Sunshine Radio is an
Independent Local Radio station which broadcasts to
Herefordshire and
Monmouthshire
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, areas of the
West Midlands
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Etymology
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and
South Wales
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respectively from its studios in
Hereford
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. It is operated by
Murfin Media Ltd, and previously by
Laser Broadcasting.
History
Prior to launching the station had a working name of Classic Hits, and the licence 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 14 December 2007. A five-minute audio clock was used as a lead in to the opening jingle and welcoming monologue 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.
Programming
According to the station's 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 and the station broadcasts music spanning the last four decades and local news bulletins which are aired hourly at peak time weekdays and weekends. Outside of this, national and international news is provided by
IRN.
Presenters include Gary King.
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Technical
Sunshine Radio broadcasts to Herefordshire and Monmouthshire on 106.2 FM (Ridge Hill, between Ross-on-Wye and Ledbury
Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills.
It has a significant number of timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street ...
near Much Marcle
Much Marcle is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, located north-east of Ross-on-Wye. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 660. The name ''Marcle'' comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for a boundary field, ''mearc-l ...
– for Herefordshire) 107.0 FM (Monmouth TV Relay for Monmouth
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) and 107.8 FM (Abergavenny TV Relay for Abergavenny
Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a ''Gateway to Wales''; it is approximately from the border wi ...
). Although the station is for Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, the 106.2 frequency can be quite clearly heard in such places as Birmingham, Worcester, Gloucester and Bristol. The other 2 transmitters are quite low power and can just be heard outside their areas.
Sunshine Radio is also on the DAB Multiplex in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.
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.
See also
* Sunshine 855
* Sunshine 1530
References
External links
Sunshine Radio websiteSunshine Radio's Media UK entry
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Radio stations established in 2007
Radio stations in Herefordshire
Radio stations in Wales
Adult contemporary radio stations in the United Kingdom