9.30 till 12.30PM. Although the frequency is announced as 104.9, they were heard by our reporter on 105.5. The format is mostly oldies. Radio Freedom from Derby broadcasts on a Sunday afternoon and have recently added an FM outlet. The station has a rock format and hours are from 2PM till 6PM.

Devon

Radio Insomnia 103.0 FM

What seems to be the lone pirate in the South West, broadcasting every evening with a wide variety of music.

East Sussex

ABC Radio 97.8 FM

Radio Atlantis 105.0 FM

Radio Orion 105.3 FM

Sky FM 105.6 FM

Southdown Radio 105.6 PM

Radio Sovereign 105.0 FM

ABC Radio have made a move to 97.8MHz, and so far seem to have been left alone more on this frequency. Mondays from 7PM is the time. Radio Atlantis are back on the air once more from 7 till 9 on a Sunday evening. Orion hope to return following a recent court case. Sky FM are new, keeping the same hours as Atlantis.

Essex

Canvey Radio 93.1 FM

Culture FM 105.5 FM

Radio Galaxy 90 FM

Hot-Wire Radio 105.8 FM

ICR ?? FM

Radio Lola 105 FM

Music Machine 104.8 FM

Power 105 105 FM

Rainbow Radio 105 FM

Southend CR 92.8 FM

Sunshine Radio 90.8 FM

Quite a hive of activity in this part of the world these days. Canvey Radio have suffered from a lot of DTI problems, but managed a lucky escape when the DTI turned up with a warrant for the wrong address (what, again?). Hot-Wire has closed down temporarily. ICR, who've been or the air for quite a number or months, hope to return soon. Rainbow Radio make occasional broadcasts as they have done for a couple of years now. They used to be more regular until a nasty experience with some people from the nearby BBC training centre. Radio Lola were heard broadcasting as CFM recently, whether they'll stay under this new name isn't known. Music Machine are testing at odd times, also on 1566 AM at times. Power 105 hope to return after a court case following a raid in March. Finally, Southend Community Radio and Culture FM are two newcomers to the air.

Glasgow

Radio Mercury 96.3 FM

Neon Radio 98.5 & 99.4 FM

Radio Unicorn 103.2 FM

Radio Unicorn are new on the air, thought to be with a general pop format, and with a signal blasting out across the city. Radio Mercury are on the air at various times, usually Sundays and Wednesday evenings. Mercury are the longest established of the stations, having now been on the air or several months. Neon Radio is lower powered, but usually uses several transmitters operating in different parts of the city.

Hampshire

Radio Delta 95.4 FM

Radio Delta broadcasts to the NW Surrey / NE Hants area on Sundays between 2 and 4PM. The station hopes to expand the hour and bring in live programmes once they've sorted out a suitable transmitter site rather a shortage of tower blocks in the area! They're also interested in hearing from any other broadcasters in the area — we'll pass on tour letters it you write to us.

Hertfordshire

FAS 105.4 FM

Radio Fiona 1584 AM

Radio Neptune 1566 AM

Newtown Radio 90.9 FM

Radio Fiona continue to make occasional Sunday morning transmissions. Radio Neptune were also back recently for a one-off broadcast. Newtown Radio continue regular Sunday broadcasts from around 10AM though to 8PM with a mixture of music from soul to pop to rock in Stevenage. The signal these days manages to stretch over quite a wide area of Hertfordshire, only hindered by the fall-out from TKO and Faze1. FAS — Funk And Soul — are on the air most Sunday evenings from 5PM, though less regular of late.

Humberside

WLNG 104.9 FM

Right countv this time. Broadcasts go out on Tuesdays with programmes mostly chart material and oldies but incorporating local music and news.

Kent

Radio Atlantis 103.7 FM

Reel To Reel 105.3 FM

Radio Atlantis continues to broadcast most Wednesday evenings in the Maidstone area. Reel To Reel have recently been heard on Short Wave too, despite a rather close shave with the DTI not long ago.

Manchester

IBC 104.4 FM

ICR 103.5 FM

Sunshine FM 91.8 FM

Sunshine Radio broadcasts every Saturday night for three hours from 8PM. IBC have made a few test transmissions, though nothing much seems to have come of them so far (funny how the stations that make the most noise have the least to offer). Independent Community Radio make it to the air most weekends.

Merseyside

Radio Atlantis 936 AM

CD FM 105.5 FM

Central Radio International 1404 AM

Concept Radio 104.3 FM

Decibel Transmitter International 106.1 FM

Horizon Radio 105.3 FM

Radio Julie 104.8 FM

Liverpool Pirate Radio 1404 AM

Radio Merseyland 1395 AM

Mersey Sound FM 105.5 FM

Radio Merseywaves 1242 AM

Network 9 90.2 FM

Radio Scott 102.3 FM

Slag off International 105.2 FM

Radio Veronica 104.6 FM

It appears that the DTI squads are often these days alternating between Liverpool and London -while all is calm in London, Liverpool is getting it. Atlantis were aiming to broadcast 7 days a week, but after a raid are back to a long weekend operation. Radio Meseywaves continue as the county's leading Medium Wave pirate, and with a high standard of programmes. The rest of the stations are, on the whole, less predictable in their broadcasting habits.

Norfolk

A report just in tells us that there's a pirate station now operating in Ipswich — oh **** that's in Suffolk isn't it! Erm, well we don't know what they're called anyway.

Northants

Radio Ditchford 107.0 FM

Radio Susan 102.5 FM

Radio Susan has been on the air or some time now to Wellingborough each Sunday from 10 AM till 8 PM. Radio Ditchford is a recent arrival — no more details are known.

Salop

Wrekin Radio 105 FM

Wrekin are off the air until the end of August for summer holidays. They broadcast on Sundays from midday till three.

South Yorkshire

Monica Sound 105.5 FM

Music Weekend Radio 105.0 FM

Radio Nemesis 107.0 FM

Ocean Sound 106.3 FM

Rebel Radio 105.3 FM

Z FM / Radio Julie 102.4 FM

A sudden surge of activity in this area. Monica Sound are broadcasting in the Barnsley area with a mixed format. Music Weekend Radio play mainly oldies on a Friday night from 10 till 12.30. Radio Nemesis broadcast with a soul format on Saturday afternoons. Ocean Sound have recently returned after closing down temporarily to avoid people with radios tracking them down all the time and giving them heart attacks! Rebel Radio are the most recent addition, so recent we don't know anything about them at all. Radio Julie, formerly Z FM, have not been heard or a while after being picked up at the start of June.

Staffordshire

AD87 106.0 FM

Soul City Radio 103.3 FM

A slightly more original name than some. AD87 are broadcasting on a Friday night in Stafford. Soul City Radio (yucky name) are now broadcasting alternate Sundays to Stoke on Trent and the surrounding area.

West Midlands

Continuous Music Radio 94.2 FM

PCRL 103.3 FM

Second City Radio 93.0 FM

UK Radio 105.3 FM

Second City Radio is new to the airwaves, broadcasting reggae and soul to Birmingham, currently weekends only. The signal is reported to be rather better quality than PCRL — the longest running black station in Birmingham. Continuous Music Radio is even more recent and, surprise surprise, plays only continuous music. The station features mainly rock music with a fair sprinkling of heavy metal.

West Yorkshire

ABC FM 94.6 FM

Music City Radio 90.4 FM

Radio Radar 104.5 FM

Radio Veronica 104.8 FM

ABC FM are now on the air to Leeds seven days a week, usually in the afternoons only during the week, although they've started to edge towards the mornings now as well. Music City Radio have also extended their hours, with the competition from ABC FM. Both have black music formats. Pop music in the city is from Radio Radar, whose broadcasts are a bit more intermittent than the rest. Radio Veronica from Bradford broadcast each Sunday evening, with a mixture of chat and music. Makes a change these days — whatever happened to the art of conversation... They've also recently added a medium wave frequency as well, on round about 1008 AM.

Special thanks to out to the following for helping with this report: Neal West, Eric Smith, Radio Delta, Keith Stafford, Ken, Clive and Anoraks UK.