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Manx Radio (legally Radio Manx Ltd. [1]) (Manx: Radio Vannin) is the national commercial radio station for the Isle of Man. It began broadcasting on 29 June 1964, almost ten years before legal commercial radio was licensed in the United Kingdom .
Claare ny Gael is a bilingual radio show presented by Robert Corteen Carswell and broadcast on Sunday evenings each week on Manx Radio. [1]Both produced and presented by Carswell since the programme's inception in the late 1970s, [2] the show mixes music from the Celtic Nations with presentations on issues of interest to the Isle of Man, including the Manx language, history, contemporary ...
A radio station on DAB, Virgin Media, Sky and the internet playing classic rock from the 1960s to the 1990s. Launched as Virgin Radio Classic Rock in 2000 as part of SMG Radio's strategy to trade total network listening hours at a time when analogue listening hours had been falling. The service was rebranded as Absolute Radio Classic Rock in 2008.
Richmond Hill was decommissioned after the close of 405-line broadcasts, although the 200 ft tower remained in use for radio with Manx Radio transmitting on 96.9 MHz and then 97.3 MHz until 1989. Manx Radio moved their FM service to the Carnane site and the frequency changed to the current 97.2 MHz.
Carnaby Street, also referred to as Carnaby Street International (CSI), is a radio programme broadcast on Manx Radio on Saturday mornings and features music from the 1960s. [1] It is presented by Chris Williams and generally comprises music and news from two chosen years.
The first licensed commercial radio station in the United Kingdom is often stated to be Manx Radio, which launched in June 1964. [16] However, since the Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom, Manx Radio is not considered to be an ILR station and launched with a Post Office licence.
In 1983 Bob Carswell began researching, revising and devising stories and rhymes for the Manx-language playgroup that was run by his first wife, Peg. [1] Since 2006 he has been working as translator and creator of Manx language resources for the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh. [10] He also creates similar resources for Unnid Gaelgagh (Manx Language Unit). [3]
Jumpin' In is a Manx Radio programme which is broadcast on the station's 9:00pm – 10:00pm slot on Friday nights. Jointly presented by brothers Howard and Chris Caine, the first transmission was aired on Friday 13 January 2017.