Ridgeway
Radio
the former radio station for Dorset County Hospital

Community Radio

Newsletter No 4 – February 2018

OFCOM allocate our frequency

As some of you will already know OFCOM have allocated 106.3 Mhz FM as our frequency. This is a good allocation as the only stations using this frequency in the south of the UK are a station in Bridgend in South Wales and according to OFCOM a station in the Exeter area but I was unable to find this stations listed. Neither of these station will affect reception in the local area. Continue reading

We want your vinyl!

picture of vinyl LP

We are planning that the new community radio station, KeeP 106, will start broadcasting in June or before but, naturally, it all costs money and already some local grants have contributed generously to the cause. But we have to raise… Continue reading

Newsletter December 2017 and Membership Form

Ridgeway Community Radio

Newsletter No 3 and Membership Form

December 2017

Ofcom logoOFCOM  awards Ridgeway CIC an FM licence

As most of you will know by now OFCOM contacted us to inform us that we have been awarded the Community radio  FM licence for 5 years for Dorchester and surrounding area. Continue reading

FM licence application success!

Ridgeway Community Radio has today (8th Nov 2017) been awarded a radio licence to broadcast to Dorchester and surrounds on FM and online. The licence regulator OFCOM congratulated the group on their success.

The new radio station will broadcast from the historic Little Keep in Dorchester, Continue reading

Update 30th Oct 2017

Ridgeway Community Radio C.I.C.

The community radio station for Dorchester and the surrounding area

by Rob Mott, Ridgeway Radio CIC Company Secretary.

The Little Keep Studio Complex

On Tuesday the 24th of October we took possession of our proposed studio complex Continue reading

Community Radio licence applied for

An application has been sent to OFCOM for a Community Radio Licence for the Dorchester Area broadcasting on FM and the Internet. We would like to hear from potential sponsors or anyone who would like to be involved with this project. If you are interested please get in touch by using this contact form. Continue reading