Radio Advertising
Reach listeners in South Durham and Darlington with Bishop FM
Benefits of radio advertising
The medium that’s at home, work and in the car
Creative
Creative commercials are memorable and stand out among the advertisements we see every day. Radio commercials are heard with a higher frequency compared to other media.
Emotional
Listeners will hear your commercial between their favourite songs and artists, entertaining presenters and trusted local updates. Radio is perceived as a truthful news source3.
Simple
Radio campaigns can start quickly and local targeting is built-in. Know how much you’re spending with clear, up-front pricing. A single point of contact for queries.
88%
Percentage of population tuning into radio every week1
20.5 hours
On average a listener tunes in for 20.5 hours of live radio per week2
148,000+
Our coverage area on FM and DAB+ includes over 148,000 adults
21,000+
Unique online listeners during 2023
1 & 2 RAJAR Infographic Q4 2023, 3 News Consumption in the UK: 2022, Ofcom
Choose advertising on Bishop FM
Listeners in South Durham & Darlington
Our coverage area on FM and DAB+ digital radio includes more than 148,000 adults4.
Local content and shows
Every week we speak to local guests, keep listeners up-to-date with locally relevant information and play great music. We’ve been based in Bishop Auckland since launching on 105.9 FM in 2009.
Affordable and flexible packages
As a small organisation we understand the need for affordable options. We offer a range of flexible on-air packages without compromising on quality.
4 Darlington & Bishop Auckland small‐scale DAB parameters, Ofcom
Radio advertising packages
Flexible packages to suit your objectives and budget
Standard Package
- Six plays of your commercial every day
- Website banner
- Commercial production from £110
- No minimum term
Premium Package
- Nine plays of your commercial every day
- Website banner
- Website article
- Outside broadcast and promotional competitions
- Commercial production from £110
- No minimum term
Sponsorship
Ideal when there is a link between a business and a show or feature, like a garage and travel updates or night-time venue and music shows. Affordable and long term with options from £40 per month. Enquire to find out more.
Custom
If you’re looking for something else please get in touch to discuss your requirements. We can also help with competitions and bespoke campaigns for event programmes. We can provide a tailored quote to suit your campaign.
Advertising terms apply. Pay by debit/credit card or bank transfer.
Our Community
More than 7,700 fans follow Bishop FM online.
We know that more than 62% of our fans call Bishop Auckland, Crook, Durham, Shildon, Spennymoor, Newton Aycliffe, Darlington and Ferryhill their home5.
Our website was visited by more than 1.7K users in November 2023.
5 Social media insights
Platforms
Bishop FM is available on the platforms that account for 96% of radio listening in the UK6.
Listeners can download the Bishop FM app for their smartphones, ask their smart speaker to ‘play Bishop FM’ and listen on the website.
We’re also on Radioplayer and TuneIn, making it easy for listeners to choose Bishop FM on the go or at home on TVs and speakers.
6 Platform share of all radio listening, RAJAR
105.9 FM
DAB+ Digital Radio
Bishop FM App
Smart Speakers
Some of our previous advertisers
Join great brands and organisations that have already advertised Bishop FM
Art Gallery
“We participate in the Shop Local scheme with Bishop FM. It definitely helps us out – it raises our profile. We do have people come in the shop who’ve heard us.”
Builders’ Merchant
“We were advertising in news papers and magazines spending far more than we could afford, running all over the country. We started advertising with Bishop FM and now we reach the people and the people can reach us, that’s advertising, the easy way and the cost effective way.”
Community Organisation
“Bishop Auckland Town Team would like to thank Bishop FM for their Christmas outside broadcasts. Bishop FM helped to create the perfect Christmas atmosphere for these town events.”
Join well known businesses and organisations like ASDA, Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council, King James I Academy, Bishop Auckland FC, Samaritans, South Durham Enterprise Agency and Taylor Wimpey that have already advertised on Bishop FM
How it works
From initial idea to starting the campaign on Bishop FM
1. Objectives
First we’ll discuss a campaign with you to understand what you want to achieve with radio advertising.
2. Create the commercial
Then we will work with you to complete a brief for the commercial that listeners will hear. We’ll liaise with you and an experienced commercial production company whose work is already on radio stations across the UK.
3. Scheduling
Finally we’ll look at the optimal schedule for your commercial before it starts on air.
What’s on Bishop FM
On air and online content targeted to listeners in South Durham and Darlington
Daytime
The latest local and national news as well as weather, sport, business and showbiz updates. Our daytime shows play music from the 1970’s to today while our presenters interact with listeners.
Evenings
Our specialist music presenters host tailored shows for fans of Northern Soul, Blues, Rock, Punk and Ska, Country and more genres with new music, favourite songs and undiscovered artists.
Weekends
At the weekends we focus on recreation, leisure and entertainment by bringing what’s happening in South Durham to our listeners. We also help listeners relax with love songs and the best of the 60’s and 70’s.
Enquire about radio advertising with Bishop FM
Speak to our team to find out more about advertising with Bishop FM.
Call us or send a message and we’ll get back to you.
We’ve been helping businesses and organisations advertise in Bishop Auckland and the surrounding area for over ten years.