Forest of Dean Radio
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| Forest of Dean Radio | |
| Broadcast area | Forest of Dean |
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| First air date | 1995 |
| Frequency | 1521 MW, and 1503 MW |
| Format | Local news and music |
| Owner | Forest of Dean Radio |
| Website | www.fodradio.org |
The Forest of Dean Radio was set up in 1995 and started with a 3 day broadcast to coincide with the Cinderford Carnival. It now broadcasts around the whole of the Forest of Dean Area from its main studio, which remains in Cinderford.
Initially the station was broadcasting using a Restricted Service License. This is costly and meant the station could only broadcast for a few days a week, usually at weekends, over varying FM frequencies. However, In 2002 the Forest of Dean Radio was awarded an Access Radio License which has allowed the station to broadcast 7 days a week on a fixed Medium Wave frequency.
The Forest of Dean Radio now regualary broadcasts from Satellite Stations around the Forest of Dean including Coleford, Lydney and Newent.
Earlier this year it was announced that the Forest of Dean Radio is the country's only full-time, five-year community station.
[edit] External links
- Forest of Dean Radio Homepage - The website of the Forest of Dean community Radio.
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