manchester broadcast area greater manchester and east cheshire . broadcasts from mediacityuk salford quays england uk frequency 95.1 mhz 104.6 mhz dab 11c rds bbc manc first air date 10 september 1970 format local news talk and music language s english audience share 3.6 % march 2011 1 owner bbc local radio bbc north west webcast wma website bbc radio manchester bbc radio manchester is a bbc local radio station broadcasting to greater manchester and north east cheshire in north west england . the radio station broadcasts 24 hours a day from studios at mediacityuk in salford quays via a transmitter at holme moss with a small repeater at saddleworth that covers tameside and saddleworth . it can be heard on dab radio and via internet streaming . it is a department of the bbc north group division . contents 1 history 1.1 bbc radio manchester 1970 1988 1.1.1 opt out stations 1.2 bbc gmr 1988 2006 1.3 bbc radio manchester relaunch 2006 present 2 programming 2.1 notable presenters 2.2 former presenters 3 see also 4 external links history edit bbc radio manchester 1970 1988 edit bbc radio manchester launched at 6.00 am on 10 september 1970 as the first local radio station in the city of manchester . initially broadcasting from studios at piccadilly gardens in the city centre the station s long standing home was new broadcasting house on oxford road . radio manchester originally broadcast only on 95.1 mhz vhf fm and later added 206am medium wave . the first voice on air was alan sykes . other presenters included roy cross sandra chalmers mike riddoch and alex greenhalgh . in the mid 1970s radio manchester was notable for the midway through the day programme which introduced strip programming and ran from lunchtime until 7.00 pm . presenters changed throughout the day and it was the precursor of the now common chat and music format . at the same time radio manchester began an evening programme from 10.00 pm to midnight which often repeated interviews from midway through the day . opt out stations edit in 1983 and 1984 the radio station ran a series of experimental community stations each of which used the 1296 khz am frequency in turn . the stations were bbc radio bury late 1983 early 1984 bbc radio oldham bbc radio rochdale eight weeks from 14 may 1984 bbc radio trafford which operated from a mobile studio in a school playground and bbc radio wigan summer 1984 . the stations were part time services which opted out from the main bbc radio manchester service . bbc gmr 1988 2006 edit from october 1988 until 3 april 2006 the station was named bbc gmr greater manchester and for a brief period in 1997 gmr talk . bbc greater manchester radio . programmes included a phone in with allan beswick now the station s weekday breakfast presenter late night music and comedy show michelle mullane around midnight and gmr brass a brass band music programme . gmr was part of the bbc night network . in 1996 bbc gmr began broadcasting from a second transmitter from saddleworth on 104.6 fm which had and continues to serve as a transmitter for key 103 for over 20 years . this meant areas of the upper tame valley including saddleworth and tameside down to hyde saw improved coverage which was poor at times from holme moss especially indoors . bbc radio manchester relaunch 2006 present edit after 18 years the station reverted to its original name radio manchester . the first voice on the relaunched station was that of tony wilson followed by long time local personality and breakfast presenter terry christian the first song was manchester by the beautiful south . at 6.00 am on saturday 8 october 2011 the station ended its transmissions from its oxford road studios and began broadcasting from mediacityuk in salford quays . the final show from oxford road was presented by darryl morris and the first from the new studios by andy crane . programming edit the majority of the station s programming is produced and broadcast from salford quays . during off peak hours bbc radio manchester also carries some shared programming with sister station bbc radio lancashire . as with all bbc local radio stations it also airs the networked weekday evening shows originating from bbc radio leeds and produced independently by wire free productions . during the station s downtime bbc radio lancashire simulcasts bbc radio 5 live overnight . notable presenters edit mike sweeney becky want stephanie hirst former presenters edit gordon burns sandra chalmers terry christian darryl morris susie mathis caroline woodruff tony wilson jeff cooper the baron see also edit manchester sports eastern horizon external links edit bbc radio manchester official website bbc radio manchester marks 40 years on the air v t e bbc local radio east bbc essex radio cambridgeshire radio norfolk radio northampton radio suffolk three counties radio east midlands radio derby radio leicester radio nottingham east yorkshire and lincolnshire radio humberside radio lincolnshire north west radio lancashire radio manchester radio merseyside north east and cumbria bbc tees bbc newcastle radio cumbria south east radio kent bbc surrey bbc sussex south radio berkshire radio oxford radio solent london radio london south west and the channel islands radio cornwall radio devon radio guernsey radio jersey west radio bristol radio gloucestershire bbc somerset bbc wiltshire west midlands bbc wm bbc coventry & warwickshire bbc hereford and worcester radio shropshire radio stoke yorkshire radio leeds radio sheffield radio york former stations dorset fm radio durham southern counties radio thames valley fm v t e radio stations in greater manchester england longwave am stations 198 bbc radio 4 252 rt radio 1 medium wave am stations 909 693 bbc radio 5 live 1089 1053 talksport 1152 key 2 1215 absolute radio 1350 radio cavell 1377 asian sound radio 1458 gold fm stations 88.4 gaydio 89.3 89.8 bbc radio 2 90.1 legacy fm 91.5 91.9 bbc radio 3 92.8 unity radio 93.7 94.1 bbc radio 4 94.4 salford city radio 95.1 104.6 bbc radio manchester 96.2 96.2 the revolution 96.5 bolton fm 96.9 all fm 97.0 crescent radio 97.2 wythenshawe fm 97.7 radio x 98.9 99.3 bbc radio 1 99.7 oldham community radio 100.4 smooth radio 101.1 classic fm 102.0 capital 102.4 wish fm 103.0 key 103 103.6 tameside radio 104.9 imagine fm 105.4 heart 106.1 xs manchester 106.6 north manchester fm 107.4 tower fm 107.8 pure radio . the fm bbc radio stations are broadcast from two transmitters holme moss and saddleworth . dab stations absolute radio absolute radio 80s absolute radio 90s asian sound radio bbc radio 1 bbc radio 2 bbc radio 3 bbc radio 4 bbc radio 4 extra bbc radio 5 live bbc radio 5 live sports extra bbc radio 6 music bbc asian network bbc world service bbc radio manchester bfbs radio classic fm capital capital xtra heart north west heat radio key 103 key 2 key 3 kiss lbc magic uk planet rock premier christian radio radio x smooth extra smooth radio north west talksport ucb uk christian multiplexes ce manchester local united kingdom radio markets aberdeen glasgow london liverpool manchester northern ireland south west england west midlands west yorkshire worcester see also list of radio stations in the united kingdom coordinates 53 28 44 n 2 17 20 w 53.479 n 2.289 w 53.479 ; 2.289 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bbc radio manchester & oldid 743095629 categories radio stations established in 1970bbc local radioradio stations in manchester1970 establishments in englandhidden categories use dmy dates from july 2012use british english from july 2012official website different in wikidata and wikipediacoordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact 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