Real Radio (Yorkshire)

'''Real Radio Yorkshire''' is an [[independent local radio]] station that broadcasts across [[South Yorkshire|South]] and [[West Yorkshire]]. It is the third regional radio station within the [[Real Radio]] brand (the first being in [[South Wales]]). The [[managing director]] for the station is Steve South. While ostensibly aimed at all ages, it is clear from the musical policy of the station that the average age of the listener is 25+. The station plays music from the 70s to present, predominantly ballads, love songs and [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road]] rock and pop. The station transmits from [[Emley Moor]] on 106.2 [[MHz]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]], which covers the majority of [[South Yorkshire]] and [[West Yorkshire]], including [[Leeds]], [[York]], [[Doncaster]], [[Huddersfield]] and [[Rotherham]]. It also broadcasts from Idle on 107.6 MHz FM to [[Bradford]] and [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]], and on 107.7 MHz FM from [[Tapton Hill transmitting station|Tapton Hill]] to [[Sheffield]]. ==Programming== Local presenters broadcast from Real Radio Yorkshire's main studios are based in [[Tingley]], in the [[City of Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]]. The majority of networked output is broadcast from [[Real Radio (North West)|105.4 Real Radio]] based in Manchester. ''[[The Vodafone Big Top 40]]'' is a networked chart show and is produced by [[Global Radio]] at their [[Capital London|Capital]] studios in [[Leicester Square]], [[London]]. ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)|On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'' is a syndicated production produced at [[KIIS-FM]] in Los Angeles. ===''Real News'' team=== Real Radio Yorkshire has their own dedicated team of broadcast journalists, however weekday evening and weekend news bulletins are networked from sister station [[Real Radio (North West)|Real Radio]] in [[Manchester]]. '''Broadcast Journalists'''
{{col-start}} {{col-2}} *Jamie Fletcher *Grace Melody-Gardner {{col-2}} *Eleanor Noakes {{col-end}} ===Local presenters=== *Ian Brannan (Saturday breakfast) *[[Daryl Denham]] (Weekday mornings, Saturday mornings/lunchtime) *David Dixie (Weekday breakfast) *Ricky Durkin (Sunday afternoons) *Pete Edgerton (''Home Time'') *Jamie Fletcher (''The Saturday Sports Show'') *Elisa Hilton (Weekday afternoons, Sunday mornings) *Dave Holmes (Sunday breakfast) *Gayle Lofthouse (Weekday breakfast) {{col-2}} ===Networked/syndicated presenters=== *[[Richard Clarke (radio personality)|Richard Clarke]] (''[[The Vodafone Big Top 40]]'') *David Heane (Monday - Thursday evenings, ''High School Days'') *Marc Henry (Sunday evenings, ''All Request Nightshift'') *Oli Kemp (''All Request Nightshift'') *Jo Lloyd (''All Request Nightshift'') *Debbie Mac (''Real Club Classics'') *[[Ryan Seacrest]] (''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)|On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'') *[[Kat Shoob]] (''[[The Vodafone Big Top 40]]'') *Elliot Webb (''All Request Nightshift'') {{col-end}} ===Former presenters=== {{col-start}} {{col-2}} *Mark Benson *[[Gary Davis]] *Stuart Ellis *[[Debbie Lindley]] *Darren Kelly *Tony McKenzie *Guy Harris *Dave Miller *Andy Gregory {{col-2}} *[[Martin Kelner]] *Dave Sander *[[Chris Tarrant]] *Umberto *Terry Underhill *Ditchy *Mark Goodier *[[Wes Butters]] (left 25 September 2011; now with [[BBC Leeds]]) *Steve Jordan (left August 2011; now with [[Yorkshire Coast Radio]]) {{col-end}} ==External links== {{Guardian Media Group}} {{West Yorkshire radio}} {{coord missing|West Yorkshire}}