BBC Radio Northampton
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BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC
Local Radio
service for the English
county
of Northamptonshire
. It broadcasts from its studios in Broadcasting House, Northampton
(a listed building) on 104.2 (Northampton) and 103.6 (Geddington, between Kettering
and Corby
) FM
. The station also has two studios in Daventry
and Corby
. It can be heard on the website http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/local_radio/.
The current Managing Editor is Laura Moss, who joined the station in 2003.
.
The first outside broadcast followed on 17 June 1982, and the official opening was performed by the Duke of Gloucester
.
The station was renamed BBC Northampton in 1990, but reverted to its original name on 3 April 2000.
, and 103.6 FM broadcast from a mast near the village of Geddington
. Listeners can tune in to 104.2 in the south and west of the county (including Northampton and surrounding area), whereas 103.6 serves the north and east (including Kettering
and Corby
).
Along the M1
, the station can be heard on 104.2 FM from Milton Keynes
to Copt Oak
(near Leicester
). There is no longer a MW
frequency, nor does the station currently broadcast on DAB
. Radio Northampton was originally available on 1107 kHz MW
across the County from a transmitter at Kings Heath; this was reallocated to Virgin Radio using 1233 kHz. For the north-east of the county near Oundle
, the Peterborough transmitter
has Radio Cambridgeshire
on DAB from a NOW Digital
multiplex. The Northampton transmitter also has the Global Radio
-owned regional commercial station Heart FM on 96.6FM, and has national radio frequencies.
The transmitter at Daventry
on Borough Hill
has BBC National DAB, Digital One
11D and an MXR West Midlands
12A multiplex (since August 2001). This transmitter was the BBC's first Long wave transmitter, beginning 27 July 1925. It had not been previously used by the BBC since 1978.
, Mark Harrison and Chris Barrett, who alternate Rushden and Diamonds
coverage, and James Knight and James Burridge for Northampton Saints
. Notable past Sports Editors include Mike Sewell, who as of 2007 is a sport reporter for BBC Radio Five Live
.
Other contributors include Simon de Choisy, who reports on Kettering Town, Corby Town
reporter Chuck Middleton, and Peter Bradley, who is their Rothwell
Town reporter.
of Penryn
.
As of Monday 25 July 2011, BBC Radio Northampton now use the generic BBC Local Radio jingles by Mcasso Music Production.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Local Radio
BBC Local Radio
BBC Local Radio is the BBC's regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. They cover a variety of areas with some serving a city and surrounding areas, for example BBC Radio Manchester; a county, for example BBC Radio Norfolk; an administrative region for...
service for the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county
Counties of England
Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. For administrative purposes, England outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly is divided into 83 counties. The counties may consist of a single district or be divided into several...
of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. It broadcasts from its studios in Broadcasting House, Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
(a listed building) on 104.2 (Northampton) and 103.6 (Geddington, between Kettering
Kettering
Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...
and Corby
Corby
Corby Town is a town and borough located in the county of Northamptonshire. Corby Town is 23 miles north-east of the county town, Northampton. The borough had a population of 53,174 at the 2001 Census; the town on its own accounted for 49,222 of this figure...
) FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. The station also has two studios in Daventry
Daventry
Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22,367 .-Geography:The town is also the administrative centre of the larger Daventry district, which has a population of 71,838. The town is 77 miles north-northwest of London, 13.9 miles west of Northampton and 10.2...
and Corby
Corby
Corby Town is a town and borough located in the county of Northamptonshire. Corby Town is 23 miles north-east of the county town, Northampton. The borough had a population of 53,174 at the 2001 Census; the town on its own accounted for 49,222 of this figure...
. It can be heard on the website http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/local_radio/.
The current Managing Editor is Laura Moss, who joined the station in 2003.
Opening
The station was launched at 6:45am on 16 June 1982 on 1107 AM and 96.6 FM, with Jon Beynon's programme Start the Day, the first piece of music being John Williams's Superman theme, followed by Work that Body by Diana RossDiana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
.
The first outside broadcast followed on 17 June 1982, and the official opening was performed by the Duke of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester is a member of the British Royal Family. Prince Richard is the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his father's death in 1974. He is currently 20th in the line of succession...
.
The station was renamed BBC Northampton in 1990, but reverted to its original name on 3 April 2000.
Transmitters
The station has two transmitters, with 104.2 FM broadcast from the Boughton Green Road area of NorthamptonNorthampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
, and 103.6 FM broadcast from a mast near the village of Geddington
Geddington
Geddington is a village and civil parish on the A43 in north-east Northamptonshire between Kettering and Corby.It contains what is thought to be the best surviving Eleanor cross. The monument dates from 1294, when the crosses were raised as a memorial by Edward I to his late wife, Eleanor of...
. Listeners can tune in to 104.2 in the south and west of the county (including Northampton and surrounding area), whereas 103.6 serves the north and east (including Kettering
Kettering
Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...
and Corby
Corby
Corby Town is a town and borough located in the county of Northamptonshire. Corby Town is 23 miles north-east of the county town, Northampton. The borough had a population of 53,174 at the 2001 Census; the town on its own accounted for 49,222 of this figure...
).
Along the M1
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
, the station can be heard on 104.2 FM from Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
to Copt Oak
Copt Oak
Copt Oak is a place in Leicestershire in England. It is in the North West Leicestershire district, near Bawdon Lodge, Charley and Ulverscroft.In its name, "cop" is an old English word for "head", i.e...
(near Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
). There is no longer a MW
Mediumwave
Medium wave is the part of the medium frequency radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting. For Europe the MW band ranges from 526.5 kHz to 1606.5 kHz...
frequency, nor does the station currently broadcast on DAB
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
. Radio Northampton was originally available on 1107 kHz MW
Mediumwave
Medium wave is the part of the medium frequency radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting. For Europe the MW band ranges from 526.5 kHz to 1606.5 kHz...
across the County from a transmitter at Kings Heath; this was reallocated to Virgin Radio using 1233 kHz. For the north-east of the county near Oundle
Oundle
Oundle is an ancient market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5,345 or 5,674 . It lies some north of London and south-west of Peterborough...
, the Peterborough transmitter
Peterborough Transmitter
The Peterborough transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility at Morborne Hill, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, ....
has Radio Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cambridgeshire. It originally broadcast from studios on Hills Road close to the train station in Cambridge - which have now moved to a new multi-million pound centre at the Cambridge Business Park on Cowley Road - ...
on DAB from a NOW Digital
NOW Peterborough
NOW Peterborough is a local commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which serves Peterborough and the surrounding area. NOW Peterborough is transmitted on frequency block 12D 229.072 MHz from trasmitters at Huntingdon , Peterborough and Stamford. It launched in November 2002...
multiplex. The Northampton transmitter also has the Global Radio
Global Radio
Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen...
-owned regional commercial station Heart FM on 96.6FM, and has national radio frequencies.
The transmitter at Daventry
Daventry
Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22,367 .-Geography:The town is also the administrative centre of the larger Daventry district, which has a population of 71,838. The town is 77 miles north-northwest of London, 13.9 miles west of Northampton and 10.2...
on Borough Hill
Borough Hill
Borough Hill is a hill to the east of the town of Daventry in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is over above sea level and dominates the surrounding area.-Archaeology:...
has BBC National DAB, Digital One
Digital One
Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by Arqiva. , the multiplex covers more than 90% of the populationfrom a total of 137 transmitters...
11D and an MXR West Midlands
MXR West Midlands
MXR West Midlands is a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which serves the West Midlands.-Transmitters:MXR West Midlands is transmitted on frequency block 12A from the transmitter sites: -Stations broadcast:...
12A multiplex (since August 2001). This transmitter was the BBC's first Long wave transmitter, beginning 27 July 1925. It had not been previously used by the BBC since 1978.
DAB Licence
On 11 October 2007, the DAB licence was awarded to NOW Digital. MuxCo had also bid for the licence. NOW Digital expected to start broadcasting from the three transmitters at Northampton, Geddington and Daventry in September 2008. However there is still no known launch date (August 2011).Sports coverage
BBC Radio Northampton has extensive sports output, hosted by Geoff Doyle. Commentators include Tim Oglethorpe for Northampton TownNorthampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
, Mark Harrison and Chris Barrett, who alternate Rushden and Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
coverage, and James Knight and James Burridge for Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
. Notable past Sports Editors include Mike Sewell, who as of 2007 is a sport reporter for BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
.
Other contributors include Simon de Choisy, who reports on Kettering Town, Corby Town
Corby Town F.C.
Corby Town F.C. is an English football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire. They will be members of the Conference North for the 2011–12 season. The Steelmen play their home games at the newly built Steel Park, adjacent to their previous ground, Rockingham Triangle Sports Stadium, which is...
reporter Chuck Middleton, and Peter Bradley, who is their Rothwell
Rothwell, Northamptonshire
Rothwell is a market town in the Kettering district of Northamptonshire, England. It is located south of Desborough, southeast of Market Harborough, southwest of Corby and northwest of the larger town of Kettering. It is twinned with the French town of Droué...
Town reporter.
Branding
The jingles were provided by Bespoke MusicBespoke Music
Bespoke Music refers to a service provided by a composer, where music is custom-made to the commissioner's specification.-About:Whilst most music is bespoke in its inception, the term bespoke music usually describes a process initiated by an individual or group that requires new music for a...
of Penryn
Penryn, Cornwall
Penryn is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Penryn River about one mile northwest of Falmouth...
.
As of Monday 25 July 2011, BBC Radio Northampton now use the generic BBC Local Radio jingles by Mcasso Music Production.
Weekdays
| Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 0100 – 0400 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Up All Night Up All Night (radio show) Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
| 0400 - 0600 | Wally Webb | Norwich Norwich Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom... |
| 0600 - 0900 | Joe Pignatiello at Breakfast | Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... |
| 0900 - 1200 | Bernie Keith | |
| 1200 - 1400 | Stuart Linnell Stuart Linnell Stuart Linnell MBE, BA, HonMA is a broadcaster who is particularly well known in the Coventry and Warwickshire area, and in Northamptonshire... |
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| 1400 - 1600 | John Griff | |
| 1600 - 1800 | Helen Blaby | |
| 1800 - 2000 | Various | |
| 2000 - 2200 | Sue Marchant | Cambridge Cambridge The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the... |
| 2200 - 0100 | Nick Risby | Ipswich Ipswich Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell... |
Weekday variations
| Day | Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1800 - 1900 | Monday Night Sport | Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... |
| 1900 - 2000 | We Got Soul: Paul Gadsby & Paddy Grady | ||
| Tuesday | 1800 - 2000 | Gadders: Paul Gadsby | |
| Wednesday | |||
| Thursday | |||
| Friday | 1800 - 1900 | BBC Introducing | |
| 1900 - 2100 | Atlantic Soul: Mark Dean | ||
| 2100 - 2200 | Sue Marchant | Cambridge Cambridge The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the... |
Saturday
| Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 0300 – 0500 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Up All Night Up All Night (radio show) Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
| 0500 - 0600 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Morning Reports |
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| 0600 - 0900 | Kevin Saddington | Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... |
| 0900 - 1200 | Treasure Quest: Jonathan Vernon-Smith & Annabel Amos | |
| 1200 - 1500 | Pete Cooper | |
| 1500 - 1800 | Summer Saturday: Adriano Russo | |
| 1800 - 2000 | Bernie Keith | |
| 2000 - 2300 | Richard Spendlove Richard Spendlove Richard Spendlove MBE is a British radio producer/presenter and television writer.-Life and work:Richard Spendlove worked for the former British Railways for 35 years, and in 1963 was appointed Relief Station Master at Cambridge, one of the youngest men in that job... |
Cambridge Cambridge The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the... |
| 2300 - 0100 | The Late Paul Barnes | Norwich Norwich Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom... |
Sunday
| Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 0100 – 0500 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Up All Night Up All Night (radio show) Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night... |
London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
| 0500 - 0600 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... : Morning Reports |
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| 0600 - 0900 | Martin Heath | Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... |
| 0900 - 1100 | Kitchen Garden: Kevin Saddington, Johnnie Amos & Vanessa Kimbell | |
| 1100 - 1200 | Helen Blaby | |
| 1200 - 1400 | Gadders: Paul Gadsby | |
| 1400 - 1600 | Jona Kotnis | |
| 1600 - 1800 | Inspirations: Mark Dean | |
| 1800 - 1900 | The Naked Scientists The Naked Scientists The Naked Scientists is a one-hour audience-interactive science radio talk show broadcast live by the BBC in the East of England, nationally by BBC Radio 5 Live and internationally as a podcast. The programme was created and is edited by Cambridge University Pathology Department clinical lecturer... |
Cambridge Cambridge The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the... |
| 1900 - 2100 | Bridget Metcalfe | Chelmsford Chelmsford Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester... |
| 2100 - 2300 | Northern Soul with Ian Gray | Cambridge Cambridge The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the... |
| 2300 - 0100 | Keith Skues Keith Skues Keith Skues MBE is a British radio personality. He is nicknamed "Cardboard Shoes".Skues was born in Timperley, Cheshire. His broadcasting career began on the British Forces Network in Cologne, Germany in 1958. This was followed by overseas tours to Kuwait, Kenya and Aden... |
Norwich Norwich Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom... |
Reporters
- Martin Borley
- Willy Guilder
- Martin Heath
- Carrol Weston
- Suki Somal
- Sarah Foster
- Andrew Radd
- Helen Popham
- Tom Percival
- Paul Ennever
- Anna Bartlett
- Richard Savage
- John Wilkinson
Past presenters
- Jim Hawkins - former presenter of the weekday Talk Show, now with BBC Radio ShropshireBBC Radio ShropshireBBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Shropshire. Launched on 23 April 1985 it broadcasts from its studios in Shrewsbury on 96 , 90 , 95 , 104.1 FM and DAB...
. - Liz KershawLiz KershawLiz Kershaw is a UK radio broadcaster.-Early career:The elder sister of fellow broadcaster and world music exponent Andy Kershaw, she began her career as a pop journalist for the Yorkshire Post before joining Leeds station Radio Aire, where her brother also worked for a time.While in Leeds, she...
- former breakfast show presenter; 2002: a presenter on BBC 6 MusicBBC 6 MusicBBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
; 2005: BBC Coventry & WarwickshireBBC Coventry & WarwickshireBBC Coventry and Warwickshire is the BBC Local Radio service serving the City of Coventry and the county of Warwickshire. It broadcasts on 94.8, 103.7 and 104 MHz FM, DAB Digital Radio and is streamed on the internet via the ....
. - Anna Murby Former presenter who started out 'making the tea' and stayed for 15 years, finished a two year stint at 6-8am weekdays but left 29 August 2008 'after spending two years getting up at 4.15am' . Anna was educated at Campion School, Bugbrooke, NorthantsCampion School (Bugbrooke)The Campion School is a co-educational comprehensive school in Bugbrooke, about from Northampton, England. Founded in 1967, it has been a Language College since September 1997. In 2011, the school became an academy....
. - Richard Oliff - former presenter of the daily lunch consumer show 2001-2005 now presents the Drive Show for *HFM - 1500 to 1900 and occasionally BBC Radio Leicester
- Dave Watkins
- Bob Walmsley
- Steve Riches - former breakfast show presenter, as of 2005 presents BBC Radio CambridgeshireBBC Radio CambridgeshireBBC Radio Cambridgeshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cambridgeshire. It originally broadcast from studios on Hills Road close to the train station in Cambridge - which have now moved to a new multi-million pound centre at the Cambridge Business Park on Cowley Road - ...
's breakfast programme - Howard StablefordHoward StablefordHoward Stableford is a television and radio presenter.Howard grew up in Preston, Lancashire, the son of a business skills lecturer and a shipping agent. He attended Hutton Grammar School...
- went on to present the BBC television series Tomorrow's WorldTomorrow's WorldTomorrow's World was a long-running BBC television series, showcasing new developments in the world of science and technology. First aired on 7 July 1965 on BBC1, it ran for 38 years until it was cancelled at the beginning of 2003.- Content :... - Martin Stanford - as of 2006 presents Sky NewsSky NewsSky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
's Sky News TodaySky News TodaySky News Today is a programme on Sky News which currently runs between 10:00am and 1:00pm and is presented by Dermot Murnaghan and Colin Brazier -Overview:... - David Saint - former presenter of 'Saint on Sunday' and the weekday afternoon programme.
- Jonathan Vernon-Smith - Now on BBC Three Counties Radio
- Andrew Radd - Former Drive Time presenter
- John Beynon - the first voice heard on Radio Northampton.
- Mervyn Gamage - presented the lunchtime discussion programme now on Moorlands RadioMoorlands RadioMoorlands Radio is a community radio station based in Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands, England. It was granted the full time licence in the second round of community radio licensing by broadcast regulator Ofcom in February 2008...
. - Steve Taschini - now Executive Editor, BBC Oxford.
External links
- BBC Radio Northampton
- History of local radio in Northamptonshire
- Bernie Keith
- Richard Oliff
- David's Transmitter World
- MDS975's Transmitter Map
- Geddington transmitter
- Northampton transmitter