Zetland FM

Zetland FM is a community radio station broadcasting from Redcar and covering the Redcar and Cleveland district in North East England. Its studios are located within the Redcar Beacon on the town's seafront.[1]

Zetland FM
Broadcast areaRedcar and Cleveland
FrequencyFM: 105.0 MHz
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
History
First air date
31 August 2015 (2015-08-31)
Technical information
ERP26 watts
Links
Websitewww.zetlandfm.co.uk

History

Zetland FM was awarded a full-time community radio licence by Ofcom in October 2013[2] and launched its service on 31 August 2015.[3]

In 2018, the station's studios and a number of its presenters appeared prominently in the BBC documentary series The Mighty Redcar. In November 2020, breakfast presenter Julie Donaldson died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Programming

The station's programming consists of pop music from the past forty years, together with local speech and information features focusing on the Redcar district.[5] It is the only radio station broadcasting specifically to Redcar and Cleveland, as other stations within the area have a wider Tees Valley or north east England focus. The station partners with other local businesses and organisations to promote training and employment opportunities in local industry.[6]

Zetland FM's Key Commitments state that it must broadcast original output for six hours a day, and that speech programming should include "local news, sport, weather, community and event information, interviews and discussions".[7]

Transmission

Zetland FM broadcasts on a frequency of 105.0 MHz with a power of 26 watts, vertically polarised.[8] The station's transmitter site is at a farm near the village of Dunsdale, to the south of the town.[9]

See also

Zetland (lifeboat)

References
  1. Corrigan, Naomi (22 December 2018). "Redcar Beacon hits new heights after reaching full occupancy". TeessideLive. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. "New community radio licence for North Yorkshire". Ofcom. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. "Zetland FM plans Bank Holiday radio launch". RadioToday. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. "Tributes to Redcar radio presenter Julie Donaldson". BBC News. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. "About Us". www.zetlandfm.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. "Zetland FM announces first foundation partner". PD Ports. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  7. "Zetland FM: Key Commitments" (PDF). Ofcom.
  8. "Technical parameters for broadcast radio transmitters". Ofcom. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  9. "mb21 - The Transmission Gallery". tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2021.


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