Magic 1161
Encyclopedia
Magic 1161 is a commercial radio station which broadcasts to the East Riding of Yorkshire
and Northern Lincolnshire
in England
since 1997.
It is the AM
sister station of Viking FM and is a part of the Magic Radio
Network within the Bauer
Radio group.
The studios are based at Commercial Road in Hull
, East Riding of Yorkshire
.
" (not to be confused with the service operated by UBC), "Classic Gold Radio", "Great Yorkshire Gold" and "Great Yorkshire Radio". Most of these formats with the exception of "Viking Gold" shared programmes with the AM stations of the "Yorkshire Radio Network
".
In January 2003 after a sharp decline in listening, the station ceased networking with the London station, Magic 105.4, and a regional northern network was created with Magic 1152
at the hub at the weekend and the Newcastle station of the same name during the week. During networked hours, local adverts are aired, as well as a local news summary on the hour.
From July 2006, more networking was introduced across the Northern Magic AM network which means only 4 hours a day will be presented from the local studios, this show will be between 06:00 and 10:00am. The weekday Breakfast show is presented by Darren Lethem. with weekend breakfast presented by Ben Dixon and Liam Smedley.
Current weekday line up is
6am - Darren Lethem @ Breakfast
10am - Nick Wright ( inc Golden Years )
2pm - Dave Campbell ( inc Magic Gold Jukebox )
6pm - Richard Allen ( inc 60s at 6 and 70s at 7 )
10pm - Steve Philips ( Mon to Thurs )
10pm - Magic Love with Vicki Archer ( Friday )
2am - Keith Martin
Saturday line up is
6am - Ben Dixon
10am - Dave Lee Travis
1pm - 70s Magic with Nick Wright
4pm - 80s Magic with Dave Campbell
6pm - Steppin' Out with Keith Martin
10pm - Magic Love with Vicki Archer
2am - Paul Griffiths
Sunday line up is
6am - Liam Smedley
10am - Dave Lee Travis
1pm - 60s Magic with Steve Colman
4pm - Magic Gold Jukebox with Keith Martin
7pm - Magic at the Movies with Richard Allen
10pm - Magic Love with Vicki Archer
2am - Paul Griffiths
. The rest of the time idents are in the form of Voice-over
s which use the voice of Vicki Archer, one of Magic's presenters, and Simon Ross.
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
and Northern Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
in England
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...
since 1997.
It is the AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
sister station of Viking FM and is a part of the Magic Radio
Magic Radio
Magic is a music radio and a TV brand in the United Kingdom, run by the German publishing company Bauer.-Magic Radio in United Kingdom:...
Network within the Bauer
Bauer Verlagsgruppe
The Bauer Media Group is a large German publishing company based in Hamburg, which operates in 15 countries worldwide. Since the company was founded in 1875, it has been privately-owned and under management by the Bauer family. It was formerly called Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG, abbreviated to HBV...
Radio group.
The studios are based at Commercial Road in Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
.
History
This station was formed when Viking Radio split its 1161 (originally said "Double-One-Six-One) medium wave frequency from its FM service in 1988. It has had many name changes, including "Viking Gold", "Classic GoldClassic Gold
Classic Gold was a network of three "Gold" music formatted stations which broadcast on AM in Bradford, Hull and Sheffield. They were the Pennine Radio, Viking Radio and Radio Hallam's medium wave franchises...
" (not to be confused with the service operated by UBC), "Classic Gold Radio", "Great Yorkshire Gold" and "Great Yorkshire Radio". Most of these formats with the exception of "Viking Gold" shared programmes with the AM stations of the "Yorkshire Radio Network
Yorkshire Radio Network
Not to be confused with Yorkshire Radio.The Yorkshire Radio Network was a group of three radio stations which shared programmes in the evening and at weekends...
".
Programming
In December 2001, EMAP decided that it was more economical for the Magic network to share off-peak programmes and in line with the other Magic AM stations began networking between 10am-2pm, and 7pm-6am. During these hours it was simply known as Magic, although there were local commercial breaks, and local news on the hour.In January 2003 after a sharp decline in listening, the station ceased networking with the London station, Magic 105.4, and a regional northern network was created with Magic 1152
Magic 1152
Magic 1152 is the name of an Independent Local Radio station in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. It forms part of the Magic network owned by Bauer Radio. It shares a studio complex with sister station Metro Radio at the 55 Degrees North complex, next to the Tyne Bridge...
at the hub at the weekend and the Newcastle station of the same name during the week. During networked hours, local adverts are aired, as well as a local news summary on the hour.
From July 2006, more networking was introduced across the Northern Magic AM network which means only 4 hours a day will be presented from the local studios, this show will be between 06:00 and 10:00am. The weekday Breakfast show is presented by Darren Lethem. with weekend breakfast presented by Ben Dixon and Liam Smedley.
Current weekday line up is
6am - Darren Lethem @ Breakfast
10am - Nick Wright ( inc Golden Years )
2pm - Dave Campbell ( inc Magic Gold Jukebox )
6pm - Richard Allen ( inc 60s at 6 and 70s at 7 )
10pm - Steve Philips ( Mon to Thurs )
10pm - Magic Love with Vicki Archer ( Friday )
2am - Keith Martin
Saturday line up is
6am - Ben Dixon
10am - Dave Lee Travis
1pm - 70s Magic with Nick Wright
4pm - 80s Magic with Dave Campbell
6pm - Steppin' Out with Keith Martin
10pm - Magic Love with Vicki Archer
2am - Paul Griffiths
Sunday line up is
6am - Liam Smedley
10am - Dave Lee Travis
1pm - 60s Magic with Steve Colman
4pm - Magic Gold Jukebox with Keith Martin
7pm - Magic at the Movies with Richard Allen
10pm - Magic Love with Vicki Archer
2am - Paul Griffiths
Imaging
The station presently uses very few sung idents, mostly they can be heard after the news each hour, these are produced by Steve EnglandSteve England
Steve England has spent over 35 years in radio production and at present runs a jingle production company in Leek, Staffordshire, which was established in 1997...
. The rest of the time idents are in the form of Voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
s which use the voice of Vicki Archer, one of Magic's presenters, and Simon Ross.