Fen Radio 107.5
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Fen Radio 107.5 was a United Kingdom
radio station broadcasting from Church Mews, Wisbech
in Cambridgeshire
. While broadcasting as 'Star Fens' the station also covered the Ely
and Littleport
areas as well, until the 107.1 frequency was taken over by Star 107.9 (Cambridge
) - their sister station.
The transmission mast was on an old water tower
at Friday Bridge near the B1101, four miles south of Wisbech.
The station announced that it would cease broadcasting at the end of July 2008, with owners UKRD handing back the license to regulators Ofcom
. Fen Radio was the third station to do this, following their sister station Star Radio in Stroud and River FM in Livingston. Fen Radio closed down at 6pm on Thursday 31 July 2008, playing Survivors
"Eye Of The Tiger
" as their last song.
Regular presenters at Fen Radio included Joe Rudd, Nigel Payne, Clive Brady, Tim Lee, Gary Blue, Gary King And Richard Grant who was also programme controller
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
radio station broadcasting from Church Mews, Wisbech
Wisbech
Wisbech is a market town, inland port and civil parish with a population of 20,200 in the Fens of Cambridgeshire. The tidal River Nene runs through the centre of the town and is spanned by two bridges...
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. While broadcasting as 'Star Fens' the station also covered the Ely
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ely is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge and about by road from London. It is built on a Lower Greensand island, which at a maximum elevation of is the highest land in the Fens...
and Littleport
Littleport, Cambridgeshire
Littleport is the largest village in East Cambridgeshire, England, approximately north of Ely and south-east of Welney. It lies on the Bedford Level South section of the River Great Ouse, close to Burnt Fen and Mare Fen...
areas as well, until the 107.1 frequency was taken over by Star 107.9 (Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
) - their sister station.
The transmission mast was on an old water tower
Water tower
A water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated drinking water storage container constructed to hold a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system....
at Friday Bridge near the B1101, four miles south of Wisbech.
The station announced that it would cease broadcasting at the end of July 2008, with owners UKRD handing back the license to regulators Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
. Fen Radio was the third station to do this, following their sister station Star Radio in Stroud and River FM in Livingston. Fen Radio closed down at 6pm on Thursday 31 July 2008, playing Survivors
Survivor (band)
Survivor is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its AOR sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its double platinum-certified 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...
"Eye Of The Tiger
Eye of the Tiger
"Eye of the Tiger" is a single by American rock band Survivor, from their third album Eye of the Tiger. It was released as a single on May 29, 1982, the same year as the album. It was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen's "Another One Bites...
" as their last song.
Regular presenters at Fen Radio included Joe Rudd, Nigel Payne, Clive Brady, Tim Lee, Gary Blue, Gary King And Richard Grant who was also programme controller