About Anna Murby
BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Northamptonshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Broadcasting House, Abington Street, Northampton (a listed building) on 104. 2FM (Northampton) and 103. 6FM (Geddington, between Kettering and Corby)Helen Grimes is the Managing Editor, joining the radio station in May 2015 initially as cover for Managing Editor Jess Rudkin. The Assistant Managing Editor is Marsha Ramroop, and the News Editor is Laura Cook. OpeningThe station was launched at 6: 45am on 16 June 1982 on 1107 AM and 96. 6 FM, with Jon Beynon's programme Start the Day, the first piece of music being John Williams's Superman theme, followed by Work that Body by Diana Ross. The first outside broadcast followed on 17 June 1982, and the official opening was performed by the Duke of Gloucester. The station was renamed BBC Northampton in 1990, but then changed to BBC Radio Northampton on 3 April 2000. TransmittersThe station has two FM transmitters, with 104. 2 FM broadcast from the Boughton Green Road area of Northampton, and 103. 6 FM broadcast from a mast near the village of Geddington. Listeners can tune into 104. 2 in the south and west of the county (including Northampton and surrounding area), whereas 103. 6 serves the north and east (including Kettering and Corby).
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BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Northamptonshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Broadcasting House, Abington Street, Northampton (a listed building) on 104. 2FM (Northampton) and 103. 6FM (Geddington, between Kettering and Corby)Helen Grimes is the Managing Editor, joining the radio station in May 2015 initially as cover for Managing Editor Jess Rudkin. The Assistant Managing Editor is Marsha Ramroop, and the News Editor is Laura Cook. OpeningThe station was launched at 6: 45am on 16 June 1982 on 1107 AM and 96. 6 FM, with Jon Beynon's programme Start the Day, the first piece of music being John Williams's Superman theme, followed by Work that Body by Diana Ross. The first outside broadcast followed on 17 June 1982, and the official opening was performed by the Duke of Gloucester. The station was renamed BBC Northampton in 1990, but then changed to BBC Radio Northampton on 3 April 2000. TransmittersThe station has two FM transmitters, with 104. 2 FM broadcast from the Boughton Green Road area of Northampton, and 103. 6 FM broadcast from a mast near the village of Geddington. Listeners can tune into 104. 2 in the south and west of the county (including Northampton and surrounding area), whereas 103. 6 serves the north and east (including Kettering and Corby).