KFM Radio

The first broadcasts were test transmissions from pub car parks and the tops of local hills such as Werneth Low and Lantern Wood near Bowstonegate Farm in Higher Disley.

The broadcast of only two hours at a time made it difficult for government departments to trace the transmitter KFM originally broadcast on 94.2 MHz FM from a studio on Middle Hillgate, Stockport with the transmitter and aerial at Goyt Mill, Bredbury in Marple, Greater Manchester from November 1983 to February 1985.

As a pirate, KFM was eventually taken off the air by a raid from the Department of Trade and Industry, which enforced the Wireless Telegraphy Act's prohibition on broadcasting without a licence.

KFM was functional by 1984 with a day-time line-up including DJ's Barry Neil,[6] 'Jumpin' Johnny Owen, Dave Starr, Pete Wilde, Marcus Tarpey, Simon Richards, Pete Smith, Jon Guy, Craig Wood, Philip Gorman, Big Al Rockwell, Pete Best, 'Dodgy' Kevin Webb, Steve Maltby, Rob Charles, 'Naughty' Nikki Stevens and Stevie 'Megamix' King (with Wilf the Weatherman), Roger Taylor and Captain Flint.

After becoming licensed[citation needed] it was an indie music station of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and featured Terry Christian, Jon Ronson, Craig Cash, Caroline Aherne,[7][8] Neil Cossar, Spence MacDonnald and Joe Patricks in its line up (although, with the exception of Joe Patricks and Craig Cash,[9] none of these were actually at the station in its unlicensed—'pirate' days.

[10][11] KFM's Rock show, presented by Simon Norton was sponsored by Jilly's Rockworld nightclub in Manchester.

[citation needed] Despite critical acclaim in its legal days it failed commercially and Charles Turner sold the licence to Signal Radio.