1053 1071 1089 1107 khz dab 11d england wales n. ireland 12a scotland freeview 723 sky 0108 virgin media 927 first air date 14 february 1995 as talk radio uk 17 january 2000 as talksport format sports commentary sports discussion sports phone in sports news audience share 2.2 % september 2014 rajar owner wireless group news corp sister stations talksport 2 talkradio virgin radio uk website talksport.com talksport styled as talksport owned by wireless group is a sports radio station and the global audio partner of the english premier league . broadcast from london to the united kingdom talksport is the only national radio station broadcasting sport and sports coverage 24 hours a day having dropped 39 hours of non sports content on 2 april 2012 . its content includes live coverage of sports exclusive interviews with the leading names in sport and entertainment phone ins and discussion . talksport alongside sister station talksport 2 is an official broadcaster of the euro 2016 premier league fa cup england friendly internationals football league league cup aviva premiership super league atp world tour masters 1000 and natwest t20 blast royal london one day cup indian premier league icc world twenty20 as well as broadcasting selected champions league and europa league games . in the united kingdom talksport is available on 1053 khz 1071 khz 1089 khz and 1107 khz dab sky virgin media freeview on mobile and online at talksport.com . talksport will be available on freesat from april 2016 . outside the united kingdom and republic of ireland talksport broadcasts live commentary of every premier league match around the world in multiple languages including english spanish and mandarin . on 25 june 2016 rupert murdoch s news corp announced that it was acquiring the parent wireless group company for 296 million . 1 contents 1 talk radio era 2 creation of talksport 3 uk programming 4 notable presenters 4.1 notable current presenters 4.2 notable former presenters 5 live sports coverage 6 programming highlights 7 station management 8 frequencies 9 audience 10 talksport 2 11 talksport live 12 talksport south africa 13 other media 14 books dvds and games 15 controversies 16 references 17 external links talk radio era edit the station was originally and officially launched as talk radio uk on 14 february 1995 with sean bolger and samantha meah presenting the original talk radio breakfast show . however the first live broadcast had been caeser the geezer s phone in which aired the previous night . other presenters on talk radio included jeremy beadle scott chisholm moz dee tommy boyd anna raeburn gary newbon terry christian ronnie barbour jonny gould and dale winton . also joining the line up were caesar the geezer and wild al kelly dubbed as shock jocks . a year later talk radio launched a new breakfast show presented by paul ross and carol mcgiffin . former bbc radio 1 dj simon bates also joined the station along with james whale ian collins and mike dickin . talk radio made their first foray into the world of sports radio rights bidding by purchasing the rights to broadcast the football league from bbc radio five live for the 1997 98 season . in addition the station broadcast their first fifa world cup from france in 1998 with them bringing in the sky sports commentary team of alan parry and andy gray to commentate on the major matches . tony lockwood clive allen and dave roberts covered additional games in france . talk radio also acquired up the rights to broadcast manchester united s matches in the champions league for the 1998 99 season . creation of talksport edit on 12 november 1998 talkco holdings whose chairman and chief executive was former sun editor kelvin mackenzie purchased talk radio . 2 this led to a mass clearout of presenters including nick abbot anna raeburn tommy boyd and peter deeley with them putting in place a more sports oriented programming schedule including the sportszone with alan parry gary newbon tony lockwood tom watt and former century radio sports editor dave roberts presenting the weekend edition of the sports breakfast . in late 1999 talkco rebranded as the wireless group announced a relaunch of talk radio to become the uk s first national commercial sports radio station called talksport . the relaunch occurred at midnight on 17 january 2000 and was accompanied by the station moving from oxford street to a new studio in hatfields on the south bank of the river thames . now mainly dedicated to sport the programming lineup was drastically altered beginning with the sports breakfast show a mid morning motoring show called the car guys with further sports programming in the afternoon and evening . almost all the station s talk show presenters were axed at the time including the big boys breakfast with david banks and nick ferrari with only james whale ian collins and mike dickin surviving . to complement their new format talksport purchased the rights to broadcast manchester united arsenal and newcastle in the uefa champions league the fa cup england football internationals uefa cup england s winter cricket tours to south africa zimbabwe pakistan and india british and irish lions tours to south africa and new zealand and rights to the super league rugby league world cup and world title boxing fights . the new line up involved a number of presenters and commentators . they included alan brazil mark nicholas chris cowdrey geoffrey boycott mike parry peter shilton brian moore brough scott tom watt gary newbon ian darke tony banks and alvin martin . uk programming edit talksport s programming consists of sports talk live coverage discussion and phone in debate 24 hours a day . the weekday schedule begins with the morning s sports news debate and reaction on the alan brazil sports breakfast which is co hosted by guest presenters including dominic cork ray parlour and ray wilkins . jim white follows with an in depth look at the day s sport with interviews and discussion . hawksbee & jacobs present through the afternoon with sports gossip interviews and chat followed by drive time with adrian durham and darren gough round up the day s sports news with debate . kick off hosted by mark saggers then guides listeners through the evening s sporting action with live commentary and discussion . andy goldstein and jason cundy take further phone calls and debate on the sports bar before handing over to the overnight show either the two mikes or extra time an overnight sports show with news interviews and action from around the globe . on saturday and sunday talksport has full coverage of the weekend s sport starting with the weekend sports breakfast followed by all the pre match build up on the warm up with jon richardson matt forde and max rushden . every weekend you can follow the latest news and scores from around the grounds on matchday live and sunday exclusive including live premier league commentary followed by a post match phone in and the press pass on sundays a quick witted analysis of the week s sports stories combined with reaction to all the premier league action hosted by ray stubbs . talksport also broadcasts specialist programming long running fishing based phone in fisherman s blues hosted by nigel botherway howzat a cricket show with dominic cork fight club a monthly boxing programme hosted by gareth a. davies my sporting life with danny kelly an in depth interview with sporting legends and trans europe express with danny kelly a weekly european football show . notable presenters edit this article s list of people may not follow wikipedia s verifiability or notability policies . please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources cited within this article showing they are notable and members of this list or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations . january 2016 notable current presenters edit talksport have a selection of regular presenters and commentators which include adrian durham alan brazil andy goldstein andy gray andy jacobs bob ballard dominic cork danny kelly darren gough gary taphouse georgie bingham jason cundy jim white jon richardson jim proudfoot mark saggers max rushden nat coombs paul hawksbee ray stubbs richard keys sam matterface and geoff peters . former professional sportsmen provide expert comment on a variety of the station s programmes including alvin martin andy gray bobby gould danny higginbotham jeff probyn matt holland mike tindall micky quinn michael gray neil warnock perry groves ray houghton ray parlour ray wilkins stewart robson and stuart pearce . the station also has a team of staff and freelance journalists and reporters bringing listeners the latest news and sport through their bulletins and programmes including graham beecroft . notable former presenters edit talksport s original line up included alan brazil mark nicholas chris cowdrey geoffrey boycott alan parry peter shilton brian moore brough scott tom watt gary newbon ian darke tony banks james whale ian collins derek hatton and mike dickin . other past presenters include colin murray stan collymore jon gaunt nicky horne tommy boyd charlie wolf george lamb bill young gethin jones mike mendoza rhodri williams jeremy kyle dave roberts chris cooper rodney marsh ian wright rob mccaffrey russell brand russ williams johnny vaughan steve bower kelly dalglish and george galloway . live sports coverage edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message talksport and talksport 2 has exclusive and non exclusive rights to various sports in the uk 3 football premier league football league play off finals league cup fa cup england friendly internationals and away qualifiers community shield uefa champions league uefa europa league la liga fifa world cup uefa european football championship rugby aviva premiership rugby world cup super league world club series cricket icc world twenty20 natwest t20 blast royal london one day cup indian premier league golf wgc dell match play championship horse racing grand national royal ascot cheltenham festival the derby tennis atp world tour masters 1000 atp world tour finals french open motorsport motogp programming highlights edit may 2001 talksport secured rights to broadcast premier league games for the first time . the radio authority granted the station permission to broadcast games involving chelsea fulham and tottenham hotspur on their london transmitters only . 4 later talksport also secured similar deals with everton blackburn rovers and manchester city for their transmitters in greater manchester merseyside and lancashire following approval from the radio authority . the station also had the ability to split their transmitters in the west midlands for games involving aston villa but this never came to fruition . december 2002 talksport announced plans for the station s first ever music show . an easy listening music show entitled champagne & roses with gerald harper was broadcast each saturday evening . the show was axed after less than six months 5 june 2004 talksport broadcast their first international football tournament officially . euro 2004 from portugal was broadcast live on talksport with commentary of various matches including the final from jim proudfoot and alvin martin . 6 june 2006 the station broadcast the 2006 world cup with live match commentary of all 64 matches in germany . commentary was provided by jim proudfoot chris cooper nigel pearson ian danter tim white and geoff peters with punditry from alvin martin rodney marsh gary stevens jason cundy and micky quinn . 7 august 2006 former sky sports presenter kelly dalglish became the first female sports presenter on talksport hosting monday s edition of kick off alongside gabriele marcotti and jason cundy 8 october 2006 talksport becomes the first national commercial radio broadcaster to win premier league commentary rights . talksport wins a