Rother FM

Rother FM was a local radio station serving Rotherham. The station was folded into Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire, as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020.

Rother FM
CityRotherham
FrequencyFM: 96.1 MHz
RDS: ROTHERFM
Programming
FormatContemporary
Ownership
OwnerBauer
History
First air date
15 October 2006
Last air date
31 August 2020
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
53.4169°N 1.3513°W / 53.4169; -1.3513

Studios and coverage

Rother FM was originally based in Rotherham but later moved to Doncaster as part of cost saving measures. The station began broadcasting in October 2006 from its studios at Aspen Court in Templeborough. It mainly covers the Rotherham Borough from its transmitter at Boston Castle, although it can easily be heard in neighbouring cities such as Sheffield and Barnsley

Background

Prior to being awarded the licence by Ofcom, Rother FM broadcast two Restricted Service Licence broadcasts from the Carlton Park Hotel.[1] The station went on to be awarded the full-time licence and launched at 10am on Sunday 15 October 2006 with presenter James Marriott hosting the first show.[2]

It is part of the Lincs FM Group of radio stations and broadcasts on the old Hallam FM frequency of 96.1 FM. The station broadcasts a mix of current chart music as well as well known tracks from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s alongside news, information and competitions.

Imaging

Like the rest of the group, the station uses the group strap line of "The difference is..." and has jingles sung by the radio ident company S2blue.

Closure

The station closed on Monday 31 August 2020 and was integrated into The Greatest Hits Radio Network.

References
  1. radiotoday.co.uk
  2. radiotoday.co.uk


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