Cannock Chase Radio FM is a

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station, broadcasting to

Cannock Chase District Cannock Chase is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Cannock; other notable towns are Rugeley, Bridgtown and Hednesford. The district covers a large part of the Cannock Chase Area of Outst ...

in Staffordshire,

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. The station's tagline is 'The Greatest Hits and So Much More!' and it has been broadcasting online since 15 November 2014 from studios in

Bridgtown Bridgtown is an industrial town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District of Staffordshire, England. It is situated on the A5 between Cannock and Great Wyrley. There are multiple industrial and retail estates around the town as well as res ...

, Cannock. Cannock Chase Radio launched on FM on 30 March 2018 with 89.6 MHz being used in

Rugeley Rugeley ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated north of Lichfield, south-east of Stafford, nort ...

and 94.0 MHz in

Cannock Cannock () is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the nearby towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolv ...

. The station started broadcasting on 89.8 MHz in November 2020 to

Burntwood Burntwood is a former mining town and civil parish in the Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England, approximately west of Lichfield and north east of Brownhills. The town had a population of 26,049 and forms part of Lichfield distric ...

Lichfield Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west o ...

and

Brownhills Brownhills is a town and former administrative centre in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. A few miles south of Cannock Chase and close to the large Chasewater reservoir, it is northeast of Walsall, a similar dista ...

History

Cannock Chase Radio was created by Rob, Jane, and James Hughes, who felt that the area needed a radio station of its own. Many radio stations cover the area, but they felt that the Cannock Chase District was overlooked in terms of radio. Therefore, the trio decided to launch a radio station dedicated exclusively to the area. During September and October 2014, premises were found in Kingston Court Cannock, opposite the Electric Palace Cinema. The station has since moved to premises in

, Cannock.

Presenters

Presenters change from time to time; current presenters are listed on the Cannock Chase Radio web site.Cannock Chase Radio schedule
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Availability

Cannock Chase Radio can be heard on FM, online, on

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, on

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and on the stations own

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and Android Apps.

References

External links

Cannock Chase Radio Website

Cannock Chase Radio on Facebook

Cannock Chase Radio on Twitter
Radio stations in England Radio stations in Staffordshire Cannock Rugeley Radio stations established in 2014 2014 establishments in England