CFM Radio
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| CFM Radio, Carlisle | |
| City of license | Carlisle |
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| Broadcast area | Carlisle, Penrith, Gretna, Workington, Whitehaven |
| Slogan | The Best Mix of Music |
| Frequency | 96.4, 102.2, 102.5 and 103.4 MHz,Online |
| First air date | April 14 1993 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Audience share | 20.5% (September 2007, [1]) |
| Owner | EMAP |
| Website | www.cfmradio.com |
CFM is an Independent Local Radio station launched in 1993. It broadcasts across Northern & Central Cumbria and the southern tip of Scotland, with transmitters in Carlisle, Penrith and West Cumbria.
It is currently owned by media giant Emap Radio and was previously run until 2005 by Scottish Radio Holdings. In 1993 it was originally launched by Border Television, with whom it shares its residence at broadcast centre.
The station's slogan is The Best Mix of Music. and it plays the songs from the 60's up to the present day. It is part of the Big City Network.
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[edit] CFM History
It launched at 8am on 14 April 1993 when Founder, Managing Director and breakfast show host John Myers played "The Best" by Tina Turner as its first song.
Originally CFM only broadcast from their Caldbeck mast, near to Wigton and the B5299, to Carlisle on 96.4 and Penrith, on the top of Beacon Hill, on 102.5 FM until September 1995, when they also started transmitting to west Cumbria from their transmitter at Broughton Moor, between Maryport and Cockermouth, on 102.2 (Workington) and 103.4 FM (Whitehaven), between St Bees and Egremont.
CFM are currently commercial market leader in Cumbria and southern Scotland (Radio Authority Joint Audience Research data RAJAR Jan 2006). See OFCOM website for full ratings list.
[edit] Presenters
- Robbie Dee
- Pete Moss
- Andy Wood
- Mark Black
- Simon Williams
- Rob Williams
- Mike Deans
- Lucio - Hit40uk
[edit] News & Sport
CFM broadcasts local and national news every hour with an extended fifteen minute news bulletin from 13.00 & 17.00. Head of News is Bill McDonald. There are three broadcast journalists in total at CFM.
[edit] Management List
- Managing Director : Sally Aitchison
- Programme Director : David Bain
- Head of Music : Pete Moss
- Head of Production : Andy Wood
- News Editor : Bill McDonald
Contact: CFM Radio, Broadcast Centre, PO Box 964, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 3NG
Reception: 01228 818 964. Studio phone: 0845 345 40 40. Studio text: 63103 (Starting Your Text With "CFM")
The RDS name is C F M.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Listen Live
- MediaUK
- History of local radio in Cumbria
- MDS975's coverage map
- Broughton Moor transmitter
- Caldbeck transmitter
- Penrith transmitter
- Whitehaven transmitter
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