Compass FM

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Compass FM

Broadcast area	North East Lincolnshire
Frequency	96.4 MHz
First air date	June 3, 2001
Format	Contemporary
Owner	Lincs FM Group
Sister stations	Lincs FM
Webcast	64 kbit/s

Compass FM is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from studios in Wellowgate, Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. The station serves Grimsby, Immingham and Cleethorpes and is part of the Lincs FM Group.

1 Format
2 Transmitter Info
3 Other
4 External links

[edit] Format

The stations music policy has to differ from its more modern sister station Lincs FM as there is a distinct overlap. Compass plays mainly golden oldies with few modern songs. Its listenership is comprised primarily of over-40s who want to listen to Hits and Memories.

[edit] Transmitter Info

The 96.4 FM signal comes from a low-powered transmitter at Bevan Flats in East Marsh in north Grimsby. It will be broadcast on the MuxCo Lincolnshire DAB multiplex when this starts in early 2009 across the whole of Lincolnshire.

[edit] Other

It was the NTL Commercial Radio Station of the Year in 2003. The station plays mainly golden oldies with few songs of modern genre played. The licence for the station was awarded on Movember 24 2000. Three applications were received by the Radio Authority by September 5 2000, which also included the proposed Haven FM and Southbank FM, having been first advertised in May 2000.