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Radio Cracker is On Air from Thursday 27th November 2025 to Wednesday 24th December 2025

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Tune in on 107.6 FM (Ballymena area)

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2025 Radio Cracker Programme

Monday
7.30 - 9am	Cracker Wakeup Adrian Pogue and Ally Stewart
9 - 11.30am	School Spot Craig Whyte and Billy Bell
11.30 - 1pm	Slemish College
1 - 3pm	Lunchtime Jams Chris Armstrong
3 - 5pm	Country Show Billy McFarland
5 - 7pm	Cracker Drive DJ Ray
7 - 9pm	Mellow Monday Lisa Kirkwood
9 - 11pm	Late Show Rocks & Raffery

Tuesday
7.30 - 9am	Cracker Wakeup Adrian Pogue and Ally Stewart
9 - 11.30am	School Spot Craig Whyte and Billy Bell
11.30 - 1pm	Slemish College
1 - 3pm	Lunchtime Jams Julie Browne
3 - 5pm	Country Show Billy McFarland
5 - 7pm	Cracker Drive Caroline & Holly Simpson
7 - 9pm	Evening Mix Eli & Friends
9 - 11pm	Twilight Classical Wilbert Steele

Wednesday
7.30 - 9am	Cracker Wakeup Adrian Pogue and Ally Stewart
9 - 11.30am	School Spot Craig Whyte and Billy Bell
11.30 - 1pm	Slemish College
1 - 3pm	Lunchtime Jams Ballymena Academy
3 - 5pm	Country Show Billy McFarland
5 - 7pm	Cracker Drive Matthew Leetch
7 - 9pm	Evening Mix Gary Pollock
9 - 11pm	Mid Week Gospel Jan Louw

Thursday
7.30 - 9am	Cracker Wakeup Adrian Pogue and Ally Stewart
9 - 11.30am	School Spot Craig Whyte and Billy Bell
11.30 - 1pm	Jen Valentine
1 - 3pm	Lunchtime Jams DJ Dave
3 - 5pm	Country Show Billy McFarland
5 - 7pm	Cracker Drive Hannah Kirkpatrick
7 - 9pm	Evening Mix Dave Wilkinson
9 - 11pm	Late Night Mix Tom McKeown

Friday
7.30 - 9am	Cracker Wakeup Adrian Pogue and Ally Stewart
9 - 11.30am	School Spot Craig Whyte and Billy Bell
11.30 - 1pm	Slemish College
1 - 3pm	Lunchtime Jams Darren Crawford
3 - 5pm	Country Show Billy McFarland
5 - 7pm	Cracker Drive Ethan Walford
7 - 9pm	American Country Colly Graham
9 - 11pm	Rock & Heavy Metal Wilbert Steele

Saturday
8 - 10am	Weekend Wakeup Matthew Leetch
10 - 12pm	Mid Morning Mix George McIlroy
12 - 2pm	Weekend Country Warren Smyth
2 - 4pm	Sound of the 60s Colly Graham
4 - 6pm	Scores & Sounds Jay McIlroy
6 - 8pm	Evening Serenade Jen Valentine
8 - 10pm	Upbeat Anthems Ally Stewart and/or Craig Whyte

Sunday
11am - 12pm	Mid-Morning Gospel Jayne Dunlop
12 - 1.30pm	Gospel Ronan Elliott
1.30 - 3pm	Gospel Joe Boyd
3 - 4pm	Gospel Hannah Leetch
4 - 5.30pm	Your Story, His Glory Julie Browne
5.30 - 7pm	Country Gospel Colly Graham

School Choirs Schedule

Each year we are delighted to broadcast choirs from local shools on the School Spot show.

The choirs will be performing in the Tower Centre and broadcast live on the radio.

Thursday 27th November - Diamond / Fourtowns
Friday 28th November - St Mary's Portglenone
Monday 1st December - Carnaghts / Kirkinriola
Tuesday 2nd December - St. Patrick's College / Ballymena Academy
Wednesday 3rd December - St. Colmcille's / Hazelbank
Thursday 4th December - Ballykeel
Friday 5th December - Kells & Conor / Randalstown
Monday 8th December - Carniny / Duneane
Tuesday 9th December - Dunclug / St. Brigid's / Cullybackey College
Wednesday 10th December
Thursday 11th December - Camphill / Gracehill
Friday 12th December - Knockahollet & St. Anne's / Moneynick / Ballymena / Slemish College
Monday 15th December - Moorfields / Portglenone
Tuesday 16th December - Rasharkin / Clough
Wednesday 17th December - Groggan / St. Paul's / Cambridge House / Buick
Thursday 18th December - Creavery / Braidside

Listen Again to School Choirs

Please click on the player under each school name to listen to a recording of their 2025 choir.

1 Diamond Primary School

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2 Fourtowns Primary School

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3 St Marys Primary School

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4 Carnaghts Primary School

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5 Kirkinriola Primary School

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6 St Patricks College

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7 Ballymena Academy

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8 St Colmcilles Primary School

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9 Hazelbank Primary School

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0 Ballykeel Primary School

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1 Clough Primary School

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2 Kells & Connor Primary School

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3 Ballymena Primary School

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4 Carniny Primary School

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5 Duneane Primary School

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6 Dunclug Primary School

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7 St Brigids Primary School

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8 Cullybackey College

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9 Gracehill Primary School

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0 Camphill Primary School

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1 St Annes & Knockahollet Primary Schools

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2 Moneynick Primary School

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3 Slemish College

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4 Moorfields Primary School

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5 Portglenone Primary School

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6 Rasharkin Primary School

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7 Groggan Primary School

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8 St Pauls Primary School

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9 Cambridge House Grammar School

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0 Buick Memorial Primary School

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1 Braidside Integrated Primary School

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Thought for the Day

Each year, a number of local people representing some of the churches in the Ballymena area provide the material for our Thought For The Day slot.

Please click on the player under each name to listen to their 2025 message.

01 Thomas McKillen

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02 Ivor Hutchinson

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03 George Barclay

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04 James Turtle

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05 Peter McWhirter

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06 Clive Fulton

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07 Victoria Graham

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08 Clifford Whyte

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09 Andrew Dickson

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10 James Porter

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11 Stephanie Houston

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12 Phoebe McDonald

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13 Jennifer Davison

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14 Steph McGall

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15 Jonny Marcus

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16 Myrtle Spence

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17 Rachel Taggart

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18 Karen Johnston

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19 Carole Kane

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20 Ryan Mills

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21 Kyle Gilmore

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22 Ronnie Rowe

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23 Anne Livingstone

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24 James Burton