TX1 Radio is an
Independent Local Radio
Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. As a result of the buyouts and mergers permitted by the Broadcasting Act 1990, and deregulation resulting from the Communications Act 2003, ...
station broadcasting to the
Doncaster
Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated i ...
and
Bassetlaw
Bassetlaw may refer to:
* Bassetlaw (UK Parliament constituency), Nottinghamshire constituency in the British House of Commons
* Bassetlaw District General Hospital, a National Health Service hospital in Worksop, Nottinghamshire
* Bassetlaw Distri ...
districts of
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
I ...
and
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...
, England. It launched on September 14, 2020 following the re-branding of
Trax FM
Trax FM was a local radio station serving Doncaster in South Yorkshire and the Bassetlaw district of north Nottinghamshire. The station was folded into Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire, as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020.
History
The stati ...
and other
stations
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
as
Greatest Hits Radio
Greatest Hits Radio is a classic hits radio network in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by Bauer.
Overview
The network launched on 5 January 2015 as the "Bauer City 2 Network", and rebranded on 7 January 2019 due to the success of Radi ...
.
Transmission
The station can be received online via
webcast
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.
From June 10, 2021 until November 2022, the station was also broadcast on the Lincolnshire
DAB radio
Digital radio is the use of digital technology to transmit or receive across the radio spectrum. Digital transmission by radio waves includes digital broadcasting, and especially digital audio radio services.
Types
In digital broadcasting sy ...
multiplex, ensuring fortuitous coverage into distant towns such as
Boston
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,
Grantham
Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln a ...
and
Scarborough, and even parts of
Cambridgeshire
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and
Leicestershire. Despite this, reception may be poor in western parts of the broadcast area such as
Conisbrough
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and
Mexborough
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. Digital radio transmitters are located at
Belmont
Belmont may refer to:
People
* Belmont (surname)
Places
* Belmont Abbey (disambiguation)
* Belmont Historic District (disambiguation)
* Belmont Hotel (disambiguation)
* Belmont Park (disambiguation)
* Belmont Plantation (disambiguation)
* Belmon ...
near
Market Rasen
Market Rasen ( ) is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The River Rase runs through it east to west, approximately north-east from Lincoln, east from Gainsborough, 14 miles (23 km) west of L ...
,
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Linco ...
, Grantham Barracks and
High Hunsley
High Hunsley is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds approximately south-west of Beverley town centre and north-west of the village of Little Weighton.
High Hunsley forms part of the c ...
near
Beverley
Beverley is a market and minster town and a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre and north-west of City of Hull.
The town is known for ...
.
The station has expressed demand or support in the forthcoming small-scale DAB multiplex for Doncaster in the sole application for the licence.
Schedule
Weekdays:
* Bruce Edwards (7am-10am)
* Mike Nicholson (10am-2pm)
* Darren Spence (2pm-4pm)
* Stewart Nicholson (4pm-7pm)
* John McDonald (7pm-10pm)
Saturdays:
* Leighton Morris (7am-10am)
* Wes Stakes (10am-2pm)
* Chris Marsden (2pm-5pm)
* Chris Birks (5pm-9pm)
* Stewart Nicholson (9pm-11pm)
Sundays:
* Leighton Morris (7am-10am)
* Bruce Edwards (10am-2pm)
* Stu White (2pm-5pm)
* Jemma Hall (5pm-7pm)
* The Album Show with Bruce Edwards (7pm-8pm)
* Clare Elise (8pm-10pm)
"Schedule", TX1 Radio, November 2021
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References
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Radio stations in Yorkshire
Radio stations in Nottinghamshire
Radio stations established in 2021
Mass media in Doncaster
Bassetlaw District
Digital-only radio stations