Radio Merseyside
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| City | Liverpool |
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| Broadcast area | Merseyside, western Lancashire and north western Cheshire |
| Frequency | 95.8 MHz, 1485 kHz, DAB |
| First air date | 22 November 1967 |
| Format | Local news, sport, talk and music |
| Language(s) | English |
| Owner |
BBC Local Radio, BBC North West |
| Website | BBC Radio Merseyside |
First studio was in Sir Thomas Street and the frequency was 95.85
BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for Merseyside, England. It was the third BBC local radio station, launching on 22 November 1967, initially serving south west Lancashire. According to RAJAR the station has a listenership figure of 339,000 which represents a reach audience of 20%.
BBC Radio Merseyside broadcasts from its studios in Hanover St, Liverpool on 95.8 MHz (Allerton Park), 1485 kHz (Wallasey) and DAB.
The Allerton Park transmitter also transmits Radio City on 96.7 MHz. Both have the same coverage. DAB signals come from the EMAP Digital EMAP Liverpool 11B multiplex] from Billinge Hill (between St Helens and Wigan), Hope Mountain (between Buckley and Wrexham) and Radio City Tower (on top of Radio City's studios).
On 15 July 2006, BBC Radio Merseyside moved from its former home in Paradise Street, Liverpool, to a new purpose-built studio building on the corner of Hanover Street and College Lane in Liverpool. This building has three ground-floor studios next to a public performance space. An open learning centre is on the first floor and the main office is on the second floor. It's the third building Radio Merseyside has occupied since it was launched in 1967 from studios on the sixth floor of a council-owned building, Commerce House, in Sir Thomas Street. The station moved to Paradise Street in 1981.
In October 2006, the studio building was nominated and made the Building Design shortlist for the inaugural Carbuncle Cup, which was ultimately awarded to Drake Circus Shopping Centre in Plymouth.
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