Tameside Radio is a radio station

Radio station

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 across Tameside

Tameside

The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western...

 in the eastern area of Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

. It is broadcast on 103.6 FM across Ashton-under-Lyne

Ashton-under-Lyne

Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines...

, Dukinfield

Dukinfield

Dukinfield is a small town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in central Tameside on the south bank of the River Tame, opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, and is east of the city of Manchester...

, Hyde

Hyde, Greater Manchester

Hyde is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2001 census, the town had a population of 31,253. Historically part of Cheshire, it is northeast of Stockport, west of Glossop and east of Manchester....

, Denton

Denton, Greater Manchester

Denton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is five miles to the east of Manchester city centre, and has a population of 26,866....

, Audenshaw

Audenshaw

Audenshaw is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is located on the east side of the River Tame, along the course of both the M60 motorway and the Ashton Canal, southwest of Ashton-under-Lyne and east of the city of Manchester...

, Longdendale

Longdendale

Longdendale is a valley in the north of England, north of Glossop and south east of Holmfirth. The name means "long wooded valley".- Geography :...

, Droylsden

Droylsden

Droylsden is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is to the east of Manchester city centre, and west-southwest of Ashton-under-Lyne, it has a population of 23,172....

, Stalybridge

Stalybridge

Stalybridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 22,568. Historically a part of Cheshire, it is east of Manchester city centre and northwest of Glossop. With the construction of a cotton mill in 1776, Stalybridge became one of...

, Mossley

Mossley

Mossley is a small town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. The town is located in the upper section of the Tame valley in the foothills of the Pennines, northeast of Ashton-under-Lyne and east of Manchester.Mossley has the distinction of...

, surrounding areas, and online

ONLINE

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. It is broadcast from Harrop Edge in Mottram.
Tameside Radio is a volunteer-based station with around 210 people volunteering.

Structure

Tameside Radio is a community radio station that launched on 30 September 2007. Most of the presenters are volunteers. There have been 230 volunteers registered at Tameside Radio as of December 2009. Currently there are around 60 active volunteers and 40 people are in training as contributors.

Content

There is a wide variety of content on Tameside Radio and the music played is mainly from the 60s - present with news and information in between.

During the day Tameside Radio targets adult listeners, generally, over 25 with a mix of music considered Adult Contemporary with added oldies and current hits. During the day the station's output is magazine style with music and speech features. The daytime presenters are Wayne Kay (Breakfast Show), Steve Crumley (Tameside Today) and Andy Hoyle (the Big Drive Home). News is provided regularly by the inimitable David Peek.

Local sport, particularly non league football, features on a Saturday afternoon show presented by Adrian Trudgeon from 2pm-6pm. Mike Pavasovic presents 'Pavs Patch' a sports preview every Friday during the football season 6pm-7pm.

Tameside Radio have a number of specialist shows including: The Matinée Show presented by James Dean & Madame Aries featuring John Mercer. Previous members include Nathan Head

Nathan Head

Nathan Head is a British actor known for his work in independent horrors. He attended Bridgewater High School Arts College, and began his career in Independent Film and Television.-The Archangel Murders:...

 and Seb Lassandro with regular appearances from Scott Bruton, Sue Jenkins

Sue Jenkins

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 and Nicki French

Nicki French

Nicola S. French is a female English singer and dancer. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and for representing the United Kingdom in 2000 at Eurovision in Stockholm.-Career:French provided backing vocals on Rose-Marie's 1992 album, Emotional Exposure...

. The Matinée Show broadcasts on Sunday afternoons and focusses on Theatre shows and musicals with regular updates from their Broadway

Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...

 correspondent Suko Sullivan.

Also, Wednesday Biscuits with Danny Sutcliffe, Weekend Wireless with Gareth and Fraser Cottrell, Unsigned Show with Dennis Matthews, Swing and Big Band with Jack Barclay, Alternative Rock with Eye Candy, Erica Davis - R&B, Danny Power - Oldies, Steve Hanbury - Northern Soul, Mark Andrews & Sarah Hall - The All Hit Jukebox, DJ Simi - House, Chris Frater and Steve Robinson - Dance, Mike Wallbank - The Show that Time Forgot, Sarah Hall on Sunday, Pastor Ayi Samson Ake - Love your Neighbour, John Sullivan - Mainly Brass, Liam Lister - Rock Rampage

From the 27 October 2008; former 96.2 The Revolution presenters Martin Coogan (Mock Turtles) and Phil Beckett hosted a regular late programme on Tameside Radio until December 2008.