Sunday, October 30, 2005

Radio Ability now testing

After an absence from the air of over 10 years, Radio Ability is back - broadcasting online via Live365.

Currently, test broadcasts of non-stop music and jingles are aired.

More details here

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Radio Ramadan

Radio Ramadan has been on-air for over a week now, from various areas, to celebrate the Islamic festival of Ramadan.

Near Leeds, Radio Ramadan Wakefield is audible on 87.7. Radio Ramadan Sheffield is also on 87.7, and can be heard weakly in Clowne. Due to the sharing of frequencies, they can - on a good reception day - sometimes compete with each other while driving between Barnsley and Sheffield (just south of junction 37)!

In addition, Radio Ramadan Huddersfield is on 107.2, and can be heard between Barnsley and Leeds. Their frequency of 107.2 is very close to that of Trax FM 107.1 from Doncaster, and so "splatter" sometimes occurs - otherwise, I suspect, their signal could be heard over a wider distance.

Radio Ramadan Sheffield broadcasts a programme for young muslims in the late afternoon, often heard from approx 4:30pm (while I'm driving on the M1 past Sheffield).

Details of the locations have been gleaned from Ofcom's RSL list.

For more details on the Ramadan festival itself, click here.

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