Bath FM

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107.9 Bath FM

Broadcast area	Bath
Slogan	Your music:fun:life station
Frequency	107.9 MHz
First air date	15 November 1999
Format	Contemporary
Audience share	4.4% (September 2007, [1])
Owner	Local Radio Company

Bath FM is a local radio station based at the former Weston (Bath) railway station in Bath, England.

1 Programming
2 Ownership
3 Technical
4 Previous presenters
5 External links

[edit] Programming

Around 4 hours of programming is pre-record or 'Automated' during weekdays. Evening, Night Time and some Weekend programmes are 'networked' in line with the rest of the TLRC group of stations. However, Bath FM broadcasts live at least 18 hours weekdays, 17 hours Saturdays and 15 hours a day on Sunday from its own premises.

The station received its biggest and best RAJAR figures during the time of presenters James Carpenter and Karl Bennett, who both presented the breakfast show during their time at Bath FM.

[edit] Ownership

In February 2006, Bath FM was taken over by The Local Radio Company or TLRC as it is known [2]. The TLRC group owns many stations in the UK including neighboring station Brunel FM. Prior to this take over, Bath FM was an independent local radio station which launched in November 1999 as an alternative to GWR, a rival station serving Bath.

[edit] Technical

Bath FM offices

Bath FM's signal is broadcast from a transmitter based at Bathampton Down, next to the University of Bath [3].

In December 2007 Bath FM moved their studio's to Swindon, some 35 miles away from their broadcast area after Ofcom agreed to a request from The Local Radio Company to co-locate Bath FM with Brunel FM. The sales and news team have remained in Bath. However a recent decision has been made to move Bath FM back to its former studios in Lower Weston

[edit] Previous presenters

Tim Manns, Lee Wardle, Jonathan Fido (Philips), Simon Parkin, Paul James, James Carpenter, Geoff Barker, Trevor Reid, Graham Godwin, Imogen Sellars, Chris Forrest.