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Putting the good into Good Friday as we launch on DAB
People across Dorset will be able to enjoy a new type of radio station from Good Friday. Dorset Coast Radio, a brand-new DAB local radio station, dedicated to serving the vibrant and diverse communities of Dorset, goes on air and online this week. The station offers a fresh and dynamic range of programming that caters to the interests and needs of local residents and celebrates the local Dorset community.
Dorset Coast Radio will be a vital part of the community, providing a platform for local voices, music, news, and stories. It will connect people and provide entertainment news and useful information, as well as showcasing the amazing work of local community groups.
The official launch at 7am on Good Friday marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for community radio in Dorset. Local people are being encouraged to tune in to experience a broad mix of music from the last fifty years, with an emphasis on music from the 1980s to recent hits in the 2020's plus much more:
- Local news and events: helping people stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the area.
- Talk shows: sharing updates directly from people and organisations in our local community.
Station Manager, Andy Marlor says
“We’re also inviting local community groups to get involved and share information about what they do and how they help local people. We have a dedicated show each weeknight from 7pm to showcase the best of our community across Dorset”.
People who tune in from Good Friday also have the chance to win a DAB radio.
Andy concludes
“Don't miss the launch of Dorset Coast Radio on Good Friday. We’d love lots of people to tune in to be part of our exciting new journey and experience the best of what Dorset has to offer. Together, we can build a stronger, more connected community through the power of radio”.
People can listen to Dorset Coast Radio online at on DAB across Poole, Purbeck and Wimborne from Friday 18 April, via smartspeakers or online at dorsetcoastradio.co.uk. Anyone wanting to get involved should email getinvolved@dorsetcoastradio.co.uk.
We're delighted to be part of this brilliant partnership to secure the future of local radio across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. As we continue our journey to become a DAB community radio station, it's great to know we are in such good company. 90.1 Hope FM Hot Radio. Unity 101 Community Radio Forest FM Voice FM Outreach Radio Weymouth & Portland's AIR 107.2 Mi-Soul Radio Gaydio We're looking forward to working with you guys. You can read the full press release below.
Community Radio Stations in Bournemouth and Poole; Hope FM and Hot Radio, have teamed up with Dorset Coast Radio and broadcast engineering company, Wide FM, to apply to run the Small-scale DAB service (SSDAB) coming to Bournemouth and Boscombe in the near future.
Dorset Coast Radio's Gary Plummer commented, “We are excited to be part of this new venture. Part of our strategy is to develop ourselves as a community-based health and wellbeing-based radio station, and this offers Dorset Coast Radio an amazing opportunity for us to connect with our wider community.”
Kevin Scott, CEO of the Hot Radio Family, and Director of BH Community DAB says, “I believe it is imperative that this new community asset stays in the hands of the community, enabling us to offer an accessible and affordable DAB platform for community radio stations, as well as current radio broadcast providers from all sectors”.
Operations Manager at Hope FM, and fellow BH Community DAB Director, Dan Withey says, “It’s exciting that community interest radio stations throughout BCP and Dorset will finally get an affordable route into local DAB broadcasting – this has simply not been an option for many of us until now”.
With additional support from Bournemouth West MP Jessica Toale, Bournemouth East MP Tom Hayes, MP for Poole Neil Duncan-Jordan, and David Sidwick (Dorset PCC), many other radio stations from across the south have backed BH Community DAB’s application, including Nerve Radio (Students’ Union at Bournemouth University), Forest FM (East Dorset), AIR 107.2 (Weymouth & Portland), Unity 101 (Southampton), Voice FM (Southampton), Outreach Radio (Hampshire), Mi-Soul, and Gaydio.
CONTACT
For more information or if you are interested in your service being carried on this multiplex please visit www.bhcommunitydab.co.uk or email info@bhcommunitydab.co.uk