J*** FM

102.2

It used to play jazz, a long time ago when it started. Probably still does sometimes.

Sceptic

I tried 102.2 and got nothing.

Regards

Mick

Yes sorry 102.2 only available in the smoke.

You can get it on the internet

http://www.jazzfm.com/

There are only two versions of Jazz FM, one covers London 102.2 and the other Manchester and the N west (100.4)area.

Mick for great and eclectic jazz radio try radio 2 and 3 also also the much vaunted lATE JUNCTION Mon-Thurs 10-15 pm - 11-30pm

Big band special Mon 8pm Radio2

R3 Saturday 4.30 - 6.30., Jazz File,Jazz lineup Jazz record requests. Occasionally and infuriatingly interrupted by Opera from the Met.

Jazz on 3 Friday 11-30 (stunning live broadcasts worth taping and keeping for posterity, the Wayne Shorter this year was monumental)

Humprey Lyttleton R2 Mon 7pm

Jazz legends R3 Friday 4-5 pm (EXCELLENT PROGRAMME)

BBC Lancashire On the Wire Sat 12-2am

Ceredigion(Wales) Paul Horton Sun 6pm

BBC Cornwall Roy Stears Jazz Diary Sunday 7-8pm


BBC Berkshire 95- 104 (approx) Tony Augerde Tuesday 9pm

Radio Sufflok Mike Hamilton Sat 8pm

World service Alyn Shipton (a great jazz critic and writer)SAT 10.05PM,

BBC London (94.9)
Mon 10pm Ross Allen
Tues Kevin Le Gendre (excellent)Tues Midnight
Dr Bob Jones Thurs 12 midnight
Charlie Gillett Sat 8pm
Peter Young Wed Midnight

West higlands 96.6 Nevis radio Real jazz show 10pm Thurs


I cant vouch for the provincial broadcasters and also some very luck Scottish listeners also get to here the great Brian Morton but I'm not sure when.

Happy listening

John

I'd strongly second Jazz on 3 - much too late for me to stay awake, but some of the best live recordings around. I keep meaning to set the PC up to record it, then burn to CD for posterity.

I'm not so sure Late Junction will be so much up Mick's street, but it's my favourite. Worth persevering with, it's a very eclectic mix. Make sure you have a pen and paper handy for those 'must buy' moments!

Andy.

Used to listen a lot to Jazz FM in the early years but it's unfortunately become too mainstream and suffers from a very limited playlist (George Benson, Nina Simone and any bland, sax-oriented, pseudo-jazz tripe) made worse by irritating DJ's who in the main appear to know nothing about Jazz. The guys in Manchester seemed to have a handle on things but the station's desperate attempt to secure conventional advertising revenue has taken its toll.

This is a great shame really as, when it started, it showed great promise but their snappy jingle proclaiming 'Blues, Soul and smooth, smooth Jazz' transformed it from something genuinely different into much of the same without any real evidence of Blues, sod-all decent Soul and Jazz that belongs in a waiting room.

Don't know what their listening figures are now but I stopped listening long ago.

Dave

I can get it Berkshire, only a few M-way junctions from Swindon.

I lsometimes listen to it when partaking of an evening meal with the wife. (Adopts Fast show voice ,, and now. Dinnnnnner jaaazz)

I do use a pukka roof aerial to pull in signals mind.

DS

For your information the London Version of Jazz FM is now testing on Sky Digital and therefore available nationwide. It does not yet appear in the Electronic Programme Guide.

To receive it go to the Services Menu

Press 4 System Setup
Press 4 Add Channels
Enter Frequency 12.324
Polarisation V
Symbol rate 27500
FEC 2/3

Find channels

When the list of channels appears for that frequency press the Green button to go to the second page.

Scroll down to jfm and press the yellow button to select it.

Then press select again and use backup to get back out of the menu system.

To listen to Jazz FM ..if you have done everything correctly ...press services... other channels and you should see jfm listed ...highlight it and press select.

Hook your sky digibox to your Naim if you haven't already and away you go. ( Or of course listen through your TV!!)

Happy listening

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George Benson, Nina Simone and any bland, sax-oriented, pseudo-jazz tripe

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oh no, it gets much worse than that - Kenny-G! Arggghhhh! (now where's the vomit emoticon?)

Rico - SM/Mullet Audio