Wight FM
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| Web address | www.wightfm.com |
|---|---|
| Commercial? | Yes |
Type of site | Music & Community |
| Registration | Free |
| Available in | English |
| Created by | Communal |
| Launched | 1 February 2009 |
Alexa rank | 24,498,185 (August 2012)[1] |
| Current status | Not-active |
Wight FM was an internet radio service based on the Isle of Wight which closed in December 2009. It was first launched on 1 February 2009 and initially included high-profile radio DJs such as David Hamilton, Paul Burnett, Mike Read and Howard Pearce among others.[2] Its main sponsorship and form of advertising is the Isle of Wight Gazette. The programmes were mainly all hamfistedly voicetracked apart from the Alex Dyke morning phone-in. Alex was the founder/owner of the Station. He now presents on Radio Solent on Weekday mornings & hosts an ex-Wight FM invention called Bubblegum & Cheese on Saturdays between 11am & 2pm. This ran on Wight FM on Saturday & Sunday mornings with Ed Stewart, in voicetracked form. The station ceased transmission in 2009 for no reason and Wight FM TV never launched.
Line-up
Weekdays
At time of closure:
| 12 Midnight - 7am | Late Night Music Jam |
| 7am - 7pm | Daytime Music Jam |
| 7pm - 12 Midnight | Music Jam |
Weekends
| 12 Midnight - 7am | Late Night Music Jam |
| 7am - 7pm | Daytime Music Jam |
| 7pm - 12 Midnight | Music Jam |
Wight FM TV
Wight FM recently (as of April 2009) also planned a move to television, although still online, with the potential of launching onto a sky channel in the future.[3]
References
- ↑ "Wightfm.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ↑ "Digital Spy - "Wight FM to include Blackburn, Burnett and others as presenters"". www.digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ↑ "Wight FM - "wightFM TV on the way!"". www.Wightfm.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
External links
- Wight FM Official Website (no longer works and now redirects to Island Life Magazine)