Chiltern Voice FM
| Broadcast area | Chesham, Amersham, Great Missenden, Chilterns, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.4 MHz |
| First air date | 29 November 2020 |
| Format | Adult contemporary, Pop |
| Transmitter coordinates | 51°42′29″N 0°36′47″W / 51.70808°N 0.61299°WCoordinates: 51°42′29″N 0°36′47″W / 51.70808°N 0.61299°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Owner | Chiltern Voice CIC |
| Website | chilternvoice |
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Chiltern Voice is an Ofcom licensed not-for-profit, community radio station serving Chesham and Amersham and the surrounding towns and villages of the Chilterns in the UK and is constituted as a Community Interest Company (company number 10102193).[1]
It transmits on 107.4FM from a site in Chesham Bois and also on a Internet stream; broadcasting an adult contemporary music format.
History
Chiltern Voice started[2] in February 2016 as a short-term Restricted Service Licence (RSL), broadcasting on 87.9FM using a temporary studio built at Chesham United F.C. and initially funded by a combination of grants from the Buckinghamshire Community Boards alongside commercial advertising and sponsorship.[3]
Following the first RSL, the station moved to a permanent home within the White Hill Centre in Chesham, operating as an Internet Radio station.
This was followed in August 2018 by a second 15-day period of broadcasting on 87.9FM under a Restricted Service Licence.[4]
In January 2020, Ofcom granted Chiltern Voice[5] a full-time community radio station licence.[6] and began broadcasting on 107.4 MHz on 29 November 2021.
In December 2022, following an agreement with All Spring Media (also a CIC), the station moved into their current studios in Bellingdon Road, Chesham.
Transmitter and Internet Stream
Chiltern Voice broadcasts on 107.4FM from a transmitter in Chesham Bois.[7]
Area served
As its name suggests, Chiltern Voice broadcasts to Chesham, Amersham and the surrounding towns and villages of the Chilterns.
The Chiltern Voice FM signal covers a TSA (Total Survey Area) of 88,000 people.[8]
Format
The station broadcasts 24 hours a day with an Adult Contemporary / Pop mix of music, with local interviews and local content.
As well as music, the station offers limited free advertising to local charities and not-for-profit organisations under its "Charity of the Month" scheme, and also offers free publicity to local groups both on its website and on-air.
Studios
Following the granting of the FM licence by Ofcom, an expanded studio was constructed in the White Hill Centre.
In December 2022, the new studios in Bellingdon Road, Chesham were constructed, consisting of two broadcast studios and a virtual studio used for outside broadcasting.
References
- ↑ "Chiltern Voice CIC entry on UK Companies House - GOV.UK". Companies House - gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ "Chiltern Voice" (PDF). Buckinghamshire Council. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ "Volunteers wanted for new community radio station - Bucks Free Press". Bucks Free Press. 28 December 2015.
- ↑ "Chiltern Voice On The Radio 87.9 FM". facebook.com.
- ↑ "Chiltern Voice FM - Ofcom". Ofcom Community Radio Stations.
- ↑ "Four more community radio stations awarded". RadioToday. 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Amersham - Beacon School Transmitter". RadioDNS.uk.
- ↑ "Community Radio Coverage Maps" (PDF). Ofcom. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
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