Radio Plymouth

Radio Plymouth
Broadcast area Plymouth, Devon
Frequency 106.7 FM
First air date 28 February 2010
Format The Sound of the City
Owner Radio Plymouth Limited

Radio Plymouth is an independent commercial radio station broadcasting from the Devon city of Plymouth.

History

Radio Plymouth was launched at 10am on Sunday 28 February 2010 by television presenter Phillip Schofield, an investor in the station. The first song played was The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. Tim Manns, formerly with Orchard FM and now Radio Plymouth's station manager and Drivetime presenter, welcomed listeners to a two-hour show which featured presenters.

Five companies applied in December 2005 for the licence to broadcast in Plymouth. It was won in March 2006 by a London company, Macquarie, under the name Diamond FM. The station failed to launch and the licence was given back to OFCOM. Two companies applied and Radio Plymouth won against UKRD's plan to extend its existing station, Pirate FM. The licence was one of the last to be granted by Ofcom during the final round of commercial licence awards.[1][2][3]

Radio Plymouth is owned 100 per cent by individuals through Radio Plymouth Limited.The licence covers Plymouth, which has a population aged 15 and older of 250,000.[4]

Radio Plymouth currently has 17% reach in the city and is listened to by 45,000 listeners every week (Q2 2014 RAJAR).

Presenters

  • Tim Manns (Weekday Drivetime & Station Manager) Previously Bath FM, Channel 103, The Saint & Orchard FM
  • Dave Gould (Weekday Breakfast & Head Of Music) Previously South Hams Radio, Radio Ceredigion, Radio Pembrokeshire & Palm 105.5
  • Bob McCreadie (Weekday Daytime)
  • Neil Walker (Saturday Breakfast & cover) Previously Uckfield FM & KMFM
  • Ian Calvert (Saturday Daytime) Previously Plymouth Sound Radio, South Hams Radio & BBC Radio Devon
  • Richard Gunton (Saturday Afternoons) Previously Exeter FM
  • Gary King (Totally 80's and 90's)
  • Tony Townsend (Sunday Breakfast) Previously Lantern FM & Atlantic FM
  • Mark Hinton (Cover) Previously Radio Ceredigion

Past Presenters

  • Sally Reader (Launch Breakfast)
  • Simon Jupp (Launch Drivetime) now at BBC Radio Solent
  • Douglas Mounce (Weekends) (Deceased)
  • Amanda James (Weekends)
  • Veronica Capaldi (Weekends)
  • Ben Clark (Drivetime) now at 107.3 Radio Exe
  • Gavin Marshall (Saturday Breakfast)
  • Gary Champion (Saturday Sport)
  • Jon White now at Palm 105.5
  • Chris Batchelor

References

  1. ↑ "Launch article". Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  2. ↑ "Station manager article". Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  3. ↑ "Ofcom grants licence article". Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Ownership details". Retrieved 2010-02-28.

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