▁station ▁Radio ▁Sun light ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁online ▁service . ▁The ▁area ▁also ▁receives ▁broadcast s ▁from ▁county - wide ▁stations ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁Kent , ▁Heart ▁and ▁Gold , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁various ▁Es sex ▁and ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁radio ▁stations . ▁Ro chester ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁I TV ▁Mer id ian ▁and ▁BBC ▁South ▁East ▁area , ▁receiving ▁television ▁signals ▁from ▁the ▁Blue bell ▁Hill ▁transmit ter ▁on ▁the ▁cr est ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Down s ▁to ▁the ▁SE , ▁supp lement ed ▁by ▁a ▁low ▁power ▁relay ▁transmit ter ▁in ▁central ▁Ch ath am . ▁ ▁Sport ▁Football ▁is ▁played ▁with ▁many ▁teams ▁compet ing ▁in ▁Saturday ▁and ▁Sunday ▁le agues . ▁The ▁local ▁football ▁club ▁is ▁Ro chester ▁United ▁F . C . ▁Ro chester ▁F . C . ▁was ▁its ▁old ▁football ▁club ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁def unct ▁for ▁many ▁dec ades . ▁Rugby ▁is ▁also ▁played ; ▁Med way ▁R . F . C . ▁play ▁their ▁matches ▁at ▁Pri est fields ▁and ▁Old ▁William son ians ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁Sir ▁Joseph ▁William son ' s ▁Mathemat ical ▁School . ▁ ▁Cr icket ▁is ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁with ▁teams ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁Kent ▁Cr icket ▁League . ▁Hol com be ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁enter ▁teams ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Men ' s ▁and ▁Women ' s ▁England ▁Hockey ▁Le agues . ▁Speed way ▁was ▁st aged ▁on ▁a ▁track ▁adjacent ▁to ▁City ▁Way ▁that ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁Pro pos als