Hayes FM
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| City of license | London |
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| Broadcast area | Hayes |
| Slogan | Act local, think Gobal |
| Frequency | FM: 91.8 |
| First air date | 1 September 2007 |
| Format | Non-commercial |
| Website |
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Hayes FM (91.8 FM) is a community-focused local radio station based in Hayes, West London, England.
Audience
The target audience is people who live and work within a three-mile radius of the centre of Hayes in the south of the London Borough of Hillingdon.
The station is non-commercial - it is not obligated to sell advertisements in order to remain operational. This gives autonomy with format, allowing a variety of tastes and musical genres to be accommodated in programming. For example, Hughie Dixon plays indie rock 9-11 p.m. on Tuesday and Pete Dicks presents Beatles and Beyond - Europe's longest running Beatles-themed radio show[1] - from 11 p.m. on Sunday evenings.
John McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington, does a weekly show 10 a.m.-12 noon on Mondays, discussing with Kaashif Awan local stories and the week ahead in Parliament.[2]
History
Hayes FM was launched out of an initiative between Sutish Sharma, who at that time was working for the BBC, and local MP John McDonnell.[3] The initiative's aim was to contribute towards engaging the three West London boroughs' different communities.
In 2003, Hayes FM undertook a Restricted Service Licence for one month. In 2004, the station developed accredited training courses, and in November of that year submitted an application to Ofcom for a local radio licence. Hayes FM was awarded a radio operators licence in 2006; it started broadcasting on 1 September 2007.[4]
References
- ↑ "Pete Dicks". Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ J. McDonnell. "Weekly Show with Kaashif Awan on Hayes FM on Monday". Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ J. McDonnell. "Hayes FM Community Radio Station Launched". Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ S. K. Sharma. "About Us". Hayes FM. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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