The Bee (radio station)
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| The Bee | |
| Broadcast area | Blackburn and East Lancashire |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.0 MHz |
| First air date | October 1, 2005 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Audience share | 8.1% (March 2008, [1]) |
| Owner | Local Radio Company |
107 The Bee is a Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the town of Blackburn as well as eastern parts of the county of Lancashire, northern England. It won the licence to broadcast to this area in December 2004, and launched on on 1 October 2005.
Andy Cook from the afternoon show recently took over from Martin Greenwood on the breakfast show.
Schedule
Weekdays
0500-0600 Martin Cooper
0600-1000 Andy Cook
1000-1400 Simon Brierley
1400-1800 Adam Alcock
1800-2200 Eve Bolan
2200-0100 Roy Martin
Saturday
0600-0800 Simon Mallison
0800-1200 Andy Cook
1200-1400 Roy Martin
1400-1800 Adam Alcock
1800-2200 Eve Bolan
2200-0100 Maya Vaja
Sunday
0600-0800 Simon Mallison
0800-1200 Lee Johnson
1200-1600 Neil Blakey
1600-2000 Stu Rogers
2000-0100 Bee Chilled
It is joint-owned by The Local Radio Company, The Radio Business and Local Shareholders. The Bee operated two trial broadcasts in 2001 and 2002 to help win the licence.
[edit] Branding
The name and logo is a reference to the bee depicted on the coat of arms of Blackburn, symbolising the town's role in the Industrial Revolution.
The on air idents and themes were produced by U.S jingle company Jones TM.
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