Former Pirate Radio Locations To Disappear

Wirral Partnership Homes, the housing association which runs Wirral's council housing stock has decided to demolish more tha half of Wirral's tower blocks.

Moreton Height's, once home to pirate stations in the 1980's and more recently to the transmitters of legal station 7 waves community Radio is also to be demolished. This is due to the cost of refurbishment, as it would be too expensive to bring the buildings up to standard plus there is under occupation to to their decline in popularity.
Full article archived at: www.conceptnews.org/moreton

May Bank Holiday Weekend 2011

1314//1395 KHz Merseyland Alternative Radio has been on since Good Friday on both frequencies plus online at: www.mar.me.uk/ 1314 is the stronger signal on Merseyside.

90.2 Radio Apapa were on for a while in the evening of Sunday 1st May.

Central Radio returned to 100.8 for their usual Bank Holiday broadcast. There was a shortage of presenters throughout the afternoon but the usual evening presenters Tom Webb and Jim Lowe were on followed by an improvised talk show with Jim Brown till 11 PM. There was no web stream available for this broadcast so there were no additional AM transmissions.
Details at: http://www.centralradio.info/

102.2 The Scene were on for a few hours on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th April

105.00 Merseyland Alternative Radio were on for several hours on Sunday and Monday 1-2 May playing music and doing adjustments.

Easter Bank Holiday Weekend 2011

Central Radio made their usual appearance on Easter Monday, as well as MAR

100.8 Central Radio (0930-0130)

1314 Khz Merseyland Alt. Radio were on from Good Friday through to Monday

Radio Jackie North Tribute Broadcast

Radio Jackie North did a tribute broadcast this weekend (14-15 November 2009) in memory of it's founder, the late Rick Dane.
Frequencies were 1386 AM, 105.00 FM (Via MAR) and 100.8 FM (Via Central Radio)
The RJN website is at: http://www.rjn.me.uk/
Radio Xanadu was also on 107.00

Merseyside Stations Heard 25-10-09

Merseyside Stations Heard 25-10-09

This is the 30th anniversary weekend of Merseyland Alternative Radio here oan Merseyside.

The station has been on 1386 Khz MW for most of the weekend, as well as on 105 FM and on line at: http://www.mar1386.com

Radio Xanadu has also been on 107 FM and on line at: http://www.radioxanadu.co.uk

Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin No. 153

Ofcom today publishes Broadcast Bulletin issue number 143.

The Bulletin can be found at: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/obb/prog_cb/obb143/

Merseyland Alternative radio 30th Anniversary Broadcast

MAR is currently on 1386 kHz today. (11Oct 09)

The weekend of 24th & 25th sees the 30th anniversary of when MAR first appeared on air.To celebrate this MAR will be broadcasting on both days and will feature MAR past and present, with some of the original dj's appearing alongside the current crew. The voices from the past that you will definitely be able to hear will be Dave Simpson, John Dwyer, Paul Jay, Bert Williams & Mike Stand, hopefully a few others will appear too.

Via Steve Martin (conceptworld eGroup)