Gloucester FM
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Gloucester FM is a community radio station in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....

. It broadcasts countywide on 96.6 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"...

 & online http://www.gloucesterfm.com

The stations strapline is 'Serving the Community', Gloucester FM prides itself on being the only local radio station in the City of Gloucester providing Music, News, Information & Advice.

Gloucester FM is a 'not-for-profit organisation'. All of the station's presenters and behind the scene staff are volunteers. The Community Link Co-Ordinator is the only funded position at the station.

Well known presenters working on the station include: Jerry 'the hippo' Hipkiss (Weekday Breakfast), Fredlocks (Drivetime), Carol Francis (Community Link Show), Jonny Mounsor (Community Link Show Fridays), Shaun Moore(Monday Afternoon Show), DJ Cage (Weekday Afternoons), Rich Edwards (Monday Evenings) JJ Watkins (Saturday Lunchtimes), Daddy English (Saturday afternoons) Rico (Showtime) Leon Brown ( Northern Soul Wednesday Evenings).

Gloucester FM's presenter led programming starts from 8am-1am (Weekdays), 7am-1am (Weekends).

The stations studio's are based in the Barton & Tredworth Trust Centre, Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....

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Sky News Radio provide the station with National News Bulletins [Weekdays & Weekends], Local News is written and produced from the GFM Studios [Weekdays]

News Team

-Rachel Mathews-Broadcast Journalist

-Leah Parry-Broadcast Journalist

-Sandie Edwards-Broadcast Journalist

External links

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