More Radio Worthing
| Broadcast area | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.7 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Total Sense Media |
| More Radio Hastings, More Radio Mid-Sussex, More Radio Eastbourne | |
| History | |
First air date | 5 May 2003 |
Former names | Splash FM |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | More Radio |
More Radio Worthing (known as Splash FM from 2003 to 2016),[1] is an Independent Local Radio station serving Worthing, Shoreham, Littlehampton and surrounding areas. It is owned and operated by Total Sense Media and broadcasts from Total Sense Media Centre in Burgess Hill, as part of a network of stations across Sussex.
History
[edit]In April 2008, the station became part of Total Sense Media, after merging with neighbouring radio station Mid Sussex-based Bright FM.[2] In June 2009, the group added Arrow FM in Hastings and Sovereign FM in Eastbourne to their portfolio from TLRC.[3]
In November 2010, Ofcom approved a request to share programming across all four stations, stating the changes would not substantially alter the character of the service.[4]
Programming
[edit]All programming on the station is produced locally from More Radio's Burgess Hill studios and shared with More Radio Hastings (formerly Arrow FM), More Radio Mid-Sussex (Bright FM) and More Radio Eastbourne (Sovereign FM).[5]
Local news airs every hour from 6am to 6pm on weekdays and from 8am to 12pm on Saturdays with headlines on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows.[6] National news bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried hourly at all other times.
References
[edit]- ^ Bright FM To Get A New Name In Company-Wide Rebrand
- ^ Bright and Splash to merge Archived 6 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Radio Today, 8 April 2008
- ^ TLRC sells Arrow and Sovereign Archived 30 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Radio Today, 29 June 2009
- ^ "More sharing for Sussex stations". 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
Sussex radio stations Splash, Sovereign, Bright and Arrow have been given permission to share all programmes across the stations, Ofcom has announced.
- ^ Splash FM public file
- ^ Splash FM public file