Steve England

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Steve England is a British radio producer and disc-jockey known for his involvement in pirate radio and pioneering production work in radio jingles.

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Biography

England was a disc-jockey on the offshore pirate radio stations Radio Caroline, Radio Mi Amigo, and Radio Atlantis where he also became programme director. [1] [2] [3] England then went on to broadcast for one of the first independent local radio stations in the UK, Piccadilly Radio in Manchester. [4]

After spending time as head of commercial production, England started a partnership with Alan Fawkes and set up Alfasound in 1979. England and Alfasound were one of the earliest proponents of jingle packages in the United Kingdom. [5] The company produced many jingle packages for UK and European radio stations from its base in Sale, Greater Manchester; one such package was for the Italian radio station, Radio Nova International. [6]

Alan Fawkes and Steve England parted company in 1997 and England set up his own production company. In 2001, he merged his company with S2Blue. [7]

England also presented on and helped to set up Moorlands Radio, the community radio station for the Staffordshire Moorlands based in Leek, Staffordshire. [8]

As of 2023, England presents weekend shows on Atlantis Radio featuring vintage jingles and 1960s songs. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Steve England". The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Skues, Keith (2014). Pirate Radio An Illustrated History. Amberley Publishing. ISBN   9781445637761.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Gordon (2014). Far Out at Sea - The Radio Seagull Story. Lulu.com. p. 76. ISBN   9781291837483.
  4. ↑ Lloyd, David (2017). Radio Moments. Biteback Publishing. ISBN   9781785903182.
  5. ↑ Starkey, Guy (2013). Radio in Context. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 109. ISBN   9781137302243.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to the new Radio Nova International web site". www.guystarkey.com. Archived from the original on 2003-04-25.
  7. ↑ "Radio Speak: Steve England". www.exchange4media.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-26.
  8. ↑ "Moorlands Radio Ltd - Directors". moorlands radio. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007.
  9. ↑ "Schedule". Atlantis Radio. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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