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Although there is a transmitter for the north of the county, Radio Sheffield is also clearly heard around Chesterfield , which is a dormitory town for commuters working in Sheffield. Chesterfield listeners would be much at home listening to Radio Sheffield. The station began broadcasting officially on April 29th 1971 , though it went on air two months earlier than planned to cover the bankruptcy of the local engineering firm Rolls-Royce . Much of the output is speech based, featuring phone-ins, quizzes and news. The station is aimed at listeners over 45 years of age. After 7pm each weekday, the BBC local radios in the East Midlands coincide, until 1am, when it becomes Radio Five Live . BBC Radio Derby broadcasts match commentaries from local soccer/football teams; especially the Rams ( Derby County ) and the Brewers ( Burton Albion ). The local commercial station is Ram FM 102.8FM, which is owned by GCap Media . This also comes from the Drum Hill transmitter, as well as Saga 106.6 FM . Stanton Moor also has national radio frequencies and Peak FM on 102FM. Buxton also has television and national radio frequencies, and High Peak Radio on 106.4FM. CURRENT PRESENTERS The current presenters at BBC Radio Derby are:
Alex Trelinski took over from Paul MacKenzie in January 2006. Paul was one of the station's most popular presenters, and his departure was met with an angry reaction from large numbers of listeners. The reason behind his departure has never been revealed by him or the station - though many listeners believe that it was not his decision to leave. Chris Baird (b.; and many of the Jingles used on this show are reminiscent of the ones used on Offshore Radio stations of this period. Chris can also be heard Reporting on weekday editions of the Breakfast Show, where he drives around the output area in the BBC Radio Derby Radio Car in order to carry out live reports from locations relating to items in the News. EXTERNAL LINKS
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