XFM Scotland (2006)
XFM Scotland was a regional radio station broadcasting to Scotland's Central Belt, an area surrounding the two cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. The station changed format to join the Galaxy Network on 8 November 2008 as Galaxy Scotland. History It began on 19 November 1999 as Beat 106, a dance music station. The first presenter on-air, at 1:06 p.m. on launch day, was Matt Finlay, who stayed at the station until late 2005. After launch, Beat quickly widened its format to include rock and R&B music. Beat 106 closed on 1 January 2006, playing a countdown of the top 1000 tracks voted for by visitors to its website, entitled "''The X-List''". Beat 106 was originally established by the Big Beat Group, headed up by a group of nightclub promoters from Glasgow. However, just a few months into its existence, in July 2000, it was bought by the Capital Radio Group. In 2005, Capital Radio merged with the GWR Group to form GCap Media, creating the UK's largest commercial radio group ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hertz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second. The hertz is an SI derived unit whose expression in terms of SI base units is s−1, meaning that one hertz is the reciprocal of one second. It is named after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894), the first person to provide conclusive proof of the existence of electromagnetic waves. Hertz are commonly expressed in multiples: kilohertz (kHz), megahertz (MHz), gigahertz (GHz), terahertz (THz). Some of the unit's most common uses are in the description of periodic waveforms and musical tones, particularly those used in radio- and audio-related applications. It is also used to describe the clock speeds at which computers and other electronics are driven. The units are sometimes also used as a representation of the energy of a photon, via the Planck relation ''E'' = ''hν'', where ''E'' is the photon's energy, ''ν'' is its freq ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marsha
Marsha is a variant spelling of Marcia. Notable people with the name include: *Marsha Ambrosius (born 1977), former member of the English band duo Floetry *Marsha Arzberger (born 1937), Democratic politician *Marsha Barbour, first lady of the U.S. state of Mississippi since 2004 *Marsha Berzon (born 1945), federal appeals judge who has served on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2000 *Marsha Blackburn (born 1952), Tennessee politician *Marsha Canham (born 1950), Canadian writer of historical romance novels * Marsha Cheeks (born 1956), African-American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan * Marsha Clark, American actress best known for roles in soap operas *Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, senior policy analyst for the United States Environmental Protection Agency *Marsha Collier, author, radio personality and educator in making money on eBay and online *Marsha J. Evans (born 1947), retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy *Marsha Farney (born 1958), American politician * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rick Edwards
Richard Philip "Rick" Edwards (born 20 May 1979) is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. Edwards presented T4 for four years, and has also presented '' Tool Academy'', ''Freshly Squeezed'', ''E4 Music'', and much of Channel 4's 2012 Paralympics coverage. Edwards also hosted the "Fighting Talk" radio show on BBC Radio 5 Live. As a journalist, he has written for ''The Observer'', the ''Evening Standard'' and ''HuffPost''. From 2017 to 2021, he has been the presenter of the BBC quiz show ''Impossible'', and since November 2021 he has co-hosted the BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast show (replacing Nicky Campbell), usually alongside Rachel Burden. Early life Edwards was born on 20 May 1979 at Enfield to Philip G. Edwards and his wife Patricia A. nee Galloway He went to Portsmouth Grammar School and later attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, studying mathematics originally before changing to natural sciences after his first year. He performed stand-up and sketch show ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Danny Wallace (humourist)
Daniel Frederick Wallace (born 16 November 1976) is an English filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. His notable works include the books ''Join Me'', '' Yes Man'', voice acting as the narrator for ''Thomas Was Alone'' and as Shaun Hastings for the ''Assassin's Creed'' game series, as well as the TV series ''How to Start Your Own Country''. Biography Early life Wallace was born in Dundee, Scotland. He is half Swiss. He attended Park Place Primary School, also growing up in Loughborough and Bath, England. He began writing reviews for video game magazines at the age of 13 for school work experience: a reviewer had become ill and so Wallace was given the opportunity to review a game. At 18 he started writing comedy, mainly through the magazine ''Comedy Review''. He specialised in media studies at the University of Westminster. Career At 22, he became a BBC producer. He was part of the production team behind British Comedy Award-winning ''Dead ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heather Suttie
Heather Suttie is a Scottish TV & radio presenter and writer. She presented BBC Children's Saturday morning show ''Live & Kicking'' and was the first female anchor of a breakfast show on commercial radio with Beat 106 in Scotland. She regularly writes articles on travel, personal issues, environmentalism, plastic bags, recycled fashion and lifestyle pieces. Career Suttie hosted children's science programme ''Hyperlinks'' and was one of four hosts on ITV2's youth entertainment show when the channel launched ''Bedrock'' in 1998, beating 767 other hopefuls to the role. She also appeared as a reviewer on Channel 4's MovieWatch from 1994 to 1997. Her first presenting role aged 20 was a BBC Scotland music show the Beat Room. In 1997 she hosted a weekly music format show broadcast online from London for the Mean Fiddler Group. Starting in 2000 she co-hosted ''T in the Park TV'' for ten years, broadcasting live from the festival. She has also worked as a music presenter with Done and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eddy Temple-Morris
Edward Owen Kayvan Temple-Morris (born 26 April 1965 in Cardiff) is a British DJ, record producer and TV presenter. He hosted London radio station XFM's specialist show ''The Remix'' for 15 years,Smells like teen booty '''', 27 February 2002 before moving it to . He joined in 2017 and currently presents mid-mornings on weekdays. Biography Before joining[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steve Harris (musician)
Stephen Percy Harris (born 12 March 1956) is an English musician who is the bassist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, primary songwriter and founder/leader of heavy metal music, heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He has been the band's only constant member since their inception in 1975 and, along with guitarist Dave Murray (musician), Dave Murray, the only member to appear on every album. Harris has a recognisable and popular style of bass playing, particularly the "gallop" which can be found on many Iron Maiden recordings, such as the singles "Run to the Hills" and "The Trooper". In addition to his role as the band's bass player, writer and backing vocalist, he has undertaken many other roles for the group, such as producing and co-producing their albums, directing and editing their live videos and performing studio keyboards and synthesisers. He has been cited as one of the greatest heavy metal bassists. In 2012, Harris released his debut solo album, ''British Lion (album), British ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Des Clarke (comedian)
Desmond Martin Clarke (born 13 January 1981) is a Scottish stand-up comedian and television/radio presenter. Clarke currently presents ''Heart Drivetime'' on Heart Scotland (weekdays from 4pm-7pm with co-host Jennifer Reoch from STV), and writes a weekly column in the '' Daily Record'', and also presents the BBC Radio Scotland topical quiz show ''Breaking the News''. Early life Clarke was raised in the Gorbals district of Glasgow and attended Holyrood Secondary School. Career Television Clarke presented ITV's long running children's television show ''SMTV Live'' from March to December 2003, following the departure of Ant & Dec. He has hosted ''Whatever'' on Sky 1, Discovery's ''Invention SOS'' and '' Club Cupid'', the adult dating show on STV as well as fronting the Scottish coverage of Children in Need. Clarke has also been involved in sports broadcasting, appearing regularly on BBC One Scotland’s flagship football programmes, '' Offside'' and ''Sportscene'' as well as '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jo Good
Jo Good is a British broadcaster. Career A radio 'anorak' since her early teens, Jo joined the radio industry straight out of school, aged 17. At this point she moved from Alnwick, Northumberland to Manchester. Working first as a travel reporter, then a broadcast journalist, she started presenting solo shows at 20. She worked in the media industry for a decade before joining BBC 6 Music. Among her previous work includes being a presenter on the music channel MTV, where she hosted ''The Dancefloor Chart''. She has also presented the afternoon show on XFM. In summer 2012 she completed a degree in English literature at the University of Salford. She left Radio X in 2017. Personal life Jo Good lives in Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ..., with her partner ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Julyan Sinclair
Julyan Sinclair is an Orcadian television and radio presenter. He won a BAFTA in 2002 for "Best New Television Presenter" for his work on various Scottish Television arts and entertainment programmes. Television career He has previously hosted ''Scotsport'', along with Jim Delahunt and Sarah O, on STV. Both Sinclair and Sarah O'Flaherty left the programme in 2006, with Jim Delahunt leaving shortly after. Sinclair has also directed network television programmes. Julyan has appeared as a guest presenter on STV's daily lifestyle show '' The Hour'' on a few occasions, alongside main anchor Michelle McManus since November 2009. The Scottish magazine programme airs weekdays at 5pm. Radio Sinclair was an overseas correspondent for US and Australian radio stations, having spent a year in the US working for a radio station, and being employed at Triple J (the Australian version of the UK's Radio 1) during his time down under. Sinclair hosted the XFM Scotland breakfast show until 7 Nov ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Radio X (United Kingdom)
Radio X is a British National commercial radio station focused on alternative music, primarily indie rock, and owned by Global. Radio X launched in 1989 as a pirate radio station, a licensed London-wide station in 1997 and nationally in 2015 under the rebranded nand, Xfm. The station has employed a number of personalities that have since gone on to greater fame including Russell Brand, Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Simon Pegg, Christian O'Connell, Justin Lee Collins, Adam and Joe, Alex Zane, Tim Lovejoy, Dermot O'Leary and Josh Widdicombe. As of September 2022, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 1.9 million, according to RAJAR. History In 1989, the pirate radio presenter Sammy Jacob, known as DJ Sammy Jay on London's Horizon Radio and Solar Radio, set up an indie music station called Q102, which started broadcasting rock music on a part-time basis from 1 January 1989, with other hours following the soul format of another local station called ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |