Tone FM
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| City of license | Taunton |
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| Broadcast area | Taunton, Wellington |
| Branding | Taunton's 107.8 Tone FM |
| Frequency | 107.8MHz |
| First air date | 2013 |
| Format | Local & national news, talk and music |
| Language(s) | English |
| Power | Digital/Analog |
| Owner | Tone FM Limited |
| Website | Tone FM |
Tone FM is a community radio station based in Taunton, Somerset, broadcasting to Taunton and the surrounding area on 107.8 FM, 24 hours a day. It was granted a community radio licence by Ofcom in April 2012,[1] with its first broadcast on Thursday 28 February 2013 presented by Darren Daley,[2] who is the station's weekday daytime show presenter and the station manager. Being a 'not for profit' organisation, Tone FM's presenters are all volunteers with guests sourced from the local community. The Tone FM studios are situated on East Reach in Taunton.
Programming & Presenters
- Darren Daley (Station Manager & Daytimes, 11am-2pm)
- Drew Haddon (Breakfast, 7-11am)
- Steve Carpenter (Drivetime, 4-6pm)
- Hits & Homework (Weekdays 6pm) [Throughout the week with Verity Powell, Adam Lawrance, Craig Stone, Jason Hayes & Giles Cosgrove)
- Dave Gould (Head Of Music)
- Ben Coates (Saturday Mornings, 8am-12noon)
- Terry Beale (Sunday 8am-12noon)
- Bill Bennett (Wednesday Evenings 6-8pm
- Monday Night Sport with Terry Beale (Monday Evenings 6-8pm)
- I Love The 60s with Frank Clegg (Sundays 12noon-2pm)
- The Edge with Josh Searle (Sundays 9-10pm)
- 80s Heaven (Weekdays 10-11am & Saturdays 6pm)
- 90s Heaven (Weekdays 2-3pm & Fridays 8pm)
- The Country Show with Doug Parish (Sundays 2-4pm)
- The Jazz Show with Tony Soley (Sundays 7-9pm)
- Big Ones & New Ones (Saturdays 12noon-2pm)
References
- ↑ "Taunton community radio station Tone FM approved". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ "Tone FM launch Day". Retrieved 13 December 2013.