MKFM
Coordinates: 52°00′35″N 0°44′00″W / 52.0097°N 0.7334°W
| City | Milton Keynes |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Buckinghamshire |
| Slogan | MK's Biggest Hits |
| Frequency | 106.3 mHz |
| First air date | 2 July 2011 |
| Format | CHR |
| Language(s) | English |
| Webcast | UK Radioplayer Listen live (via TuneIn) |
| Website | MKFM.COM |
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MKFM is a community radio station for Milton Keynes and its borough on FM, DAB Digital Radio and online.[1] The station started in 2011 with trial broadcasts, launching on DAB on 14 February 2013 and on 106.3FM on 7 September 2015.
History[edit]
MKFM was founded by former members of the management team at Horizon Radio in May 2011.[2] The station started broadcasting on 2 July 2011 on 107FM in Milton Keynes as part of a 28 days restricted service licence. A campaign was launched with the slogan 'On a mission to bring local radio back to Milton Keynes' with listeners asked to support the station's bid for a full-time community FM licence. The station continued the campaign with further trial broadcasts in December 2011, July 2012, December 2012, May 2013 and December 2014 on 107FM.
MKFM began test transmissions on DAB Digital Radio across Herts, Beds and Bucks on 14 February 2013, before launching as a full-time service in May of the same year.[3]
Broadcasting was switched from the Pod at Stadium MK to the station's new studio on Monday 17 August 2015 at intu Milton Keynes shopping centre.
MKFM officially launched on 106.3FM at 6am on Monday 7 September 2015. Since the FM launch, MKFM has provided a range of local travel, news, weather and local information on a daily basis.
In late 2019 MKFM moved to Stadium following the completion of three purpose built studios.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ofcom awards four new community radio licences". OFCOM. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "MKFM & 3 others win community radio licences". Community Radio Today. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ "Community radio station MKFM goes on DAB". Community Radio Today. 13 February 2013.
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