Branch FM
Encyclopedia
Branch FM is a community radio
station based in Dewsbury
, West Yorkshire
, England, which has operated since 2007. It broadcasts on the 101.8 FM
frequency
, in the West Yorkshire
, area. It operates under a licence from OfCom
and is one of a number of community radio stations across the UK following a loosening of OfCom licensing restrictions in 2005.
Branch FM is volunteer-run radio station.
The station plays predominantly Christian music interspersed with drama, discussion and factual content. Its broadcast range is West Yorkshire as well as into areas of North & South Yorkshire.
The station is a registered charity, no. 1120585.
More radio than community.
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
station based in Dewsbury
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England, which has operated since 2007. It broadcasts on the 101.8 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
frequency
Radio frequency
Radio frequency is a rate of oscillation in the range of about 3 kHz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves, and the alternating currents which carry radio signals...
, in the West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, area. It operates under a licence from OfCom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
and is one of a number of community radio stations across the UK following a loosening of OfCom licensing restrictions in 2005.
Branch FM is volunteer-run radio station.
The station plays predominantly Christian music interspersed with drama, discussion and factual content. Its broadcast range is West Yorkshire as well as into areas of North & South Yorkshire.
The station is a registered charity, no. 1120585.
More radio than community.