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Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire ...
, England and uses the on-air slogan "A.Different.Music.Mix.".
Playing "New Music, Live Sessions and 60 Years of Rock’n'roll", the station was formed in 2002 in Sheffield's Workstation arts and media space b
Jeff Cooper a former DJ and programmer at Hallam FM, Rock FM, Radio Clyde, BBC Radio and others.
The station produces its own live music ('The Barn Sessions', named after the 17th-century Peak District barn where many of them are recorded) and has featured
Travis,
Idlewild,
Cornershop
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,
Alabama 3
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,
Catatonia
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,
Adema
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,
Morcheeba, The Abbots,
Johnny Dowd and other bands.
The station is staffed by several veteran English DJs besides Cooper, including Guy Morris, Ed Parnell and Caroline Woodruff. It is fully licensed from the UK by music copyright bodies
PPL and MCPS-PRS.
References
External links
Official website"5 million and counting at station"
Sheffield Telegraph
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History
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Scarlet Blonde live session
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Radio stations in Yorkshire