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A former member
Hope this is relevant to the forum, but here goes!
Halton FM is back once again for this year as the community radio station for Runcorn, Widnes, Hale and Frodsham. From the transmitter on Runcorn Hill, our frequency this time will be on 97.6FM and as usual we will be broadcasting from studios in Runcorn Old Town 24 hours a day, and aim to provide the community of Halton with a local and community based service. From October 11th to November 7th we are running an RSL on 97.6FM, also broadcasting online to the world on www.haltonfm.com which also contains information on the station and the schedule itself.
The second of this years broadcast will again be momentous one for us as it celebrates 10 years of community radio in Halton. Halton FM started its life on medium wave - 1413AM. We chose that frequency because we felt it would reach further - plus FM was a dearer option. This was run by Halton College and started as an RSL in March 1993. Later in that year, Halton Borough Council decided to run their own RSL on FM, which lead to the launch of Halton FM – broadcasting from a shop front in Widnes. In 1994, Halton FM was also introduced to a college project, which taught broadcasting skills as part of their course and this went on as an RSL between 1994 and 1995.
After then, there were no RSLs until 2000, when The Bigger Picture, a community based project for Halton, ran HCR again on 1413AM. This was to gain awareness of volunteers for The Bigger Picture and also to serve the community. Halton FM then made a comeback ran by The Bigger Picture in 2002, first on 87.9FM in March and on 105.9FM in October 2002 and March 2003. The new challenge of 97.6FM and a local, diverse music policy will add to the community flavour of the station itself.
Which leads us to now, The Bigger Picture project now has finished, and Halton FM is now run by Halton Access to Media. A team of presenters from the past 10 years of broadcasting will be presenting and producing shows from young people on the ‘Teen Control’ on Saturday Mornings to the recent course students from the ‘Halton Access to Media’ Course. Music will be of a wide range to appeal to people of all ages, as well as the usual requests. Our successful group of volunteers who work on News, Sport and Production will be working hard to give you the latest community news, issues and contacting groups for the weeknight news show, ‘Halton Tonight’.
For more information on the broadcast, please contact Phil or Kirsty on our local call rate number: 0845 450 7879 or e-mail studio@haltonfm.com
We would also welcome comments during the broadcast on the same address above!
Halton FM is back once again for this year as the community radio station for Runcorn, Widnes, Hale and Frodsham. From the transmitter on Runcorn Hill, our frequency this time will be on 97.6FM and as usual we will be broadcasting from studios in Runcorn Old Town 24 hours a day, and aim to provide the community of Halton with a local and community based service. From October 11th to November 7th we are running an RSL on 97.6FM, also broadcasting online to the world on www.haltonfm.com which also contains information on the station and the schedule itself.
The second of this years broadcast will again be momentous one for us as it celebrates 10 years of community radio in Halton. Halton FM started its life on medium wave - 1413AM. We chose that frequency because we felt it would reach further - plus FM was a dearer option. This was run by Halton College and started as an RSL in March 1993. Later in that year, Halton Borough Council decided to run their own RSL on FM, which lead to the launch of Halton FM – broadcasting from a shop front in Widnes. In 1994, Halton FM was also introduced to a college project, which taught broadcasting skills as part of their course and this went on as an RSL between 1994 and 1995.
After then, there were no RSLs until 2000, when The Bigger Picture, a community based project for Halton, ran HCR again on 1413AM. This was to gain awareness of volunteers for The Bigger Picture and also to serve the community. Halton FM then made a comeback ran by The Bigger Picture in 2002, first on 87.9FM in March and on 105.9FM in October 2002 and March 2003. The new challenge of 97.6FM and a local, diverse music policy will add to the community flavour of the station itself.
Which leads us to now, The Bigger Picture project now has finished, and Halton FM is now run by Halton Access to Media. A team of presenters from the past 10 years of broadcasting will be presenting and producing shows from young people on the ‘Teen Control’ on Saturday Mornings to the recent course students from the ‘Halton Access to Media’ Course. Music will be of a wide range to appeal to people of all ages, as well as the usual requests. Our successful group of volunteers who work on News, Sport and Production will be working hard to give you the latest community news, issues and contacting groups for the weeknight news show, ‘Halton Tonight’.
For more information on the broadcast, please contact Phil or Kirsty on our local call rate number: 0845 450 7879 or e-mail studio@haltonfm.com
We would also welcome comments during the broadcast on the same address above!