Leicester Sound
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| Broadcast area | Leicester |
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| Frequency | 105.4 MHz |
| First air date | 7 September 1984 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Audience share | 6.8% (September 2007, [1]) |
| Owner | Global Radio |
| Website | www.leicestersound.co.uk |
Leicester Sound is an Independent Local Radio station in Leicester, England. Launched September 7th 1984. Radio Trent bought and transformed the old studios and frequency of Centre Radio, which closed in 1983. Before October 1988, it used to broadcast on 1260 MW. Also in 1988, it changed its name to Sound FM, then reverting back to its old name in 1991. Before January 1992, it shared its evening programmes with Trent FM. From then on it became part of Midlands Radio plc, and shared programmes with Mercia FM. In late 1993, GWR Group bought out Midlands Radio plc. In January 1997, the frequency changed from 103.2 to 105.4FM, with a much more powerful signal, to be heard by most of Leicestershire.
The Drive show is presented by Damien St. John and Naomi Kent, who also present the Saturday Breakfast show. The Daytime show is presented by Steffan La Touche.
After 7pm, Leicester Sound takes networked programmes from GCap. The regular Weeknight line up shows Kevin Hughes presenting Music Control from 7pm and Graham Torrington presenting Late Night Love from 10pm - 12am, which is broadcast across all One Network radio stations outside of London.
Ivan D'Sa remains at Leicester Sound as Weekend Presenter in addition to swing/cover work during the week at both Leicester Sound and RAM FM in Derby. Ivan has worked at Leicester Sound, on and off, since 1995. Sara Blizzard, the East Midlands Today weather presenter was part of the Breakfast team in the mid-1990s.
Based in the Meridian Business Park, Leicester, close to Junction 21 of the M1 (and close to the M69).
The transmitter is just north of Billesdon, eight miles east of Leicester, near the A47, being there since 1997.
Some of the original presenters of Leicester Sound were:
- Nick Murden, original first presenter of the station (Deceased).
- Guy Morris, from Trent original line-up from 1975, formerly of Ocean Sound also.
- David Lloyd, from Trent in Nottingham, where he joined in 1980, fresh from Hospital Radio, left in 1991 to form Lincs FM, now Programming Director of Virgin Radio during the week and a weekend presenter at Smooth Radio in the East Midlands.
- Tony Lyman, fresh from Trent in Nottingham also, now at Smooth Radio in the East Midlands.
- Craig Strong, from Trent in 1980, also a Trent 102.8 Derby presenter, plus many other stations in and out of the region.
- John Peters, networked chart show from the 80s from Nottingham, and original Radio Trent opening presenter in 1975, first presenter of GEM-AM, and also a presenter at Smooth Radio in the East Midlands.
- Kenny Hague, breakfast show presenter, was at Centre Radio then Sound FM until 1996, has gone on to work for stations all around the East Midlands but can now be found on 103 The Eye in Melton Mowbray
- Mark Hayman, one of the station's most popular presenters of the early 90s and he of the inspired JAM "Driving home with Mark Hayman" jingle is now the Managing Editor of BBC Radio Kent in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
- Timmy Mallet used to present Timmy on the Tranny when it used to be called Centre Radio.
[edit] External links
- Official Leicester Sound website.
- Leicester Sound jingles.
- History of Leicester Sound.
- David's Transmitter World
- Who owns Who in the Radio Industry.
- History of local radio in Leicestershire.
- Billesdon transmitter
