Cheshire FM
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Cheshire FM is a community radio
station serving the towns of Northwich
, Middlewich
and Winsford
in the English county of Cheshire
, from its studios in Winsford, and can be heard on 92.5 FM.
On April 8, 2006, Cheshire FM operated a three week Restricted Service Licence
broadcast on 87.7 FM, which was based at a temporary studio in London Road in the centre of Northwich
.
Cheshire FM's five-year licence was granted in May 2006, and it was announced some months later that full-time operations would be based at Cheshire County Council
's 'Verdin Exchange' building in Winsford
. Cheshire FM's transmitter site is near the village of Moulton
, atop an elevator shaft at one of the area's numerous salt mines.
In March 2008, Cheshire FM was named Cheshire County Council
's Start-up Business of the Year in the Vale Royal
Small Business Awards.
The station is due to be wound up by the end of 2011, having been served with a winding up petition during November 2011.
Community radio in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, Community Radio refers to a system of licensing small, micro-local, non-profit radio stations, which started in 2002. In its early days, the pilot scheme was known as Access Radio.-History:...
station serving the towns of Northwich
Northwich
Northwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane...
, Middlewich
Middlewich
Middlewich is a market town in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is east of the city of Chester, east of Winsford, southeast of Northwich and northwest of Sandbach....
and Winsford
Winsford
Winsford is a town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich, and grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the...
in the English county of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, from its studios in Winsford, and can be heard on 92.5 FM.
Background
Cheshire FM launched at 8:00 a.m. on March 30, 2007. The station broadcasts a mix of adult contemporary music and presenter chat, with hourly national news bulletins from Sky Radio News. Its aim is to provide an area of over 100,000 residents with a local service similar to that of many other local stations in the UK but, as the area can already receive many other 'out-of-area' stations, the idea to is to bring a focus to the Mid-Cheshire towns, something the other stations have previously been unable to do.On April 8, 2006, Cheshire FM operated a three week Restricted Service Licence
Restricted Service Licence
A UK Restricted Service Licence , is typically granted to radio stations and television stations broadcasting within the UK to serve a local community or a special event...
broadcast on 87.7 FM, which was based at a temporary studio in London Road in the centre of Northwich
Northwich
Northwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane...
.
Cheshire FM's five-year licence was granted in May 2006, and it was announced some months later that full-time operations would be based at Cheshire County Council
Cheshire County Council
Cheshire County Council was a County Council, of the second highest level of United Kingdom Government for the residents of Cheshire. Founded in 1889, it ceased to exist on 1 April 2009, when it and the district councils in Cheshire were replaced by two unitary authorities; Cheshire West and...
's 'Verdin Exchange' building in Winsford
Winsford
Winsford is a town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich, and grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the...
. Cheshire FM's transmitter site is near the village of Moulton
Moulton, Cheshire
thumb|right|200px|Map of civil parish of Moulton within the former borough of Vale RoyalMoulton is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and near the centre of the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, situated south of Northwich and north of...
, atop an elevator shaft at one of the area's numerous salt mines.
In March 2008, Cheshire FM was named Cheshire County Council
Cheshire County Council
Cheshire County Council was a County Council, of the second highest level of United Kingdom Government for the residents of Cheshire. Founded in 1889, it ceased to exist on 1 April 2009, when it and the district councils in Cheshire were replaced by two unitary authorities; Cheshire West and...
's Start-up Business of the Year in the Vale Royal
Vale Royal
Vale Royal was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It contained the towns of Northwich, Winsford and Frodsham.-Creation:...
Small Business Awards.
The station is due to be wound up by the end of 2011, having been served with a winding up petition during November 2011.
Presenters
Cheshire FM's current line up of Presenters include:- Brendan Kearney (Weekday Breakfast)
- Big Al (Daytime)
- Dan Morris (Drive Home)
- Sam Walton (Saturday Breakfast)
- Neal Atkinson (Weekends)
- Rick O'Shay (Cheshire Country)
- Ernie & Roger (The Irish Show)
- Jodie Forshaw (Boogie Nights)