Penistone FM
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| Broadcast area | Penistone and Stocksbridge |
| Frequencies | 95.7 and 97.7 MHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Penistone Community Radio Limited |
| History | |
First air date | 6 June 2009 |
| Links | |
| Website | penistonefm |
Penistone FM or Pen FM is a community radio station based in Penistone, South Yorkshire, England, serving Penistone and Stocksbridge and broadcasting on FM and online.[1]
History
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Penistone Community Radio was co-founded in 2005 by Martin Sugden.[2] Trial broadcasts started in September 2006.[3] The station was successfully granted its license by Ofcom in December 2007.[4]
The official launch of Penistone FM occurred on Saturday 6 June 2009,[1] broadcasting on 95.7 MHz.[5][6] Its five-year contract was renewed in 2014.[7]
As of 2016, the station has about forty volunteers.[8]
Initially, the station was based at above a shop on the High Street.[8] In 2015, the station moved its studios to a new base at Penistone 1 in the town centre.[1]
In 2020, the station along with several other local ones came together for plans to apply for small-scale DAB transmissions across Sheffield and Rotherham.[9] However their bid was failed and instead was granted to Shefcast Digital consisting of Link FM and Sheffield Live!.[10]
In 2024, the station's five-year Ofcom contract was renewed to run until 2029.[11]
Transmission
[edit]The main transmitter, broadcasting at 95.7 MHz, is located on a hill near the village of Hoylandswaine, very close by a transmitter belonging to Dearne FM.[12] The station could also be picked up in parts of Barnsley, Sheffield and other areas in the region,[2] but lacked coverage in the Stocksbridge Valley due to geographical reasons. In August 2023, a second aerial based in Wortley was installed and began broadcasting on 97.7 MHz, covering Stocksbridge.[13]
Ventures
[edit]Penistone FM sponsored the Fox Valley Food Festival in 2024, a year after it started serving Stocksbridge.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "PenFM marks a decade at town centre location – Retail developers and leaders in urban regeneration – Dransfield Properties Limited". www.dransfield.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ a b https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/manage-your-licence/digital-radio/small-scale-dab/applications/multiplex/round-1/sheffield-and-rotherham/sheffield-and-rotherham-dab-ltd.pdf?v=325733
- ^ https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/media/17224/penistone-ndp-august-2019.pdf
- ^ radiotoday.co.uk https://radiotoday.co.uk/data/community2.html. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ YorkshireLive (21 May 2009). "Going live". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ https://visitpenistone.co.uk/NDP/Penistone-NDP-Pre-submission-consultation-draft-low-res.pdf
- ^ "Penistone FM gets bigger office and studio space – RadioToday". 23 July 2024. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Penistone FM evolves". TopicUK (South Yorkshire Edition). November 2016. p. 8.
- ^ "New consortium to apply for Sheffield & Rotherham DAB". RadioToday. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Rival bid for Sheffield & Rotherham DAB announced". RadioToday. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Radio broadcast update – April 2024". www.ofcom.org.uk. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "mb21 – The Transmission Gallery". tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "New Wortley base for Pen FM". Look Local. 24 October 2024. p. 5.
- ^ "Sheffield event organisers reveal full live music line-up at mega food festival". The Star. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.