Compass FM
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Broadcast area | North East Lincolnshire |
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Frequency | DAB: Lincolnshire FM: 96.4 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bauer Radio |
Lincs FM Rutland Radio | |
History | |
First air date | 3 June 2001 |
Links | |
Webcast | 64 kbit/s |
Website | www.compassfm.co.uk |
Compass FM is an Independent Local Radio station serving Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham and is part of Bauer Radio.
Licence application
Three applications were received by the Radio Authority by 5 September 2000, which also included the proposed Haven FM and Southbank FM, having been first advertised in May 2000. The licence for the station was awarded on 24 November 2000.
Format
Compass FM sits within its sister station's (Lincs FM) TSA (Total Service Area) and the stations format reflects this.
Programming
Compass FM provides 24/7 programming, some of which is automated (where the presenter's links between the records are pre-recorded).[1]
Transmitter information
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Grimsby_flats.jpg/220px-Grimsby_flats.jpg)
The 96.4 FM signal comes from a low-powered transmitter at Bevan Flats in East Marsh in north Grimsby near the A180. This transmitter also has Bauer Humberside.
Awards
Compass FM was the NTL Commercial Radio Station of the Year in 2003 (under 300,000 TSA).[2]
References
- ^ "Public File". Compass FM. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Welsh, James (27 June 2003). "ntl Commercial Radio Awards roundup". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Media UK
- Jingles
- Reception map
- History of local radio in Lincolnshire
- Award of Grimsby FM licence in November 2000 to Compass FM