About Bishop FM
Bishop FM - Community Radio for South West Durham
Bishop FM is a community radio station set up in Bishop Auckland to meet the needs of local residents. Run entirely by volunteers, the station completed a four week trial on FM in 2007 and has been awarded a five year FM community radio license by Ofcom. A selection of live programmes are available weekly online.
Bishop FM will provide up to date news and information, feature local bands and specialist programming all tailored to South West Durham.
Programmes
By concentrating on content produced by local people for local people, we can offer a service that would not be viable for a commercial station. Our station aims to promote local matters, including the work of local artists, bands, musicians and singers. Specialist programming will include rock, standards, country, folk, brass and military, film scores and classical. Mainstream programming will encompass music from the 1930's to the present day. The station will also provide in-depth coverage of local issues, unavailable on any other station serving the area. Community reporters will ensure that the station becomes an essential link between organisations and listeners.
- A varied mix of speech and music
- Local news and weather
- Local sport information
- Topical discussion
- Children's programming for pre-school and young people
- Educational programmes
- An extensive selection of music across a wide range of genres
- Dissemination of information to the local community from a variety of sources such as societies and recognised groups
Contacting Bishop FM
Prince Bishop Community Broadcasting Ltd t/a Bishop FM. A company registered in England and Wales (06194712). Registered office: 155a Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7EN.
Telephone: 01388 776381. E-Mail: studio@bishopfm.com.
