Moray Firth Radio
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| MFR / Moray Firth Radio | |
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| City of license | Inverness |
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| Broadcast area | Moray, Highland, and parts of Aberdeenshire and Orkney |
| Slogan | The North's Number 1 / News you need, music you love |
| Frequency | 97.4, 96.6, 96.7, 102.5, 102.8 MHz, 1107 kHz, Online |
| First air date | February 23, 1982 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Audience share | 22.6% (March 2008, [1]) |
| Owner | Bauer Radio |
| Website | www.mfr.co.uk |
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[edit] Station Info
Moray Firth Radio or MFR is an Independent Local Radio station that is based in the Scorguie area of Inverness in Scotland, broadcasting to the communities in the surrounding region north to Wick, Thurso and Orkney, and east to Fraserburgh, The Moray Coast, The Highlands, and parts of north west Aberdeenshire. It is part of the Big City Network.
The station broadcasts on 97.4 MHz FM from Mounteagle, and is one of the few remaining UK local FM stations that also broadcasts on AM (on 1107 kHz).
In addition there are several local relay stations, that broadcast local programmes during the evening. They are:
- Speysound (96.6 MHz, Strathspey)
- Keith Community Radio (102.8 MHz, Keith)
- Kinnaird Radio (96.7 MHz, Fraserburgh)
- Caithness FM (102.5 MHz, Caithness).
[edit] News, Sport and Traffic & Travel
Moray Firth Radio has 4 broadcast journalists and 2 sport journalists. The Head of News is Katherine Frette.
[edit] Presenters
[edit] MFR Presenters
- Ginno Conti
- Nicky Marr
- Tich McCooey
- Diane Knox
- Ken Kelman
- John Slater
- David Strachan
- Davey D
- Grant Hodgson
- Jason Shand
- Danny Gallagher
- Ray Atkinson
- Nikki Edwards
- Marion Scott
- Don Chisholm
- Simon Fotherington (syndicated with Galnafanaigh FM)
- Ceilidh Watson
- Craig Noble
- Jodie McCluskey
[edit] Moray Firth Radio 1107 AM Presenters
- Nicky Marr
- Tich McCooey
- Diane Knox
- Ken Kelman
- Jason Shand
- Davey D
- Danny Gallagher
- Ray Atkinson
- Nikki Edwards
- Helen McPherson
- Richard Jones
- Paul Stephenson
- James Munro
- Frank Adam
- Ben McDonald
- John Matheson
- Malcolm Strachan
- Colin Miller
- Jeff Jones
- Ian Simpson
- Miranda McDonald
- Len Black
- Ceilidh Watson
[edit] Management
- Danny Gallagher: Managing Director/Programme Director
- Hilary Cartwright: Sales/Commercial Director
- David Walker: Programming
- Malcolm Lee: Chief Engineer
- Katherine Frette: Head of News
- Duncan Chisholm: Sponsorship and Promotions
- Paul Stephenson: Head Of Creative Services
- Craig Noble: Traffic Co-ordinator
- Ray Atkinson: Chief Copywriter
- Tich McCooey: Head of Music
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