Phoenix Radio
Phoenix Radio 96.7 FM is a local radio station based in Halifax, in West Yorkshire, England. It broadcasts on the FM frequency, 24 hours a day to the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, and the surrounding areas and around the world online.[1] It is owned and run by Phoenix Radio Ltd, which has also previously held six Restricted Service Licences (RSLs) in the past. It was awarded its full-time licence by OFCOM, thus becoming, on 10 December 2007, Calderdale's first and only local radio station. The station also broadcasts RDS text. The RDS name is PHOENIX.
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| Broadcast area | Calderdale |
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| Frequency | 96.7 FM MHz |
| Slogan | Life In Calderdale |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community-based |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Phoenix Radio Limited |
| History | |
First air date | 10 December 2007 |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 53.7137°N 1.8459°W |
| Links | |
| Website | www.phoenixfm.co.uk |
History
Since its conception in 1998, Phoenix Radio 96.7 FM has had six broadcasts over the years on restricted service licences. Over that period of time of RSLs it had been broadcasting on two differing frequencies 106.2 FM and 107.2 FM.
In 2005, Phoenix Radio Limited was awarded a full-time license to broadcast on the 96.7 FM frequency, as a local radio station with a format that is community-based. Phoenix Radio is a member of the Community Radio Association whose code of practice is to take positive action to ensure that the needs of the listening audience is met through selective programme scheduling and by listening and acting on what the audience tells the station what they want from the local medium .
The station was launched on Monday 10 December 2007 , and officially opened by the Mayor of Calderdale. The first programme being Breakfast at 7am.
Technical and broadcast
The studios are based in the Dean Clough complex in Halifax, Calderdale. The transmitter that Phoenix Radio 96.7 FM uses is sited at the local TV relay on Beacon Hill, Bank Top, West Yorkshire. The station broadcasts to Calderdale and the FM signal can be reached in the surrounding areas of Halifax, south Bradford, north Kirklees and south-western Leeds.
Programming
Programming on the station includes a wide variety of music genres from the 1950s to current chart and new music from local, national and international artists, studio-based chat involving the local community, interviews with local people, local organisations to politicians and well-known personalities, as well as highlighting issues which affect the local community such as housing, education, sport, disabilities and local recruitment availability.
References
- "Substance misuse service making waves at Phoenix FM". South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- HIMELFIELD, DAVE (23 December 2013). "New venture for Huddersfield writer Gez Walsh". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- "Yoga to tackle chronic fatigue thanks to Lottery grant". Big Lottery Fund. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- "Handouts are heaven sent..." Brighouse Echo. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2015.