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BBC Radio Derby's satellite van pictured in Osnabrück - Derby's twin city. BBC Radio Derby began broadcasting officially on 29 April 1971, though it went on air two months earlier than planned to cover the bankruptcy of the local aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce. The station's logo was a Rams head in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The region is the controlling centre for BBC Radio Nottingham, BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Leicester. On weekdays, each local radio station will have three standardised programme blocks with a total of three presenters for daytime as follows: 6 am Breakfast; 10 am Mid-morning; 2 pm Afternoons; 6 pm Evenings
BBC East Midlands Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for the East Midlands. The programme is broadcast on BBC One from studios at the BBC's East Midlands broadcasting centre in Nottingham with district newsrooms based in Derby and Leicester .
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
Summer – Due to the continued expansion of BBC Local Radio, regional news and opt-out programming on BBC Radio 4 ends, apart from in the south west as this is now the only part of England still without any BBC local station. 11 September – BBC Radio Norfolk launches. 11 November – BBC Radio Lincolnshire launches. 1981
Colin Bloomfield (22 February 1982 – 25 April 2015) was an English radio personality best known for his coverage of Derby County F.C. on BBC Radio Derby, as a presenter, reporter and commentator. Following his terminal prognosis for melanoma , he became an activist and fundraiser, setting up an eponymous appeal to educate children about the ...
Folkwaves is a long-running radio programme produced by BBC Radio Derby and broadcast across The East Midlands.The show is hosted by Mick Peat and Lester Simpson, and is a showcase for the very best of local, national and international folk music.
Carey started his career at the Derby Telegraph before becoming the newspaper's chief cricket correspondent. He was also cricket correspondent for The Daily Telegraph from 1982 to 1986. [1] He was best known for presenting various programmes for BBC Radio Derby, including Memorable Melodies for over 20 years until 2019. He was always credited ...