disambiguation . this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message rock fm city preston broadcast area lancashire frequency fm 97.4 mhz dab 12a first air date 5 october 1982 format contemporary hits audience share 9.4 % june 2014 rajar power 1.4 kw owner bauer radio sister stations rock fm 2 rock fm 3 webcast radio player website www.rockfm.co.uk rock fm is an independent local radio station broadcasting to lancashire north west england and some parts of north wales . its output is mainly contemporary pop and current chart hits . the station is owned & operated by bauer radio and forms part of bauer s city 1 network of stations . the total survey area of the station for rajar is broadly defined as western southern and central lancashire including parts of greater manchester and merseyside . but the station is audible on fm from cumbria down into wales and towards the west midlands . rock fm and its sister stations rock fm 2 and rock fm 3 are based at studios in a converted church st. paul s in preston . the station can be received across most of north west england and north wales . rock fm consistently rates as the number one commercial radio station in its target service area by reach share and hours . over a quarter of all adults in its market listen every week . contents 1 overview 2 programming 2.1 news 3 references 4 external links overview edit rock fm logo used from 2004 to 2015 . in 1990 red rose radio which was transmitted on 97.4 mhz and 999 khz was split into two stations red rose rock fm using the fm frequency and red rose gold on the medium wave frequency . the managing director was dave lincoln with mark matthews as programme director and at that time the station was owned by the miss world group later known as transworld communications owned by owen oyston and which subsequently became part of bauer radio previously emap radio . programming edit local programming is produced and broadcast from rock fm s preston studios from 6am 2pm and 3 7pm on weekdays 2 6pm on saturdays and 12 4pm on sundays . rock fm also carries networked programming from sister stations key 103 in manchester radio aire in leeds and forth 1 in edinburgh . the vodafone big top 40 is syndicated from global radio at its capital studios in london for broadcast on over 145 commercial radio stations across the uk . the station s local presenters are steve and janine marsh weekday breakfast fiona sadler david ditchfield and mark freejack freejack s classic cuts . 1 the station s nation network presenters include paddy mcguinness darryl morris dave kelly jack wood kelly pegg marvin humes simon morykin wes butters and so wright . 2 news edit rock fm broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays from 7am to 1pm on saturdays and sundays . headlines are broadcast on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows alongside sport and traffic bulletins . national bulletins from sky news radio are carried overnight with bespoke networked bulletins on weekend afternoons usually produced at sister station radio aire in leeds . references edit rock fm djs 1 external links edit official website v t e bauer media group publishing consumer titles australia apc australian geographic the australian women s weekly cleo cosmopolitan dolly empire fhm grazia harper s bazaar motor nw ok people the picture qantas the australian way rolling stone rugby league week street machine take 5 techlife top gear tv week wheels woman s day zoo weekly consumer titles germany auf einen blick autozeitung bravo joy das neue blatt neue post volksstimme consumer titles new zealand metro north & south consumer titles united kingdom angling times bella bike bird watching car classic bike closer empire fhm first golf world grazia heat kerrang match model rail mojo more motor cycle news mcn parker s performance bikes pop practical classics practical fishkeeping practical photography pregnancy & birth q rail take a break that s life today s golfer tv choice tv quick zoo consumer titles united states astrogirl first for women in touch weekly ideas and discoveries j 14 life & style weekly m quizfest soap opera update defunct soaps in depth twist woman s world bauer radio bauer city 1 cfm clyde 1 forth 1 hallam fm key 103 metro radio mfr northsound 1 radio aire radio borders radio city rock fm tay fm tfm viking fm west fm bauer city 2 clyde 2 forth 2 hallam 2 key 2 metro 2 radio mfr 2 northsound 2 radio aire 2 radio city 2 rock fm 2 tay 2 tfm 2 viking 2 west sound ayrshire west sound dumfries and galloway bauer city 3 clyde 3 forth 3 hallam 3 key 3 metro 3 radio mfr 3 radio aire 3 radio city 3 rock fm 3 tay 3 tfm 3 viking 3 free radio free radio 80s free radio birmingham free radio coventry & warwickshire free radio herefordshire & worcestershire free 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47 49 50 95 96 98 99 2000 02 03 04 06 07 08 10 11 12 14 15 wards ashton brookfield cadley college deepdale greyfriars ingol larches lea moor park preston rural east preston rural north ribbleton riversway st george s st matthew s sharoe green town centre tulketh constituencies preston by elections 1929 36 40 46 2000 preston north preston south wyre and preston north coordinates 53 48 n 2 36 w 53.8 n 2.6 w 53.8 ; 2.6 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rock fm & oldid 743094599 categories bauer radioradio stations in lancashiremedia in prestonbauer city networkradio stations established in 19821982 establishments in englandhidden categories use dmy dates from february 2016use british english from february 2016articles lacking sources from january 2015all articles lacking sourcescoordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation 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