Radio station in Redcar
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]
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
