Point FM was a community radio station serving northern

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and eastern parts of

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. Owned and operated by Radio Elwy Ltd, the station broadcast locally on 103.1 FM and online. Point FM's programming largely consisted of music and talk output alongside local news features and information, specialist music output, sports coverage and live event outside broadcasts with automated music during non-programming hours. Apart from national news bulletins produced by

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, most of the station's output was produced and presented locally. After being awarded an FM community licence by OFCOM in 2008, the station was initially based at the Morville Hotel on Rhyl's East Parade before moving to temporary studios at Ffirth Beach in Prestatyn, and in July 2012, permanent studios and offices on Wellington Road in West Rhyl.

Demise

In March 2017, it was reported that Point FM was facing a winding-up petition by PPL for non-payment of licence fees to play music on-air and an unresolved small claims judgement. In July 2017, the High Court ruled in favour of PPL and Point FM was placed into compulsory liquidation. The station ceased broadcasting shortly after the winding up order was issued. In October 2017, OFCOM announced that the station had surrendered its FM licence. The regulator advertised a new FM community licence for the

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and

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areas in December 2018. Four applications were received, although only three were considered. In December 2019, OFCOM awarded the FM licence to Sound Radio, based in

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.Sound Radio has been awarded an FM community licence by Ofcom
soundradio.wales, 11 December 2019 The station, which launched online during the autumn of 2017, began broadcasting on 103.1 FM at 7am on Monday 8 February 2021.

References

External links

Official website
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