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BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull on April 1, 1996. The station opened on 25th February 1971, it broadcasts 5am-1am from its studios in Hull and Grimsby on 95.9 FM (High Hunsley), 1485 (Paull, east Hull) AM, DAB and the internet using Real Player.

Contents 1 Schedule 2 Former presenters 3 Transmitters 4 Jingles 5 External links

The programming starts off from 5 - 6.30am with "The Early Show", followed by The Breakfast programme with Andy Comfort until 9am. From 9 until 11.30am, it's David and Gloria. Blair Jacobs (who also reads some morning bulletins for Look North on Breakfast on BBC1) has the Soapbox programme. Lara King is from 1.30 until 4pm from Grimsby. Steve Redgrave and Ruth Barcroft have Drive from 4 until 6.30pm. Listeners can comment on the latest rugby league and Hull City news in Sports Talk from 6.30 - 7.30pm.James Hoggarth broadcasts from 7.30 - 10.30pm. From 10.30pm - 1am midweek, there is the former afternoon (and evening) host , Paul Hartley with his Late-Night Phone-In. Since his time at Radio Humberside, Paul has done all four programming slots after Soapbox. Programmes through the night come from Five Live between 1am and 5am.

• Martin Plenderleith
• Charlie Partridge (current managing editor of Radio Lincolnshire)
• Peter Adamsom (former presenter of Soapbox)
• Chris Bell
• Mike Hurley
• Richard James
• Stuart Mountain

The transmitter, between Beverley and South Cave 500 ft up on the Yorkshire Wolds is quite powerful over the relatively flat surrounding area being heard clearly in most of South Yorkshire as well. The signal reaches right across to the highest point of the M62 near junction 22 with the A672, much of Lincolnshire, and as far south as Nottingham on the M1, near the Trowell service station. It also broadcasts Viking FM on 96.9FM (Radio Humberside's old frequency), Galaxy 105 on 105.8FM and BBC DAB National (since 20th April 2006). The Paull transmitter also has Virgin Radio on 1215MW and TalkSPORT on 1053MW. The DAB signals come from the EMAP Humberside 11B multiplex from three transmitters at Cave Wold (most powerful, three miles south of High Hunsley), Buckton Barn (Bridlington) and Bevan Flats (Grimsby).

In 2005, Grimsby Town Football Club briefly banned interviews with players or club management (but not match reports) by Radio Humberside after the sports editor, David Burns, caused a rift by offending John Fenty, the Grimsby chairman by alluding to his surplus wealth as a 'multi-millionaire', in relation to fans being expected to raise money for the club's outstanding tax bill (Keep The Mariners Afloat appeal).

In the past BBC Radio Humberside have used David Arnold Music for their Jingles and at present (Feb 2007) the station has a custom made package featuring the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra which is produced by Steve England. The package has also been re-sung for BBC Radio Merseyside in Liverpool and the instrumental versions are currently used on BBC Radio Nottingham.

• BBC Radio Humberside
• Media UK - BBC Radio Humberside
• History of local radio in Yorkshire.
• Old logo
• Recording jingles at S2 Blue in Leek (YouTube)
• Paul Hartley phone-in of an intimate explicit nature (YouTube)
• David's Transmitter World
• Buckton Barn (digital)
• High Hunsley transmitter (includes coverage map).
• Paull transmitter