The tower seen above is actually called St. John’s Beacon. It is in the heart of Liverpool, UK and is now called by locals “Radio City Tower” since it now hosts Radio City 96.7. The tower was built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II to be used as a ventilation shaft for St. John’s Market. The tower was never used for its original purpose due to new a law was passed during the year of completion. The tower stands at 138 meters, or 452 feet, and is the second tallest freestanding structure in Liverpool.
When the tower opened it offered a revolving restaurant and an observation platform to its guests. Due to health and safety issues and later lack of business the restaurant portion of the tower was shut down. The tower was refurbished in 2000 with a £5 million remodel and was reopened as Radio City 96.7. The observation deck was closed in and is now used as offices and conference rooms and the first floor where the restaurant once was now holds studio. Radio City 96.7
BBC Radio Merseyside is the local BBC affiliate for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. The station first aired on November 22nd, 1967 and was the third BBC local radio station to be launched. BBC Radio Merseyside broadcasts on 95.8 from its studios on Hanover Street in Liverpool.
The fun fact of the day about BBC Radio Merseyside is that on June 25th, 2007 the presenter of the Breakfast Show, Simon O’Brien accidentally broadcast an unedited interview in which he said, “Fuck the government, fuck the planners.” Simon O’Brien resigned from the station later that day and now presents the Sunday Breakfast Show on City Talk 105.9 in Liverpool. City Talk later used Simon O’Brian’s slip up phrase as part of their marketing campaign.
Information found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_City_Tower and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_Merseyside
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