106 Jack FM (Oxfordshire)
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106 Jack FM is an English language
adult hits
format radio station
that broadcasts on 106.8 MHz FM
in Oxford
, Oxfordshire
, United Kingdom
. The station is branded as Jack FM
. It shares premises with its sister station Glide FM in Summertown
, Oxford.
, Oxford, the station has added several additional transmitters in Wantage, Wallingford, Bicester and Witney on either 106.8 MHz or 106.4 MHz.
The station is owned by Passion Radio Oxford Ltd – part of ARI Consultancy (Absolute Radio International Consultancy).
The radio station is the most awarded Local Radio Station in the United Kingdom, having secured 15 industry award nominations in under three years.
Based on an American model, Oxford's 106 Jack FM runs with a strapline of "Playing What We Want" and for the most part, has no live DJs. The music is played out on an automated system interspersed with witty soundbites voiced by former Blake's 7 actor Paul Darrow
, referred to on the station only as The Voice of Jack.
The only live shows currently running on the station are The Morning Glory, The Big Banana and The Sunday Roast. The Morning Glory is the weekday breakfast show and is hosted by Trevor Marshall, Sue Carter and Caroline Verdon. The Big Banana is a live sports show centred around live commentary from Oxford United matches. It is hosted by the station's sports guru Andrew 'Selfy' Self who also commentates live along with Andy Roberts with punditry and opinion from Kev Jordan. The Sunday Roast is a Sunday morning local magazine show hosted by Caroline Verdon.
The radio station runs live local news every hour from 6am till 7pm weekdays, and from 8am till 6pm on weekends with traffic reports which were until recently provided by traffic provider GTN who are based at the Oxford Airport
. The traffic was primarily provided by local broadcaster Neil Veglio in 'The Flying Jack', a light aircraft based at Oxford.
Alison died on July 1, 2010 from breast cancer.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format radio station
Radio station
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that broadcasts on 106.8 MHz FM
FM broadcasting
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in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The station is branded as Jack FM
Jack FM
JACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
. It shares premises with its sister station Glide FM in Summertown
Summertown
Summertown may refer to:* Summertown, Oxford, a suburb of Oxford, England* Summertown, Tennessee, USA, the home of The Farm, an intentional community* Summertown, Georgia, USA* Summertown, South Australia, Australia- See also :...
, Oxford.
Production
Since launching with its original transmitter at Boars HillBoars Hill
Boars Hill is a hill hamlet southwest of Oxford, straddling the boundariy between the civil parishes of Sunningwell and Wootton. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.-History:...
, Oxford, the station has added several additional transmitters in Wantage, Wallingford, Bicester and Witney on either 106.8 MHz or 106.4 MHz.
The station is owned by Passion Radio Oxford Ltd – part of ARI Consultancy (Absolute Radio International Consultancy).
The radio station is the most awarded Local Radio Station in the United Kingdom, having secured 15 industry award nominations in under three years.
Based on an American model, Oxford's 106 Jack FM runs with a strapline of "Playing What We Want" and for the most part, has no live DJs. The music is played out on an automated system interspersed with witty soundbites voiced by former Blake's 7 actor Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow is an English actor best known for his portrayal of Kerr Avon in the BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7...
, referred to on the station only as The Voice of Jack.
The only live shows currently running on the station are The Morning Glory, The Big Banana and The Sunday Roast. The Morning Glory is the weekday breakfast show and is hosted by Trevor Marshall, Sue Carter and Caroline Verdon. The Big Banana is a live sports show centred around live commentary from Oxford United matches. It is hosted by the station's sports guru Andrew 'Selfy' Self who also commentates live along with Andy Roberts with punditry and opinion from Kev Jordan. The Sunday Roast is a Sunday morning local magazine show hosted by Caroline Verdon.
The radio station runs live local news every hour from 6am till 7pm weekdays, and from 8am till 6pm on weekends with traffic reports which were until recently provided by traffic provider GTN who are based at the Oxford Airport
Oxford Airport
-Expansion:The airport is currently looking to establish new routes out of the airport to help grow the airport and grow more into the comercial avaition market. The routes they are looking at are Edinburgh, Dublin, Munich, Amsterdam, Paris, Glasgow and Barcelona...
. The traffic was primarily provided by local broadcaster Neil Veglio in 'The Flying Jack', a light aircraft based at Oxford.
Awards for Jack FM
- Winner: Gold Station Imaging 2010 Sony Awards
- Winner: Silver Best Community Programming 2010 Sony Awards Ali’s Cancer Diaries
- Finalist: Station of the Year 2010 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards
- Finalist: Best Promotional / Advertising Campaign 2010 Sony Awards Save Jack
- Finalist: Trevor Marshall Presenter of the Year 2010 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards
- Finalist: Social Action: Giving For Living 2010 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards
- Finalist: Specialist Programme: Girls’ Talk 2010 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards
- Winner: Best Special Programme: Ali’s Cancer Diaries 2010 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards
- Winner: Best Imaging 2010 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards
- Finalist: Station of the year 2010 Sony Awards
- Finalist: Best Imaging 2009 Promotions And Marketing Awards
- Winner: Bronze Best Comedy Special Around The World in 80 Phone Calls 2009 New York Radio Festival
- Winner: Best Station Sound 2009 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards
- Winner: Silver Best Station Imaging 2009 Sony Awards
- Winner: Bronze Best Themed Programming Afghanistan Oxfordshire's Forgotten Army 2009 Sony Awards
- Finalist: Best News Journalist of the Year 2009 Sony Awards
- Winner: Silver Best Station Imaging 2008 Sony Awards
Ali Booker
In 2009 JACK FM News presenter Ali Booker began documenting her life with cancer via audio diaries which were broadcast on 106 Jack FM (Oxfordshire) [6] In May 2010 Ali was awarded the Silver Sony award. A few weeks later the diaries also won Ali commercial radio’s top award – a Radio Academy Gold Arqiva. Ali's diaries were featured in The Sunday Times on 27.6.2010 and The Independent on 1.7.2010. MP Ed Vaizey also paid tribute to Ali in the House of Commons on 24.6.2010. Her diaries are available in iTunes and [7]Alison died on July 1, 2010 from breast cancer.
External links
- Official website of 106 Jack FM (Oxfordshire)
- Transmitter information