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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
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| Frequency | 1053 kHz and 1089 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports Talk & General Talk (Overnight) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | UTV Radio |
| History | |
| First air date | 14 February 1995 |
talkSPORT is a national commercial sports radio station based in London broadcasting to the United Kingdom. It has been known by its current name since January 2000, but was previously known as Talk Radio and before that Talk Radio UK from its launch in 14 February 1995. At the start it wasn't a sports station, but a station that covered all kinds of talk (news, current affairs, phone ins, etc.). At launch they used the slogan "The BBC are saying goodbye to listeners everywhere. Goodbye", however, Talk itself suffered the lowest listening figures of any national station.
It broadcasts as an AM station on the 1053 kHz and 1089 kHz frequencies, also digitally via DAB (Great Britain only) and various Digital TV platforms.
talkSPORT has a generally Right-wing political stance. The station currently has no female or non-white presenters outside of its news and weather staff.
How to receive talkSPORT
- 1107/1071/1089/1053AM
- Sky Digital Channel 0108
- 12.361Ghz, V/27.5 Astra 2B
- Freeview Channel 723
- NTL Channel 899
- Homechoice Channel 625
- Telewest Channel 927
- DAB Digital Radio
- Online at www.talksport.net
THE SPORTS BREAKFAST
HAWKSBEE & JACOBS
THE GAME
EVENING KICK-OFF
- Adrian Durham
- Rhodri Williams
- Chris Cooper
- Alvin Martin
- Ray Houghton
- Gabriele Marcotti
- Jason Cundy
- Gary A. Stevens
- Nigel Pearson
NON-SPORT SHOWS (CURRENT AFFAIRS, ETC)
- James Whale
- Ian Collins
- Mike Dickin
- Mike Mendoza
- Charlie Wolf
- George Galloway
- Mark Keen
- Duncan Barkes
- Steve Jones
FISHERMAN'S BLUES
THE FINAL WHISTLE
SPORTS REPORTERS & NEWS TEAM
- Ian Abrahams
- Robyn Schonhofer
- Rachel Brookes
- Andrew McKenna
- Jack Bannister
- Chris Cowdrey
- Nigel Pearson
- Geoff Peters
- Derek Thompson
- Charlie McCann
- Graham Courtney
- Andy Clarke
- Mike Bovill
- Jim Proudfoot
- Ian Danter
- Lisa O'Sullivan
- Eammon Watson
- Kevin Lawrence
- Athony D'Angelo
- Rupert Bell
- Graham Lloyd
OTHERS
talkSPORT standard schedule
Monday - Thursday:
- 1:00am-6:00am Mike Mendoza
- 06:00am-10:00am The Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast
- 10:00am-1:00pm Ian Collins
- 1:00pm-1:10pm Fiat Vans Sportswatch with Andrew McKenna
- 1:10pm-4:00pm Hawksbee & Jacobs
- 4:00pm-7:00pm The Game with Paul Breen-Turner & Rodney Marsh
- 7:00pm-10:00pm Evening Kick-Off with Adrian Durham (Mon: Rhodri Williams, Gabrielle Marcotti & Jason Cundy)
- 10:00pm-1:00am James Whale
Friday:
- 1:00am-6:00am Mike Mendoza
- 06:00am-10:00am The Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast
- 10:00am-1:00pm Ian Collins
- 1:00pm-1:10pm Fiat Vans Sportswatch with Andrew McKenna
- 1:10pm-4:00pm Hawksbee & Jacobs
- 4:00pm-7:00pm The Game with Paul Breen-Turner & Rodney Marsh
- 7:00pm-10:00pm Evening Kick-Off with Adrian Durham & Alvin Martin
- 10:00pm-1:00am Mike Dickin
Saturday:
- 1:00am-6:00am Charlie Wolf
- 6:00am-8:00am A Fisherman's Blues with Keith Arthur
- 8:00am-12:00pm The Sports Breakfast with Andy Townsend & Mike Parry
- 12:00pm-5:00pm Football First with Adrian Durham, Alvin Martin & Gary Stevens
- 5:00pm-8:00pm The Final Whistle with Patrick Kinghorn & Micky Quinn
- 8:00pm-10:00pm George Galloway
- 10:00pm-1:00am Mike Dickin
Sunday:
- 1:00am-6:00am Charlie Wolf
- 6:00am-8:00am A Fisherman's Blues with Keith Arthur
- 8:00am-12:00pm The Sports Breakfast with Andy Townsend & Mike Parry
- 12:00pm-4:00pm Whale on Sunday
- 4:00pm-8:00pm The Final Whistle with Patrick Kinghorn, Gabriele Marcotti & Ray Houghton
- 8:00pm-10:00pm George Galloway
- 10:00pm-1:00am Mike Dickin
Talk Radio UK presenters
Original schedule
Monday - Friday
- 0100-0600 Wild Al Kelly & Mike Hanson
- 0600-1000 "The Dish" - Samantha Meah & Sean Bolger
- 1000-1300 "UK Today" - Scott Chisholm
- 1300-1500 Anna Raeburn
- 1500-1900 "Boyd Up" - Tommy Boyd
- 1900-2200 Carol McGiffin & Moz Dee
- 2200-0100 Caesar the Geezer
Saturday
- 0100-0600 "Something For The Weekend" - Nick Miller
- 0600-1000 Moz Dee
- 1000-1300 Dr David Starkey
- 1300-1500 "Sound Advice" - Gary Jacobs
- 1500-1700 "Books People Read" - David Freeman
- 1700-1900 "World's Biggest Quiz" - Dale Winton
- 1900-2200 "Janet's Planet" - Janet Gershlick
- 2200-0100 "The Other Side" - Ronnie Barbour
Sunday
- 0100-0600 "Something For The Weekend" - Nick Miller
- 0600-1000 Dan Erlich
- 1000-1300 "She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas" - Vanessa Feltz
- 1300-1500 Nancy Roberts
- 1500-1600 "Success" - Sue Plumtree
- 1600-1900 Gary Newbon
- 1900-2200 Terry Christian
- 2200-0100 Jeremy Beadle
January 1998
Monday - Friday
- 0700-0900 Kirsty Young and Bill Overton
- 0900-1200 Scott Chisholm
- 1300-1500 Anna Raeburn
- 1500-1700 Tommy Boyd
- 1700-1900 Peter Deeley
- 1900-2200 Nick Abbot
- 2200-0100 James Whale
October 1995 relaunch
Main owners CLT sold to the Mirror Group in November 1998. Programme Controller John Simons was escorted from the building by security upon the takeover.
See also
Notable on-air moments
- Caesar the Geezer fired for being "too shocking"
- James Whale announcing he had cancer to his listeners.
- Tommy Boyd asking, "is James H Reeve a communist?"
- The frequent cross-globe on-air collaborations with Melbourne, Australia station SEN 1116, usually between Ian Abrahams and Mark Doran. In 2006, Ian Collins physically appeared, in studio, on SEN's World Sport Overnight program with Peter Mercato.
Trivia
- TalkSPORT sponsored the fictional football team Warbury Warriors, who appear in the comic strip Striker, from 2001 until 2004.
External links
- Official site
- Unofficial talkSPORT Website talkSPORT news, information and debate.
- OFCOM Character of Service
- Audio Archive (include southern counties radio audio and a selection of audio from Tommy's Talk Sport days)
- Media UK on TalkSport
- Alan Brazil Racing
- Mike Mendoza
- "Why Talk Sport is an obscenity" (highly critical)
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