Tameside Radio is a
radio station
Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...
which broadcasts to the
Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after the River Tame, which flows through the borough, and includes the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Duk ...
area of
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tamesid ...
. The station is based in
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manc ...
and broadcasts on 103.6 FM from its transmitter at Harrop Edge in
Mottram.
History
Tameside Radio launched on 30 September 2007 and was acquired by social landlord New Charter Housing Trust in 2011, but owned by the independent company as Quest Media Network.
In 2017, it was granted a license extension from Ofcom to continue broadcasting until September 2022.
In January 2019, local businessman Chris Bird took over as Executive Chairman of Quest Media Network.
Programming
Weekday daytimes are presented by Alex Cann, Martin Emery and Mark Alston. The Evening Alternative is broadcast weekday evenings.
Weekend presenters include Andy Hoyle, Dan & Mark, Tim Fernley, Geoff Dorsett, Simon Harding, Mike Wallbank, Alex Cann, Rob Charles, Colin Hanslip and Emperor Rosko.
Tameside Radio broadcasts national and international news bulletins every hour, provided by Radio Newshub. On weekdays, the station broadcasts local news updates in partnership with the ''
Tameside Reporter
The ''Tameside Reporter'' is a locally based weekly newspaper which primarily serves the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside. It is one of very few remaining independently owned newspapers in the country and has existed since 1855. The group previous ...
'' newspaper.
See also
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List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom.
National analogue and digital (DAB) stations
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References
External links
Schedule Quest Media Network
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Radio stations in Manchester