Wessex FM

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Coordinates: 50°42′50″N 2°26′17″W / 50.71377°N 2.43806°W / 50.71377; -2.43806

Wessex FM
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Broadcast area Weymouth, Dorchester & Bridport
Frequency 97.2 MHz, 96.0 MHz
First air date 4 September 1993
Format Contemporary
Audience share 9.5% (December 2009, [1])
Owner Local Radio Company

Wessex FM is a local radio station for the Weymouth, Dorchester and Bridport areas of Dorset. All content is broadcast from its studios in Dorchester, however the Big Top 40 Show is a network program. It broadcasts on 97.2FM in Weymouth and Dorchester (from Bincombe hill transmitter), and on 96.0FM in Bridport (from Bridport Transmitter).

Contents

[edit] Presenters

  • James O'Neill (Weekday Breakfast)
  • Steve Bulley (Weekday Mornings/lunchtime, Sunday Breakfast)
  • Maria Greenwood (Unplugged)
  • Dave Goulden (Saturday Afternoons, Sunday Mornings/lunchtime)
  • Del Thompson (Weekday Afternoons, Saturday Mornings)
  • Kieran Williams (Weekday Evenings)
  • Martin Starke (Sunday Evenings)

[edit] Notable past presenters

  • Phil Stocks
  • Jason Herbert (Weekday Breakfast, Dance Party) Left 13th Aug 2010 after 12 years at Wessex FM[1] and started presenting the Breakfast show on Midwest Radio (Shaftesbury and Blandford) from 23rd Aug 2010.[2]

[edit] Other past presenters

  • Roger Kennedy
  • Paul Evans
  • Maria Ferguson
  • Stuart McGinley
  • Martin Lee
  • Stewart Smith
  • Geoff Carter
  • Ian Timms
  • David Hollister
  • Glen Mitchell
  • Ray King
  • Andy Freeman
  • Nicky Stewart
  • Eric Peters
  • Jane Soule
  • Kevin Wilson
  • Emma Clements
  • David Woollatt
  • Phil Allen
  • Dan Lodge
  • Dave Luck
  • Iain Meadows
  • Mark Samways
  • Wendy Barker
  • Chris Giles
  • Dave Webster
  • Tony Adams
  • Julian Smith
  • Mark Guy
  • Paul Chivers

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