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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.
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History
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Zetland FM was awarded a full-time community radio licence by
Ofcom
in October 2013
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and launched its service on 31 August 2015.
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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
.
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Programming
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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.
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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.
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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".
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Transmission
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Zetland FM broadcasts on a frequency of 105.0 MHz with a power of 26 watts, vertically polarised.
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The station's transmitter site is at a farm near the village of
Dunsdale
, to the south of the town.
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See also
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Zetland (lifeboat)
References
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