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Splash FM is a United Kingdom radio station, based in Worthing
Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...

, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...

, and operated by Media Sound Holdings Ltd. The station plays a selection of hit songs from the last forty years, and offers regular updates on local news, sport, travel and events. The station also works with a number of local charities and organisations, and can regularly be seen broadcasting from events in their transmission area.

The station serves the towns of Worthing
Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...

, Shoreham
Shoreham-by-Sea
Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort in West Sussex, England. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is located less than a mile from the town centre and London Gatwick Airport is away...

 and Littlehampton
Littlehampton
Littlehampton is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton and east of the county town of Chichester....

 - plus the many surrounding villages.

History

The station was created in May 2003 when it won the broadcast licence for the Worthing area. Veteran television and radio broadcaster David Hamilton broadcast the first show live from the studios within Worthing's Guildbourne Centre.

The original presenters at the time of launch were:
Simon Osborne

Kevin Spector

Dave Adams

Gina Milson

John Roberts

Dave Hunt

Nick Hatfield


Pete McIntosh

David Cunningham

Dave Benson Philips

Patrick Woodward

Karen Morton

David Hamilton

In April 2008 the station became part of Media Sound Holdings
Media Sound Holdings
Media Sound Holdings is a company which was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Uckfield, East Sussex in the United Kingdom. As of 2010 it operates four radio stations in the South of England....

, after merging with neighbouring radio station Mid Sussex
Mid Sussex
Mid Sussex is a local government district in the English county of West Sussex. It contains the towns of East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill....

-based Bright FM.

In June 2009, Media Sound Holdings added Arrow FM in Hastings
Hastings
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....

 and Sovereign FM in Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...

 to their collection from TLRC. The station is now branded as a "feel good" station, like the other three stations owned by Media Sound Holdings.

In November 2010, 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...

 approved Media Sound Holdings's application to share all content across their four stations, given that the stations "already share all programming outside of breakfast, so these changes will not substantially alter the character of the service."

The Splash FM Garden Party

Splash FM hosts a hugely popular open-air concert each summer in Worthing's Steyne Gardens, attracting thousands of locals and tourists alike. Originally a free concert with major funding from a locally based national company, the event has evolved over the last couple of years into "The Garden Party" - a tribute festival held over one or two nights, with affordable ticket prices, and a mix of tribute acts.

For the second year running, the 2011 event was held over two days on 22 July and 23 July, and featured the following tribute acts:
  • Millennium Robbie as Robbie Williams
    Robbie Williams
    Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

  • The Greatest as Take That
    Take That
    Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...

  • Melissa Totten as Madonna
    Madonna (entertainer)
    Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

  • And Finally...Phil Collins
    Phil Collins
    Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....

  • Achtung Baby as U2
    U2
    U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

  • Ultimately Kylie as Kylie Minogue
    Kylie Minogue
    Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

  • The VOX Beatles as The Beatles
    The Beatles
    The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...



During the 2010 party, Worthing Borough Council received twelve complaints of excessive noise and vibration. The council had agreed a noise limit before the event of 66dB, but on both nights levels measured 90dB and officers were “shocked at the level of exceedance of the prescribed noise limits”. Permission for 2011 required the organisers to appoint new sound engineers and work with the council's team to keep noise to a "reasonable minimum." If noise in 2011 exceeds the agreed level the council could be asked not to approve further concerts.

Chris Copsey's death

On 11 January 2011, breakfast show host Chris Copsey died suddenly. It is believed he collapsed in a Sainsbury's store, just hours after presenting his breakfast show.

Chris (also known as Coppo) had been on the airwaves across Sussex for over 25 years. He was a former presenter for the breakfast show on Southern Sound, soon to become Southern FM.

In 2009, shortly after the Heart brand took over Southern FM, Chris moved to Media Sound Holdings to present the mid-morning show and revive his 'Retro Show' on Sunday afternoons. He moved to do the breakfast show shortly after that. As well as Splash FM, Chris could also be heard on the other three stations owned by Media Sound Holdings.

Chris leaves behind his wife Yvonne and two children.

Presenters

  • Richard Reynolds (Weekday breakfast, Sunday afternoon)
  • Simon Osborne (Weekday morning/lunchtime)
  • Rik Scott (Weekday drivetime, Saturday evening 'Rik Scott's School Reunion')
  • Chris Bailey (Weekday evenings, Saturday morning/lunchtime)


  • Paul Williams (Saturday breakfast)
  • Pete McIntosh (Saturday afternoon, Sunday evening 'The Late Lounge')
  • Anna Bingham (Sunday breakfast)
  • Nick Osborne (Sunday morning/lunchtime)


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