Ram FM
52°55′26″N 1°28′40″W / 52.923812°N 1.477901°W
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First air date | 3 March 1987 |
Last air date | 3 January 2011 |
Former names | Radio Trent 945 (1987–1994) |
Former frequencies | 945 MW |
Ram FM was an
History
After a period of test transmissions, the station began life as "Radio Trent 945" at 6:00am on Tuesday 3 March 1987 on 102.8FM, also broadcasting on AM 945 kHz. Andy Marriott launched the station with a recording of a message from His Grace the Duke of Devonshire. The first song played was Simply Red – Do The Right Thing.
In October 1988, the AM frequency was launched as a separate oldies service called GEM AM; that service also continues today now known as Gold.
In March 1994 the FM service was rebranded "Ram FM" by new owners GWR Group plc, and continued to broadcast from studios under the Assembly Rooms in Derby Market Place. The station moved premises in 1999 to offices at Norwich Union House on nearby Iron Gate.
Ram FM broadcast its very last local programme on Friday 31 December 2010 ahead of the station's merger with Trent FM and Leicester Sound to form
References
- ^ Capital FM to replace Galaxy Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, RadioToday, 13 September 2010
- ^ Capital FM to replace Galaxy Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, RadioToday, 13 September 2010
- ^ Local Capital line-ups revealed Archived 23 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, RadioToday, 16 November 2010