Academy FM (Folkestone)

105.9 Academy FM is a community radio station serving the town of Folkestone in Kent, which launched on 31 March 2011.[1]

105.9 Academy FM (Folkestone)

Broadcast area	Folkestone
Frequency	105.9 MHz
Slogan	The Sound of Folkestone
History
First air date	31 March 2011
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates	51.0917°N 1.1659°E

The station broadcasts 24 hours a day on 105.9 FM. In spring 2015 OFCOM announced that rules relating to on-air advertising for community radio stations would change, which will enable the station to raise limited funds from this source.[1]

History

The licence for the station was filed with OFCOM in November 2008.[2][3]

References

1. Academy FM: Folkestone's own radio station gets ready to launch
2. "CR Licence Application Form (V2) - Academy FM (Folkestone)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
3. Minutes of the Sixtieth Meeting of the Radio Licensing Committee Held on Monday 15 June 2009 Archived 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine