Salford City Radio
Encyclopedia
94.4FM Salford City Radio is a triple award winning community radio
station based in the City of Salford
, Greater Manchester
. It launched in September 2007 after securing a 5 year FM
licence to broadcast full time on 94.4 MHz. The station broadcasts a mixture of community news, music and talk shows from its base at Salford Civic Centre
in Swinton
.
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
station based in the City of Salford
City of Salford
The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
. It launched in September 2007 after securing a 5 year FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
licence to broadcast full time on 94.4 MHz. The station broadcasts a mixture of community news, music and talk shows from its base at Salford Civic Centre
Salford Civic Centre
Salford Civic Centre is located in Salford, Great Manchester, England. It is the location for the Council Chamber and committee rooms, as well as being the administrative headquarters, for Salford City Council....
in Swinton
Swinton, Greater Manchester
Swinton is a town within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Located on the A6 road it stands on gently sloping ground on the southwest side of the River Irwell, and within the bounds of the orbital M60 motorway. It is west-northwest of Salford, and west-northwest of Manchester...
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