Radio Sunlight was a
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 popula ...
station serving the
Medway towns in
Kent
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,
England
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.
History
The station originally started broadcasting online in 2006, run by local Medway charity the Sunlight Development Trust.
OFCOM awarded the Trust the licence to broadcast on FM in 2009,
Ofcom Awards Four New Community Radio Licences
/ref> with transmissions starting 27 March 2012 on 106.6FM.
In 2016, Sunlight Development Trust made the decision to change format from FM broadcast to Internet broadcast. The FM licence was not renewed and Radio Sunlight ceased broadcasting on 19 February 2016 while, at the same time, transitioning to its new format as an Internet-based local community radio station.
References
External links
Radio Sunlight
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Radio stations in Kent
Radio stations established in 2012
Radio stations disestablished in 2016
Community radio stations in the United Kingdom
Medway
Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom