was the original name for what is now
Hallam FM , the
Independent Local Radio station for
South Yorkshire and the
North Midlands .
The station started broadcasting on 1548 AM/194m, 95.2 and 95.9
DJ Johnny Moran, the first record he played was "''I've Got the Music in Me''" by
Kiki Dee , which stuck after a minute and a half.
In
1987 , Hallam merged with neighbouring
Yorkshire station
Pennine Radio to form the
Yorkshire Radio Network .
The frequencies were changed in the
80s to 96.1 FM for
Rotherham , 97.4 FM for
Sheffield , 102.9 FM for
Barnsley , and 103.4 for the remainder of South Yorkshire. After a take-over of the parent company by the
Metro Radio Group the AM frequency was alloted to
Classic Gold . The Rotherham transmitter was turned off in the
90s as part of Hallam's licence agreement and is now used by
Rother FM . Hallam also moved buildings to 900 Herries Road, just minutes from
Sheffield Wednesday 's Hillsborough ground. The office space at Hartshead is now used by The ''
Sheffield Star ''
Newspaper {Link without Title} .
For a time, Hallam used the overnight sustaining service
The Superstation .
