Community Radio
Your Preston FM
Your Preston FM is Your Prescap’s community radio station and has been on air for two years this October. From a total survey area of 240,000 adults, Preston FM is fortunate to attract weekly audiences of 47,000, who listen for two or more hours per week. The presenters are all volunteers, the sound of the station is more speech-based during the day, with specialist music programmes into the early evening.
Chorley FM
Chorley FM began broadcasting officially from November 2005 and has a very wide audience appeal across all demographics. It has become a trusted source for local news and community information. It plays a vibrant mix of hit music, with a keen ear on forthcoming new releases. Their evening community programming ensures that Chorley FM stands out from its’ competitors.It regularly broadcasts to an average weekly audience of 18,150.
Indigo FM
Indigo FM is based in the beautiful town of Kirkby Lonsdale, in the South Lakes area. It has a strong and loyal listener base in the local area and serves the community well. So well in fact, that it was recently shortlisted in the “How-Do Awards” in the regional excellence category. Providing a very listenable balance of great music and community features and interviews.
Pendle Community Radio
Pendle Community Radio – AWAZ 103.1 FM serves the geographical area of Accrington, Barrowford, Blackburn, Brierfield, Burnley, Colne, Darwen, Great Harwood, Nelson, Padiham and Rishton. It is proud to serve the Asian community and has programmes in various languages. It specialises in delivering programming in current affairs, social inclusion, debates, health & well-being and wide range musical genres.
Diversity FM
Diversity FM serves Lancaster and Morecambe. The radio station is based within the YMCA in Lancaster and has volunteers producing programmes of a wide and varied subject matter and encouraging organisations to be interviewed and informing its’ large audience base about community issues. It also prides itself on an eclectic mix of music, from traditional to contemporary, specialist to mainstream.
Rossendale Radio
Rossendale Radio is – CIC and launched on May 1st 2010 it broadcasts to Haslingden, Rawtenstall, Ramsbottom, Bacup and Whitworth, a total of 72,427 adults. The area is not currently served by any other commercial radio station. It’s has a proposed audience of 21,728. Their demographic is 25-40yr olds. They play a great mix of music and already have a loyal audience and advertiser base!
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