Stroud FM
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Broadcast area | Stroud, Gloucestershire. |
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| Frequency | 107.9 MHz FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Local News, Talk, Music, Sport |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Independent not-for-profit constituted group |
| History | |
First air date | 24th March 2008 |
Last air date | 12th February 2014 |
| Links | |
| Website | |
Stroud FM was a community radio station based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, which broadcast from March 2008 to February 2014 on 107.9 FM and online via its website.
It was launched on 24 March 2008, having produced live radio covering the Stroud Fringe Festival many years before.[1][2] The station ran as a not-for profit organisation.[citation needed]
In March 2010, Labour MP David Drew officially opened a new second studio at the station.[3][4]
In June 2011, the station launched a 'listen again' podcast service.[5] In September 2011 the station announced it was close to closure because of financial issues.[6] Local donations subsequently allowed it to stay on the site.[citation needed]
Plans were formed at the start of 2013 to increase the broadcasting range of the station by developing a new location for a transmitter.[7]
On 12 February 2014, it was announced by their newly elected board that the station could no longer broadcast due to a lack of funding.[8][9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "New station licenced in Stroud". Radio Today. 17 January 2007.
- ↑ "On the crest of the airwaves". Stroud News & Journal. 8 September 2004.
- ↑ "Radio station celebrates new studio boost". thisisgloucestershire. 30 March 2010.
- ↑ "Celebrations to mark radio station success". thisisgloucestershire. 7 April 2010.
- ↑ "Stroud FM launches online Listen Again and Podcast service". Stroud FM.
- ↑ "The future of Stroud FM hanging in the balance". Stroud News & Journal. 28 September 2011.
- ↑ "Stroud FM plans for the future". thisisgloucestershire. 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "Stroud FM closes after 10 years". Stroud News & Journal. 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Stroud FM community radio station off air". BBC News. 13 February 2014.
- ↑ "Stroud FM closes due to lack of cash". Gloucester Citizen. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Community radio station Stroud FM closes". Radio Today. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.