Môn FM is a bilingual
community radio
Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popu ...
station serving
Anglesey
Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...
and
Gwynedd. The station broadcasts on 96.8, 102.1 and 102.5 FM and online from studios in
Llangefni town centre.
Overview
MônFM broadcasts around 80 hours a week of locally-oriented music and speech programming in English and Welsh, including local news and current affairs features, sports, specialist music shows and events coverage.
Most of MônFM's programming is produced and presented locally by volunteers, except for national news bulletins produced by
Sky News Radio in London 24 hours a day.
The station's FM signal also extends to cover large parts of north
Gwynedd. In recent years, MônFM's editorial content has been expanded beyond its primary Anglesey TSA (target service area) to provide ample coverage of the mainland county. In 2021, the station's official TSA was expanded to include Gwynedd.
History
Following an RSL transmission on 87.9 FM for the Llangefni area in March 2012, the station continued to produce online output before being granted a full-time licence in August 2013, allowing MônFM to broadcast across most of the island via a transmitter at
Gwalchmai. Full-time broadcasting on 102.5 FM and online began at 8am on Saturday 12 July 2014.
In March 2019, the broadcast regulator
OFCOM
The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.
Ofcom has wide-ranging powers acros ...
extended the station's FM licence for a further five years.
In August 2019, OFCOM granted permission for MônFM to expand its FM coverage area by building two new transmitters at
Penmynydd
Penmynydd (; ), meaning "top of the mountain" in Welsh, is a village and community on Anglesey, Wales. It is known for being the birthplace of the Tudors of Penmynydd, which became the House of Tudor.
The population according to the United Kingd ...
and
Nebo. The station began broadcasting on 96.8 FM from the Penmynydd transmitter, targeting eastern Anglesey and north Gwynedd, on 6 May 2021.
On 25 May 2021, MônFM opened its third FM transmitter at Nebo, near
Amlwch, serving north Anglesey on 102.5 FM. As a result, the Gwalchmai transmitter, serving west Anglesey, moved its frequency to 102.1 FM.
In October 2019, the station won a Gold award for its live sports programme, ''MônFM Sport'', at the annual
Community Radio Awards
The Community Radio Awards are an accolade bestowed upon creatives in the community sector of broadcast radio in the United Kingdom. The awards showcase the work of community radio volunteers.
History
The Community Radio Awards were founded ...
. The following year, MônFM picked up Bronze in the Station of the Year category.
Bro Radio picks up Station of the Year award
broradio.fm, 14 December 2020
References
External links
MônFM
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Radio stations in Wales
Radio stations established in 2014
Anglesey
Community radio stations in the United Kingdom
Llangefni