Town 102

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Town 102
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Broadcast area Ipswich
Slogan Just Great Songs for Ipswich
Frequency 102.0 MHz FM (Ipswich)
First air date October 19, 2006
Format Music Variety
Power 1000(H)/1000(V)[1]
Owner Tindle Radio Group
Website www.town102.com

Town 102 is a radio station serving Ipswich, owned by Tindle Radio plc.

The station plays "Just Great Songs for Ipswich". It features competitions and also provides local news and information for the Ipswich area.

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[edit] FIS FM

On April Fools Day 2008, the station played a joke on the listeners of the station, claiming they had been taken over by a window company. The jingles on the day sounded a mix between Town 102 and a "dark-ish" ident of FIS FM. (Comment by a Digital Spy forum user).

For most of the day, they referred to themselves as FIS FM. However, listeners of the station were unhappy and took it seriously, sending in text messages of disgust.

On the Town 102 website, a poll was put up asking Have you been affected by an April fool today?, 26% said yes. The RDS was left un-changed. After 12pm, the station returned to its normal output.

[edit] Main Presenters

  • Nick Morrell (Mon-Fri) 5.00am - 10.00am, (Sat) 5.00am - 8.00am, (Sun) 5.00am - 8.00am
  • Bob Strong (Mon-Fri) 10.00am - 3.00pm, (Sat) 12.00pm - 3.00pm
  • Dave James (Mon-Fri) 3.00pm - 7.00pm, (Sun) 4.00pm - 7.00pm
  • Adam Morris (Mon-Fri) 7.00pm - 12am, (Sat) 8.00am - 1.00pm, (Sun) 7.00pm - 10.00pm
  • Jeremy Durrant (Mon-Fri) 12.00am - 5.00am
  • Geoff Hillyer (Fridays) 7.00pm - 12.00am
  • Will Lawrence (Sat) 6.00pm - 12.00am
  • Trish Ransome (Sun) 10.00pm - 12.00am
  • Jonny & Neilos (Sat-Sun) 12.00am - 5.00am
  • Steve Springett (Sun) 8.00am - 12.00pm
  • Craig Stevens (Sun) 12.00pm - 4.00pm

[edit] News Readers

  • Angharad Thomas
  • Alexa Rowe (left the station May 16 2008)
  • Sarah Buxton
  • Susie Brodrick
  • Verity Wilde
  • Tom Horn
  • Davina Rosen

[edit] References

  1. ^ Application to Ofcom (September 2005). Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
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