Radio St Austell Bay
Encyclopedia
Radio St Austell Bay is a not for profit, community radio
station. The radio station is funded by a combination of grants from the National Lottery
and the Arts Council, alongside a small amount of commercial advertising and sponsorship. Partners include the Eden Project
, the Lost Gardens of Heligan
, and the Cornish Guardian
. All of the partners present shows on the station, alongside the regular DJs.
RSAB ran a Short Term RSL
in February 2006, and presented their community programmes for 2 weeks. The response to the station suggested a desire for such a full time service. RSAB's signal from Tregorrick Park (90 metres AMSL
) could be picked up as far away as Plymouth
whilst operating within OFCOM
regulations.
In February 2007, OFCOM granted Radio St Austell Bay a community radio station license.
The station started broadcasting on January 28, 2008, on 105.6FM and online.
RSAB broadcasts from a transmitter at Tregorrick Park (Home of St Austell RFC), which is in St Austell
.
As its name suggests, Radio St Austell Bay covers the whole area from Tywardreath
in the east to Sticker
in the west, without focusing solely on St Austell
town itself. St Austell is the largest settlement and the St Austell Bay area is the largest conurbation
in Cornwall
, surpassing the Camborne
-Pool
-Redruth
area
Radio St Austell Bay also promotes and broadcasts live music events, in the bar adjacent to the studio at Tregorrick Park.
Other live broadcasts have included The Eden Project's Arts Café, Tanya's Courage Sing For Courage 2008, and a 2 day broadcast from the offices of the Cornish Guardian
in St Austell, for publicity.
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
station. The radio station is funded by a combination of grants from the National Lottery
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
and the Arts Council, alongside a small amount of commercial advertising and sponsorship. Partners include the Eden Project
Eden Project
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall in the United Kingdom, including the world's largest greenhouse. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world....
, the Lost Gardens of Heligan
Lost Gardens of Heligan
The Lost Gardens of Heligan, near Mevagissey in Cornwall, are one of the most popular botanical gardens in the UK. The style of the gardens is typical of the nineteenth century Gardenesque style, with areas of different character and in different design styles.The gardens were created by members of...
, and the Cornish Guardian
Cornish Guardian
Cornish Guardian is a weekly newspaper in Cornwall, UK, which is part of the Cornwall & Devon Media group. It is published in 7 separate editions:*Bodmin edition*Lostwithiel and Fowey edition*Newquay edition*North Cornwall edition...
. All of the partners present shows on the station, alongside the regular DJs.
RSAB ran a Short Term RSL
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...
in February 2006, and presented their community programmes for 2 weeks. The response to the station suggested a desire for such a full time service. RSAB's signal from Tregorrick Park (90 metres AMSL
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
) could be picked up as far away as Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
whilst operating within 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...
regulations.
In February 2007, OFCOM granted Radio St Austell Bay a community radio station license.
The station started broadcasting on January 28, 2008, on 105.6FM and online.
RSAB broadcasts from a transmitter at Tregorrick Park (Home of St Austell RFC), which is in St Austell
St Austell
St Austell is a civil parish and a major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south coast approximately ten miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of the border with Devon at Saltash...
.
As its name suggests, Radio St Austell Bay covers the whole area from Tywardreath
Tywardreath
Tywardreath is a small hilltop village in southern Cornwall, United Kingdom. about north west of Fowey. It is located in a sheltered spot overlooking a silted up estuary opposite Par and near the beach of Par Sands...
in the east to Sticker
Sticker, Cornwall
Sticker is a former mining village in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It lies in the parish of St Mewan. The nearest town is St Austell three miles to the north-east.-Great Hewas Mine:...
in the west, without focusing solely on St Austell
St Austell
St Austell is a civil parish and a major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south coast approximately ten miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of the border with Devon at Saltash...
town itself. St Austell is the largest settlement and the St Austell Bay area is the largest conurbation
Conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...
in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, surpassing the Camborne
Camborne
Camborne is a town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western edge of a conurbation comprising Camborne, Pool and Redruth....
-Pool
Pool, Cornwall
The village of Pool is bypassed by the A30 in West Cornwall, situated on the A3047 between Camborne and Redruth, between Tuckingmill and Illogan Highway.Not to be confused with:* Poole, the town in Dorset....
-Redruth
Redruth
Redruth is a town and civil parish traditionally in the Penwith Hundred in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 12,352. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road , and is approximately west of...
area
Radio St Austell Bay also promotes and broadcasts live music events, in the bar adjacent to the studio at Tregorrick Park.
Other live broadcasts have included The Eden Project's Arts Café, Tanya's Courage Sing For Courage 2008, and a 2 day broadcast from the offices of the Cornish Guardian
Cornish Guardian
Cornish Guardian is a weekly newspaper in Cornwall, UK, which is part of the Cornwall & Devon Media group. It is published in 7 separate editions:*Bodmin edition*Lostwithiel and Fowey edition*Newquay edition*North Cornwall edition...
in St Austell, for publicity.