Manx Radio AM

Manx Radio AM is the Isle of Man public broadcaster's separate medium-wave service. Its schedule combines island programmes with music strands shared with Manx Radio Gold, allowing different output from the main FM station at parts of the day. The island's public affairs, language and sporting life sit alongside an extensive classic-hits selection.

The advertised weekday sequence includes The Golden Nightshift, Ben Hartley's Gold Breakfast Show, The Golden Hour and Retro Golden Hits. Later programmes include Mannin Line with Alex Brindley and One to Three with Beth Espey. On Fridays, the AM listing also carries James Proudfoot's Feel Good Friday, Kiaull as Cooish, Christy DeHaven's Home Run and Rob Pritchard's sport preview. These are examples of the service's changing balance between music and island-focused speech, rather than an exclusively oldies schedule.

The AM strand has a history within Manx Radio dating to 1964, when the broadcaster acquired its first medium-wave channel. Early operations began in a caravan at Onchan before moving to the Douglas seafront. Broadcasting House on Douglas Head became the station's home in 1969, and the European frequency changes of 1978 established the familiar 1368 kHz service.

Manx Radio's wider public-service role is to inform, educate and entertain the island, a Crown Dependency with its own government. The AM outlet contributes to that remit through an alternative running order and shared island coverage, while remaining distinct from the dedicated Gold choice. Its blend reflects both a long broadcasting history and the practical need for more than one programme on occasions when coverage diverges.