| Broadcast area | Oxford |
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| Slogan | "Playing What We Want" |
| Frequency | 106.4, 106.8 MHz and online [1] |
| First air date | 1:06 PM BST on 18 October 2007 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Audience share | 4% (February 2011, [2]) |
| Owner | Passion Radio (Oxford) Limited, part of ARI Consultancy (Absolute Radio International Consultancy) |
| Website | http://www.jackfm.co.uk/ |
106 Jack FM is an English language adult hits format radio station that broadcasts on 106.8 MHz FM in Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. The station is branded as Jack FM. It shares premises with its sister station Glide FM in Summertown, Oxford.
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Since launching with its original transmitter at Boars Hill, Oxford, the station has added several additional transmitters in Wantage, Wallingford, Bicester and Witney on either 106.8 MHz or 106.4 MHz.
The station is owned by Passion Radio Oxford Ltd – part of ARI Consultancy (Absolute Radio International Consultancy). The radio station is the most awarded Local Radio Station in the United Kingdom, having secured 15 industry award nominations in under three years.
Based on an American model, Oxford's 106 Jack FM runs with a strapline of "Playing What We Want" and for the most part, has no live DJs. The music is played out on an automated system interspersed with witty soundbites voiced by former Blake's 7 actor Paul Darrow, referred to on the station only as The Voice of Jack.
The only live shows currently running on the station are The Morning Glory, The Big Banana and The Sunday Roast. The Morning Glory is the weekday breakfast show and is hosted by Trevor Marshall, Sue Carter and Caroline Verdon. The Big Banana is a live sports show centred around live commentary from Oxford United matches. It is hosted by the station's sports guru Andrew 'Selfy' Self who also commentates live along with Andy Roberts with punditry and opinion from Kev Jordan. The Sunday Roast is a Sunday morning local magazine show hosted by Caroline Verdon.[1]
The radio station runs live local news every hour from 6am till 7pm weekdays, and from 8am till 6pm on weekends with traffic reports which were until recently provided by traffic provider GTN who are based at the Oxford Airport. The traffic was primarily provided by local broadcaster Neil Veglio in 'The Flying Jack', a light aircraft based at Oxford.
In 2009 JACK FM News presenter Ali Booker began documenting her life with cancer via audio diaries which were broadcast on 106 Jack FM (Oxfordshire) [6] In May 2010 Ali was awarded the Silver Sony award. A few weeks later the diaries also won Ali commercial radio’s top award – a Radio Academy Gold Arqiva. Ali's diaries were featured in The Sunday Times on 27.6.2010 and The Independent on 1.7.2010. MP Ed Vaizey also paid tribute to Ali in the House of Commons on 24.6.2010. Her diaries are available in iTunes and [7] Alison died on July 1, 2010 from breast cancer.