BBC Radio Merseyside
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BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. The third BBC local radio station to launch on 22 November 1967, it broadcasts from its studios in Paradise St, Liverpool on 95.8 (Allerton Park) FM, 1485 (Wallasey) MW and DAB.
The Allerton Park transmitter also sends Radio City on 96.7FM. Both have the same coverage.
From 7pm until 1am each weekday, it shares programming with other BBC local radio shows in the North West, for those areas who can receive North West Today BBC news.
In 2004 reporters Simon Moffatt and Simon Harris flew to South Africa and launched the Books for Tembisa campaign. It was an inspired appeal as it was not 'give us your money.' The two journalists introduced us to children like Elton who told about their difficult lives in the township of Tembisa. The listeners were then asked to donate books. Over 100,000 childrens books were donated and the radio station then built something like 40 libraries in Tembisa Schools.
External links
- BBC Radio Merseyside
- Station history
- Media UK - BBC Radio Merseyside
- North West Radio.
- History of local radio in Merseyside.
- MDS975's Transmitter map.
- Allerton transmitter.
- Wallasey transmitter.
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