Fast FM Bradford and more

Visiting the Bradford Unity festival today, the Ramadan RSL Fast FM was heard on 87.9, RDS = Fast FM

On the way home from Bradford on the coach, also heard near M1 junction 42 was Ramzan FM 87.7, RDS = RamzanFM

From junction 34 on the M1, Ramadhan FM Sheffield was heard on 87.7, RDS = Ramadhan , PT flag was Arts. Ramadhan FM Sheffield was also heard at home in Clowne

Ramadan Oldham and Preston

En route to Blackpool by train, I heard 2 Radio Ramadan RSLs while west of the Pennines.

The first was Mahay Ramzan 87.7 from Oldham, which was heard at manchester Picadilly train station and some way north.

Then, near Preston, I heard Radio Ramadan Preston on 87.9

No RDS noted in either case.

Radio Ramadan Sheffield

The Muslim festival of Ramadan is with us again, and so is the network of Radio Ramadan RSL's.

One of the more significant (at least in terms of coverage) seems to be Radio Ramadan Sheffield, who are on 87.7 FM.

Audible easily in Clowne, listenable signal in Chesterfield.

RDS = RAMADAN

More info on the Radio Ramadan Sheffield website

More Ramadan RSL's

The Asian RSL audible near Leeds on 87.7, was tonight ID'd as Ramzan Radio from Leeds. Near junction 42 of the M1, signal was strong enough to read RDS = RAMZAN , although signal in east Leeds is very weak. This implies that Ramzan Radio from Leeds is from south Leeds, and either low powered or in a poor location - especially since, soon after junction 41, Ramadan Radio Sheffield was already competing for the frequency.

Also on-air in Leeds were the pirates Fresh FM 95.6 and Peoples FM 104.5

Also audible down the M1, from Leeds to the Woodall service station (not far from Clowne), was Radio Ramadan Bradford on 87.9 - although covering such a wide area, signal down the M1 was never strong enough for the RDS to be readable.

As for Radio Ramadan Sheffield ... near Barnsley on the M1, and also in Bolsover (near Clowne), the signal was strong enough for the RDS to be readable. Was also clearly audible in Whitwell. Appropriately, one of their jingles is "From the mountains of Mecca to the hills of Sheffield, this is Radio Ramadan" ... well, I don't know about the mountains of Mecca, but I suspect their TX may well be located on one of the hills of Sheffield!

Ramadan RSL

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is upon us, a number of Islamic radio stations have opened to celebrate Ramadan and promote Islam.

Radio Ramadan Sheffield on 87.7 is audible in Clowne, and as far as Doncaster on my way to work.
RDS = RAMADAN

Other Asian stations, presumably Ramadan-based, have been heard nearer Leeds on 87.7 and 87.9, but their locations have not yet been ID'd

Radio Ramadan Sheffield

Radio Ramadan 87.7 from Sheffield started their RSL today.

RDS = RAMADAN

Strong signal, audible in both Leeds and Clowne - in both cases with RDS received.


As regards Hit Music Radio 100.8, the plot thickens.
I visited Sheffield this evening, it couldn't be heard in Central or Northern Sheffield, except briefly near junction 34 of the M1 (near Meadowhall).
As I left Sheffield to the south, however, the signal became receivable quite well on the hill top. By the time I reached Eckington, Hit Music Radio could still be heard (albeit weakly) in the low areas.
Location of their TX - and its legal status - remains a mystery.

Radio Ramadan Sheffield

Radio Ramadan from Sheffield audible on 87.7
Asian RSL to celebrate the Muslim festival of Ramadan.

RDS = RAMADAN

Audible as far as Clowne, with a very weak signal

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.