Bradley Stoke Radio (BSR) has begun broadcasting on FM, nearly two years after being offered a full-time licence by Ofcom. The community radio station previously broadcast on FM for two short periods in June and December 2011, under a Restricted Service Licence (RSL), and since then has been streaming programmes over the internet. Based at the Brook Way Activity Centre,
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Radio station awarded full-time FM licence by Ofcom
Volunteers at Bradley Stoke Radio are today celebrating the award of a full-time FM licence from the broadcasting regulator Ofcom. The local group is one of four community radio stations that were successful in the south-west region, from a total of seven applicants. Neighbouring station GLOSS FM (formerly Thornbury FM) also applied for a full-time licence but was rejected due
Continue readingBradley Stoke Radio starts two week FM transmission
Bradley Stoke Radio has begun its second FM transmission period – running from Saturday 3rd December to Saturday 17th December. A countdown in the Town Square at noon on Saturday [audio clip] was followed by a two-hour programme with guest appearances from the presenters who will be fronting shows over the next fortnight. The station staged it first FM transmission
Continue readingBradley Stoke Radio to broadcast on FM in lead up to Christmas
Bradley Stoke Radio is feeling festive right now with the news that Ofcom has granted the station an FM broadcast licence for a two week period in December. From 3rd to 17th December the station will be broadcasting on 87.7 FM to the local community – and beyond. The team are already planning the schedule and have dusted off the
Continue readingBradley Stoke Radio secures weekly slot on BCfm
Bradley Stoke Radio has been given the chance to do a weekly one hour show on BCfm, Bristol’s premier community radio station. The show will be all about the community of Bradley Stoke with local news, features and interviews being the focus. The programme will be pre-recorded on the Saturday, then simulcast online on Bradley Stoke Radio and on BCfm
Continue readingCommunity radio station to entertain Willow Brook shoppers
Volunteers from Bradley Stoke Radio will be entertaining shoppers in the Willow Brook Centre this Saturday (3rd September). Since the launch of the station earlier this year, Bradley Stoke Radio has had a successful two week broadcast on FM (from 4th to 18th June) and, following a short break for recuperation, has continued to broadcast online via its website. The
Continue readingBradley Stoke Radio to apply for full-time FM licence
Following a successful inaugural two-week FM broadcast in June, Bradley Stoke Community Radio Association (BSCRA) has decided to take the bold step of applying to Ofcom for a full-time FM licence. The decision was agreed by an overwhelming majority of the 30 or so members attending last Thursday’s AGM, who had been told that Ofcom’s current window of opportunity to
Continue readingPaul Burling to guest on Bradley Stoke Radio
Impressionist Paul Burling is due to help end Bradley Stoke Radio’s first-ever FM broadcast period with a bang on Saturday (18th June) when he makes a guest appearance on a special ‘Super Dads’ show (12 noon – 2pm). Intended as a wacky celebration of Father’s Day, the show promises to “celebrate the men who will run through fire and water
Continue readingTonight 7pm: The Big Debate on 87.7 FM
Bradley Stoke Radio stages its own version of Question Time tonight when a panel of local politicians take part in a live debate on “the key issues facing people in Bradley Stoke”. The event, compered by Julian Okoye, will hear representatives of the three main parties debate questions sent in by listeners. Mr Okoye told The Journal: “The intention is
Continue readingBradley Stoke Radio launched on 87.7 FM
Bradley Stoke Radio hit the airwaves at noon on Saturday (4th June), preceded by a launch event in the Town Square. Volunteers from the community radio station, whose studio is located on the first floor of the Willow Brook Centre, worked tirelessly to attract the attention of shoppers with music, entertainment and a free raffle offering the prize of a
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