Big City Radio
Encyclopedia
Big City Radio is a British
community radio
station based at Star City in Nechells
Birmingham. The station is run by Murfin Music International
and broadcasts on 89.1FM to the Birmingham area and online.
Notable presenters at the station include long-established West Midlands
radio personality Les Ross
who became Big City's breakfast show presenter on 7 December 2009. He left the station again at the end of March 2010. The station changed its name from Aston FM in 2009.
The Unsigned Show on Thursday nights is managed by Angry Duck. Angry Duck manage air time for community radio stations and this management is not for profit. Managing Director David Murphy works with many charity/community groups helping artists and musicians promote themselves.
United Kingdom
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community radio
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
station based at Star City in Nechells
Nechells
Nechells is an area in inner-city Birmingham, England, with a population of 27,969 . It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood. Nechells local government ward includes areas, for example parts of Birmingham city centre, which are not part of the historic district of Nechells as such...
Birmingham. The station is run by Murfin Music International
Murfin Music International
Murfin Music International and Murfin Media are companies run by Muff Murfin, and are based at The Old Smithy Studios in Kempsey, Worcestershire, England....
and broadcasts on 89.1FM to the Birmingham area and online.
Notable presenters at the station include long-established West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
radio personality Les Ross
Les Ross
Les Ross MBE is a British disc jockey and long established personality in the West Midlands.-Early life and career:...
who became Big City's breakfast show presenter on 7 December 2009. He left the station again at the end of March 2010. The station changed its name from Aston FM in 2009.
The Unsigned Show on Thursday nights is managed by Angry Duck. Angry Duck manage air time for community radio stations and this management is not for profit. Managing Director David Murphy works with many charity/community groups helping artists and musicians promote themselves.
Presenters
- Steve Davis (Breakfast Show 6am-10am)
- Paul Bodman (Mid-Mornings 10am-2pm)
- John Taylor (Drive Time 2pm-7pm)Sunday Requests 10pm-2pm
- Paul Kelly (Weekend Breakfast Show 7am-10am)
- Darren Yates (Cheeky Daz Saturdays 10am-2pm)
- Gary King (totally 80s Sundays 2pm-4pm)
- Kirsty Styles (News Reader weekdays)
- Paul Kelly (Motown 7pm-10pm Tuesday)
- Tony Rigsby (Country Show 7pm-9pm Wednesday)
- Phil Docker (Unsigned show Thursdays 7pm-8pm managed by Angry Duck )&(RockShow 8pm-10pm)
- Phil Docker (70s Sunday 4pm-6pm)