• Source: Dearne FM

Dearne FM was an Independent Local Radio station serving Barnsley. The station was folded into Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire, as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020.




History


The station was based at Zenith Park on Whaley Road, Barugh Green, in the north-west of Barnsley. As a result of cost cutting, Dearne FM co-located with sister stations Trax FM, Rother FM and Ridings FM at studios on White Rose Way in Doncaster. Five other companies competed for Barnsley's FM radio licence.




Transmitters


The station was broadcast on 102.0 FM near Ardsley) in Barnsley and the Dearne Valley, and on 97.1 FM (near Hoylandswaine close to the A628 and A629 roundabout) for Penistone on Hunger Hill. The Ardsley transmitter also broadcast Hallam FM on 102.9 FM, with whom Dearne FM mainly competed. The 102 FM signal is more powerful than 97.1 FM, which is an off-air relay of 102 FM.




Programming


Dearne FM appealed to a family audience playing a mix of current chart hits and the best songs from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and today combined with local news, information and competitions.




External links


Official website
Applications for the Barnsley FM radio licence
Getting the licence in January 2003

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Dearne FM
• Ridings FM
• Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
• Wath upon Dearne
• Lincs FM Group
• Penistone
• Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire
• Warsop
• Timeline of independent radio in the United Kingdom
• Mexborough