Rossendale Radio
Encyclopedia
104.7 Rossendale Radio is a local radio station in the north west of England
, broadcasting on 104.7FM to Haslingden
, Rawtenstall
, Ramsbottom
and surrounding areas and online at www.rossendaleradio.co.uk.
within East Lancashire and the adjoining area of Northern Greater Manchester. The broadcast area consists of Baxenden
, Edenfield
, Haslingden, Helmshore
, Loveclough
, Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall
, Rising Bridge, Stacksteads
, Stubbins
, Summerseat
, Crawshawbooth
, Waterfoot and parts of Bacup
.
The radio station is based at the erstwhile Agapao Impact Centre in Haslingden. Ofcom
awarded a community radio licence to "Rossendale Radio CIC" and will run for at least five years.
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...
, broadcasting on 104.7FM to Haslingden
Haslingden
Haslingden is a small town in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It is north of Manchester. The name means 'valley of the hazels', though the town is in fact set on a high and windy hill. In the early 20th century Haslingden had the status of a municipal borough, but following local government...
, Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall is a town at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, in Lancashire, England. It is the seat for the Borough of Rossendale, in which it is located. The town lies 18 miles north of Manchester, 22 miles east of the county town of Preston and 45 miles south east of Lancaster...
, Ramsbottom
Ramsbottom
Ramsbottom is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on the course of the River Irwell, in the West Pennine Moors. Historically within Lancashire, it is located north-northwest of Bury, and north-northwest of Manchester...
and surrounding areas and online at www.rossendaleradio.co.uk.
Broadcast Area
The primary broadcasting area is the Rossendale ValleyRossendale Valley
The Rossendale Valley is part of the Forest of Rossendale, an upland area of North West England, in Lancashire. The area is within the Borough of Rossendale...
within East Lancashire and the adjoining area of Northern Greater Manchester. The broadcast area consists of Baxenden
Baxenden
Baxenden is a village and ward located in the Borough of Hyndburn in Lancashire, North-West England. Baxenden is sometimes known to the locals as ‘Bash’.- History :...
, Edenfield
Edenfield
Edenfield is a village within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. Lying on the River Irwell, it is around north of Ramsbottom, south of Rawtenstall, and west of Norden, and has a total population of 2,080....
, Haslingden, Helmshore
Helmshore
Helmshore is a village in the Rossendale Valley, Lancashire, England. It is situated south of Haslingden, broadly between the A56 and the B6235, approximately 16 miles north of Manchester.- Early history :...
, Loveclough
Loveclough
Loveclough is a small hamlet at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, in Lancashire, England. It is located next to Crawshawbooth, a larger town with a school and shops, and Rawtenstall, a larger town that is connected via motorway to cities such as Manchester...
, Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall is a town at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, in Lancashire, England. It is the seat for the Borough of Rossendale, in which it is located. The town lies 18 miles north of Manchester, 22 miles east of the county town of Preston and 45 miles south east of Lancaster...
, Rising Bridge, Stacksteads
Stacksteads
Stacksteads is a village between the towns Bacup and Waterfoot in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. Stacksteads includes a quarry called Lee Quarry which has also been transformed into a mountain bike trail.-History:...
, Stubbins
Stubbins
Stubbins is an industrial village in the southern part of the Rossendale Valley, Lancashire.It is half a mile north of Ramsbottom town centre on the A676 between Bolton and Edenfield. For local government purposes, it receives services from Rossendale Borough Council and Lancashire County Council...
, Summerseat
Summerseat
Summerseat is a village in the Ramsbottom district of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Irwell Valley, on the course of the River Irwell to the north of Bury, along the course of the M66 motorway....
, Crawshawbooth
Crawshawbooth
Crawshawbooth is a small village on the edge of the Pennine Hills in England just north of the market town of Rawtenstall, Lancashire, and just south of Loveclough. It is part of the valley of Rossendale, an ancient royal hunting ground...
, Waterfoot and parts of Bacup
Bacup
Bacup is a town within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. It is located amongst the South Pennines, along Lancashire's eastern boundary with West Yorkshire. The town sits within a rural setting in the Forest of Rossendale, amongst the steep-sided upper-Irwell Valley, through which the...
.
Origins
The station commenced official broadcasting on 1 May 2010 following a three year period which saw the group apply and obtain a community radio licence from Ofcom and apply for funding from numerous sources.The radio station is based at the erstwhile Agapao Impact Centre in Haslingden. Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
awarded a community radio licence to "Rossendale Radio CIC" and will run for at least five years.
Genre
Rossendale Radio's music policy consists of contemporary music from the last five decades and also features a number of specialist music programmes, consisting of rock, theatre/film, dance music, house music, new music, downtempo/chillout and other differing genres. Information, guests, interviews, local news and sport also feature extensively on the radio station.Presenters and workforce
Rossendale radio is a not-for-profit organisation that is staffed mainly by volunteers. It is administrated by a day-to-day team under the control of a charity called Agapao International. The volunteer presenters are as follows:| Name | Show(s) |
|---|---|
| Big H | , Monday to Friday 7 am – 11 am & Club104 Friday 6 pm – 9 pm |
| Peter Sweetmore | , Monday to Friday 11 am - 1 pm & Saturday Breakfast 8 am – 11 am |
| Andy Cook | Valley Drive, Monday to Friday 3 pm - 7 pm |
| Olly & Liam | Wednesday night takeover, 7 pm – 9 pm |
| Andrea Day | Stage and screen on Rossendale Radio, Sunday 7 pm – 10 pm |
| Si Carvell | Decadance, Saturday 9 pm – 12 midnight |
| Terry Butterworth | Rossendale Rocks, Monday 7 pm – 10 pm |
| Colin Hanslip | Chillfactor Sunday, 10 pm – 12 midnight |
| Shaun Smith | Sunday mornings breakfast show, 8 am – 11 am and Early Breakfast, 5 am - 7 am weekdays |
| Dave Harvey | Soul and Motown, Tuesday 7 pm – 10 pm & Community show, Sunday 5 pm -7 pm |
| Catherine | Saturday Jukebox 11 am - 2 pm |
| Henry Hewitt | Saturday Sport 2 pm - 6 pm & Sunday Jukebox, 11 am – 2 pm |
| Graeme Park | The Graeme Park Radio show, Friday 9 pm – 11 pm |
| Christian | Friday 11 pm – 1 am |
| EJ | Weekdays 1 pm - 3 pm & Saturdays 6 pm – 9 pm |
| Colin James | Newsreader |