Sunshine Radio (FM)
Encyclopedia
Sunshine Radio is a radio station which broadcasts to Herefordshire
and Monmouthshire
from its studios in Hereford
, England
. It is operated by Murfin Media Ltd, and previously by Laser Broadcasting
.
The Station launched on December the 14th 2007. A five minute audio clock was used as a lead in to the opening Jingle and welcoming monolgue from Station Manager and presenter Mark Edwards at exactly 7am. The Station's launch song was 'Start' by The Jam followed by an interview with the then Mayor of Hereford City.
A simultaneous Breakfast Show was broadcast across Monmouthshire by Paul Roberts with an interview with the town's Mayor during the same time period.
Local news bulletins are aired hourly at peaktime weekdays and weekends. Outside of this national and international news is provided by IRN.
Presenters include Mark Baker, Jeff Collins, Ian Davies, Mark Edwards, Paul Ellery and Leon Oldman.
Sunshine broadcasts 1.6KW from Ridge Hill, 1KW from the Monmouth TV Relay and 250 watts from the Abergavenny TV Relay.
Another filler was planned for the Leominster area broadcasting on 107.8 FM but plans were scrapped.
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county 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 Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
and Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
from its studios in Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
, 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...
. It is operated by Murfin Media Ltd, and previously by Laser Broadcasting
Laser Broadcasting
Laser Broadcasting was a commercial radio operator based in Darlington in County Durham, England.-History:The group was founded in 2002 by Nigel Reeve—one of the launch directors of Classic FM and one time chief executive of London News Radio owners of LBC—and Nick Jordan, a media sales executive...
.
History
Prior to launching the station had a working name of Classic Hits, and the license application was in this name. Three months prior to the opening, the station rebranded to Sunshine Radio, the same name as the original Sunshine Radio in Ludlow.The Station launched on December the 14th 2007. A five minute audio clock was used as a lead in to the opening Jingle and welcoming monolgue from Station Manager and presenter Mark Edwards at exactly 7am. The Station's launch song was 'Start' by The Jam followed by an interview with the then Mayor of Hereford City.
A simultaneous Breakfast Show was broadcast across Monmouthshire by Paul Roberts with an interview with the town's Mayor during the same time period.
Sunshine Now
Sunshine Radio prides itself on being local to the area by providing local news and playing music spanning from the last four decades. Sunshine has become one of the most listened radio stations in the area and is only one of a handful of stations which are fully local with no networking with other stations.Programming
According to the stations licence locally-made hours consist of at least 10 hours a day during daytime weekdays which must include breakfast and at least 4 hours daytime Saturdays and Sundays.Local news bulletins are aired hourly at peaktime weekdays and weekends. Outside of this national and international news is provided by IRN.
Presenters include Mark Baker, Jeff Collins, Ian Davies, Mark Edwards, Paul Ellery and Leon Oldman.
Technical
Sunshine Radio broadcasts to Herefordshire and Monmouthshire on 106.2 FM (Ridge Hill, between Ross On Wye and Ledbury near Much Marcle - For Herefordshire) 107.0 FM (Monmouth TV Relay- For Monmouth) and 107.8 FM (Abergavenny TV Relay- For Abergavenny). Although the station is for Herefordshire and Monmouthshire only, the 106.2 frequency can be quite clearly heard in such places as Birmingham, Gloucester and Bristol. The other 2 transmitters are quite low power and can just be heard outside their areas.Sunshine broadcasts 1.6KW from Ridge Hill, 1KW from the Monmouth TV Relay and 250 watts from the Abergavenny TV Relay.
Another filler was planned for the Leominster area broadcasting on 107.8 FM but plans were scrapped.