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==History== [[File:BBC Radio Merseyside 2021.jpg|thumb|left|Radio Merseyside studios, 2021]] BBC Radio Merseyside was the third BBC Local Radio station to start broadcasting, launching on 22 November 1967 and broadcasting from the sixth floor of council-owned offices in Commerce House, [[Liverpool]]. In late 1981, Radio Merseyside moved to a new purpose-built studios on [[Paradise Street, Liverpool]]. Broadcasts began from the new studios on 7 December 1981. On 15 July 2006, Radio Merseyside moved from its former home to a new purpose-built studio building on the corner of Hanover Street and College Lane in Liverpool. This building has two ground-floor studios next to a public performance space. An open learning centre was previously located on the first floor and the main office is on the second floor. In October 2006, the studio building was nominated and made the [[Building Design]] shortlist for the inaugural [[Carbuncle Cup]], which was ultimately awarded to [[Drake Circus Shopping Centre]] in Plymouth.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bottom of the barrel - Carbuncles 2006|author=bdonline.co.uk|url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/bottom-of-the-barrel-carbuncles-2006/3075189.article|access-date=2014-09-11}}</ref> Until the late 1980s the station was generally on air from breakfast until teatime, with any local programming after 6 pm being specialist music and magazines aimed at specialist interests and ethnic minority programming, such as ''Orient Express'' with [[June Yee]].<ref name="BBC - June Yee">{{cite web|title=Presenter Profile: June Yee|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/hi/tv_and_radio/newsid_8238000/8238220.stm|accessdate=2009-05-14|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> with [[BBC Radio 2]] being carried during the evening and overnight. In early 1989, the four BBC stations in [[North West England]] launched an evening service called ''Network North West''. This replaced the Radio 2 simulcast with regional programming. The strand was broadcast each night from 7:30 pm until midnight. In May 1991, the four north-west stations joined the [[BBC Night Network]], which had previously provided evening programming for the BBC's six North East and Yorkshire stations. At this point, local broadcasts ended at 7:05 pm (7 pm at weekends) until midnight, extending to 12:30 am in the early 1990s, and to 1 am by the end of that decade.
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