YO1 Radio is a community radio station based in York. It broadcasts a mix of local news, weather, travel and community information alongside music from the 1980s to the present day. Serving the city of

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

on 102.8 FM,

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...

90.0 FM and broadcasts to the surrounding parts of

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

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. It takes its name from a district of the

YO postcode area The YO postcode area, also known as the York postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 29 postcode districts in Yorkshire, England, within ten post towns. These cover most of Central and Eastern North Yorkshire ...

covering central York.

History

YO1 Radio launched online on 12th September 2017. In February 2018,

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awarded YO1 Radio an FM licence and the station launched on 102.8 FM at midday on 27th August 2018. The first song played on air was ''The Superlicks'' by Party Band. In 2021 YO1 Radio opened its ‘Live Lounge’. This is a city centre studio which can be found on

Goodramgate Goodramgate is a street in the city centre of York, in England. History The area now covered by Goodramgate lay within the walls of Roman Eboracum. The street runs diagonally across the line of former Roman buildings, from the Porta Decumana ( ...

, in

city centre. The Live Lounge is used to broadcast some live programmes and interviews as an alternative to the station’s main studios at James Street. It also is used to record local music artists and celebrity interviews. In the recent article by

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columnist YO1 Radio was described as: “The only acceptable compromise we’ve found is YO1 radio, a local station playing 80s and 90s bangers…�

On 5th September 2022, YO1 Radio announced a new collaboration with local newspaper The The Press (York), York Press. The partnership has been formed to bring the latest local news from its trusted editorial team. YO1 Radio is the home of the ‘Griffo in the Morning’, breakfast show for York and

Griffo was previously the breakfast presenter at

Minster FM Minster FM was a local radio station serving York and the surrounding areas such as Selby, Tadcaster, Thirsk, Northallerton and Goole. The station closed on 31 August 2020 and its frequency is now a relay of Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire York & ...

. Claire Pulpher - a singer, actor, producer and dancer joins YO1 Radio on Monday, February 13, 2023 with her self titled show 'The mid morning show with Claire Pulpher' YO1 Radio is a sponsor and partner with two of York’s professional sports teams

York City Football Club York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sy ...

and

York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...

RLFC On 27th October 2022,

York Barbican York Barbican is an indoor entertainment venue located in York, England. Named after the nearby barbican attached to Walmgate Bar, the venue hosts a busy calendar of live music, comedy and sports, as well as business events and conferences. ...

and YO1 Radio launched a media partnership. The partnership will see YO1 radio making announcements of big names coming to York Barbican as well as providing exclusive interviews with the stars along with associated competitions.

Transmission

The station transmits on 102.8 FM from a transmitter site at

York Hospital York Hospital is a National Health Service teaching hospital in York, England. It is managed by the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS foundation trust which also runs several other hospitals in North Yorkshire ...

. Since July 2021, YO1 Radio has also been available on the

MuxCo North Yorkshire MuxCo is an operator of digital radio in the United Kingdom. It is, in joint ventures, the licensee for local DAB ensembles in various parts of England and Wales. The company is owned by Arqiva, Bauer Radio and Folder Media. (owners of Fun Ki ...

digital radio multiplex DAB. YO1 Radio also transmits on 90.0 FM in Selby from

Selby Abbey Selby Abbey is an Anglican parish church in the town of Selby, North Yorkshire, England. It is Grade I listed. Monastic history It is one of the relatively few surviving abbey churches of the medieval period, and, although not a cathedral, ...

. On 18 October 2022, YO1 Radio was awarded a Small Scale DAB radio licence which aims to cover almost all of the City of York and surrounding areas, representing 70% of the population – or 165,000 people. In March 2023 YO1 Radio applied to

for permission to further extend its FM coverage with the addition of a transmitter to serve the

Thirsk Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England known for its racecourse; quirky yarnbomber displays, and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby. History Archeological fin ...

area.March 2023 coverage extension request
(PDF)

References

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