Radio Winchcombe
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Radio Winchcombe is an English local community radio station which broadcasts to Winchcombe
and the surrounding areas. The studio is currently located at the local youth and community centre in Winchcombe, but could have to move to a different location due to Gloucestershire County Council cutbacks, which could see the youth centre shut down.
The station has broadcast twice a year under Ofcom's Restricted Service Licence
regime since its first broadcast in April 2005. The first broadcast was partly inspired by the success of the now defunct Forest of Dean Radio
, and was the first community service in Gloucestershire to launch after FOD Radio. Radio Winchcombe was also the first RSL station in the UK to acquire a special emergency broadcast licence from Ofcom during the Gloucestershire floods in 2007 to aid communication in the community.
The station broadcasts a mix of live and pre-recorded programming during the day, with mostly
On 31 August 2009, Radio Winchcombe was featured as part of a Community Radio Showcase programme on BBC Radio Gloucestershire
. BBC Radio Gloucestershire also produced a programme which came live from Abbey Terrace in May 2011, and the chairman of Radio Winchcombe was invited to talk about the community station.
Radio Winchcombe was the first and only radio station in the UK to setup an emergency broadcast, when Gloucestershire
experienced the worst flooding on record. The station received praise from the community for helping communication in a time of need, providing information such as the location of temporary water distribution sites. The idea of an emergency broadcast began with a petition started by the chairman of the station to allow for free broadcasting in emergencies.
Radio Winchcombe is a member of the Community Media Association. The station has also inspired similar projects in neighbouring towns, including Cirencester's Corinium Radio
and the internet based North Cotswold Community Radio
which broadcasts from Chipping Campden.
Winchcombe
Winchcombe is a Cotswold town in the local authority district of Tewkesbury, in Gloucestershire, England. Its population according to the 2001 census was 4,379.-Early history:...
and the surrounding areas. The studio is currently located at the local youth and community centre in Winchcombe, but could have to move to a different location due to Gloucestershire County Council cutbacks, which could see the youth centre shut down.
The station has broadcast twice a year under Ofcom's Restricted Service Licence
Restricted Service Licence
A UK Restricted Service Licence , is typically granted to radio stations and television stations broadcasting within the UK to serve a local community or a special event...
regime since its first broadcast in April 2005. The first broadcast was partly inspired by the success of the now defunct Forest of Dean Radio
Forest of Dean Radio
Forest of Dean Radio was a community radio station in Gloucestershire. It was established in 1995 and started with a 3 day broadcast to coincide with the Cinderford Carnival. It broadcast around the whole of the Forest of Dean Area from its main studio in Cinderford.-History:Initially the station...
, and was the first community service in Gloucestershire to launch after FOD Radio. Radio Winchcombe was also the first RSL station in the UK to acquire a special emergency broadcast licence from Ofcom during the Gloucestershire floods in 2007 to aid communication in the community.
About the station
Radio Winchcombe broadcasts twice a year in spring and autumn to Winchcombe and the surrounding areas on FM, and online. The station have increased their show schedule over the years from their first two day broadcast in 2005 to the current ten day schedule they have in 2011. In January 2008, there was a trial three day event where the station was only broadcasting on the internet. This meant that the station went on air a total of three times in 2008.The station broadcasts a mix of live and pre-recorded programming during the day, with mostly
On 31 August 2009, Radio Winchcombe was featured as part of a Community Radio Showcase programme on BBC Radio Gloucestershire
BBC Radio Gloucestershire
BBC Radio Gloucestershire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Gloucestershire, which started on 3 October 1988. It broadcasts from its studios in London Rd, Gloucester on 95 , 95.8 , 104.7 FM, 1413 in the Cotswolds & Forest of Dean AM and over the internet.-Transmitters:The...
. BBC Radio Gloucestershire also produced a programme which came live from Abbey Terrace in May 2011, and the chairman of Radio Winchcombe was invited to talk about the community station.
Radio Winchcombe was the first and only radio station in the UK to setup an emergency broadcast, when 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....
experienced the worst flooding on record. The station received praise from the community for helping communication in a time of need, providing information such as the location of temporary water distribution sites. The idea of an emergency broadcast began with a petition started by the chairman of the station to allow for free broadcasting in emergencies.
Radio Winchcombe is a member of the Community Media Association. The station has also inspired similar projects in neighbouring towns, including Cirencester's Corinium Radio
Corinium Radio
Corinium Radio is a community radio station in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. It was the second community radio station set up in Gloucestershire, after Forest of Dean Radio, and broadcast for the first time on a 2-day Restricted Service Licence in May 2006....
and the internet based North Cotswold Community Radio
North Cotswold Community Radio
North Cotswold Community Radio is a non-profit community internet radio station serving primarily the North Cotswolds and the surrounding area in west-central England.The station began broadcasting in autumn 2007...
which broadcasts from Chipping Campden.