Radio station in Mansfield
Mansfield 103.2 FM
is an
Independent Local Radio
station in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, serving the areas of
Mansfield
and
Ashfield
in
Nottinghamshire
and nearby
Bolsover
in
Derbyshire
.
[1]
Mansfield 103.2 radio studio is situated within
Brunts old grammar-school
buildings
Shared transmitter at Fishpond Hill
It was launched in 1999 after winning a licence to broadcast from the
Radio Authority
in 1998.
[2]
Based at the Brunts Business Centre, near the centre of Mansfield, it uses a shared transmitter mast sited at Fishpond Hill,
[3]
on the outskirts of Mansfield near to
Skegby
.
[4]
Mansfield 103.2's Managing Director is Tony Delahunty and the Managing Editor is Ian Watkins.
[5]
The station is Mansfield's only local radio station.
As of December 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 25,000, according to
RAJAR
.
[6]
Programming
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Schedules include news on the hour (local, national, and international from
Sky News
), a breakfast show (presented by John B Tannen on weekdays, Si Gilmore on Saturdays and Katie Trinder on Sundays),
[7]
a mid-morning show (presented by Jason Harrison on weekdays and Katie Trinder at weekends)
[8]
and an afternoon show (presented by Ian Watkins on weekdays and Sundays, and Rob Wain on Saturdays).
[9]
Extra shows include Chequered Flag with Matt Edwards on Monday evenings, The Business Show on Tuesday evenings (presented by Tony Delahunty), Jukebox Giants with Ron Coles on Sunday evenings, the late Sunday evening show with Marc “Jonesy” Jones and the 80s and 90s School Reunions on Friday and Saturday nights respectively.
News and sport coverage
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Mansfield 103.2 has a news and sport team based at Samuel Brunts Way, staffed by the managing editor and broadcast journalists, there are national and local news updates on the hour. Each Saturday in the football season there are regular updates on local games in the area including
Mansfield Town
,
Chesterfield F.C.
Derby County
,
Nottingham Forest
,
Notts County
,
South Normanton Athletic F.C.
,
Glapwell F.C.
,
Shirebrook Town F.C.
and
Sutton Town F.C.
[
citation needed
]
Outside broadcasts
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Mansfield 103.2 has an outside broadcast unit named
Fix Auto Street Crusader
.
[10]
The vehicle is manned by the commercial producer and engineer, with an outside broadcast team, and is used for visits to local charities, public events, openings, businesses and services.
[11]
Sales team
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Mansfield 103.2 have a team of advertising executives led by a sales consultant.
The Gooseberry Pork Pie
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In July 2010, Mansfield 103.2 revived a 70-year-old Mansfield Tradition of a
Gooseberry
Pork Pie. Years ago in Mansfield, the town would celebrate with a giant pork pie filled with Gooseberries. The pie was not made since the end of the Second World War, but in July 2010
The Breakfast Show
brought back the tradition, by creating a batch of small gooseberry filled pies with the help of local butchers.
[12]
See also
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References
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[6]
Rajar Listening Figures, retrieved 2014-02-03
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AM stations
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FM stations
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- BBC Radio 2
88.3, 88.8, 89.3
- BBC Radio 3
90.5, 90.9, 91.5
- BBC Radio 4
92.7, 93.1, 93.7
- BBC Radio Nottingham
95.1, 95.5
- Capital Midlands
96.2, 96.5
- Kemet FM
97.5
1
- BBC Radio 1
97.9, 98.3, 98.9
- Classic FM
100.1, 100.5, 101.1
- Boundary Sound
102.6
1
- The Eye
103.0
1
- Mansfield
103.2
- BBC Radio Nottingham
103.8
- Greatest Hits Radio Midlands
106.0
- Smooth Radio
106.6
- Greatest Hits Radio South Yorkshire
107.9
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