Kingfisher FM is a 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...

 (RSL) radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 set up in Redditch

Redditch

Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...

, Worcestershire

Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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Background

KingfisherFM was formed to highlight the need for a full-time radio station in and around the Redditch area and aims to provide a diverse and accessible local community station for Redditch and it's surrounding areas. A new website is undergoing development, www.kingfisherfm.org.uk. A phone line is up and running and it also has a new e-mail address, both are available via the stations website. The station will be streaming online in the not too distant future, and broadcasting on FM early next year. However, more than likely we will endeavour to do absolutely nothing

External links

• http://www.kingfisherfm.org.uk/ [Kingfisher FM Radio - Community Radio for Redditch and Surrounding areas Website]