Gloucester FM (which describes itself on air exclusively as GFM) is a community radio station in Gloucestershire. It broadcasts countywide on 96.6 FM & online.[1]
The stations strapline is 'Serving the Community', Gloucester FM prides itself on being the only local radio station in the City of Gloucester providing music, news, information & advice.
Gloucester FM is a 'not-for-profit organisation'. All of the station's presenters and behind the scene staff are volunteers. The Community Link Co-Ordinator is the only funded position at the station.
Well known presenters working on the station include: Jerry 'the hippo' Hipkiss (Weekday Breakfast), Fredlocks (Drivetime), Carol Francis (Community Link Show), Jonny Mounsor (Community Link Show Fridays), Shaun Moore(Monday Afternoon Show), DJ Cage (Weekday Afternoons), Rich Edwards (Monday Evenings) JJ Watkins (Saturday Lunchtimes), Daddy English (Saturday afternoons) Rico (Showtime) Leon Brown ( Northern Soul Wednesday Evenings).
Gloucester FM's presenter led programming starts from 8am-1am (Weekdays), 7am-1am (Weekends).
The stations studio's are based in the Barton and Tredworth Trust Centre[2], Gloucester.
Sky News Radio provide the station with National News Bulletins [Weekdays & Weekends], Local News is written and produced from the GFM Studios [Weekdays]. GFM also provides less frequent Caribbean news headlines alongside local and national UK news.