Sheppey FM 92.2

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Sheppey FM 92.2
Broadcast area Isle of Sheppey, United Kingdom
Online via Radioplayer
Frequency 92.2MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
Format Community radio
Ownership
OwnerSheppey Matters
History
First air date
1930 (news article)
April 2017 (FM)
Links
Website sheppeyfm.org.uk

Sheppey FM 92.2 is an English community radio station and training centre on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History


The building was designed by Alison Thomas in 1830.

The station began as an internet station in 2012, [5] and was awarded an FM licence by Ofcom in 2016. [6] It began broadcasting on FM in April 2017. [7]

Accolades

Volunteers at the station have been honoured by the crown. [3] [8] The station has been recognised at the Community Radio Awards, [9] named Bronze "Station of the Year". [10] Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the station, based in Sheerness' Heritage Pavilion's "Sheppey Community Media Centre" in February 2022. [11]

See also

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References

  1. "Canterbury College Swale Campus and Sheppey FM working together to provide training" . KentOnline. 17 July 2015.
  2. "Sheerness Town Team boss Phil Crowder named volunteer of the year in Tesco 'Pride of the Island' awards" . KentOnline. 8 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Sheppey celebrates clutch of top awards for Queen's Platinum Jubilee" . KentOnline . 11 October 2022.
  4. Clift, Nick (27 August 2021). "It's Just The Same Old Show? Guest writer Nick Clift delves into the growing network of independent radio shows catering to post-punk, alternative music and unsigned artists in the UK". Louderthanwar.com .
  5. SheppeyFM [@SheppeyFM] (1 January 2013). "welcome to 2013 listeners, dont forget you can request songs using @SheppeyFM" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 October 2013 via Twitter.
  6. "Ofcom has today announced the award of six new community radio licences in East Sussex and Kent". ENP Newswire. 22 July 2016. Gale   A459021132 via Gale General OneFile.
  7. Hunt, Rachel [@rachelhunt26] (3 April 2017). "2 weeks off now, while we are testing the airways, 18th April @SheppeyFM will have its fm licence. I'll be back on air 24th #communityradio" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 October 2017 via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. Nurden, John (10 June 2022). "Rotarians recognise the work of Sheppey volunteers". KentOnline .
  9. "Community Radio Awards shortlist announced for 2022". 9 October 2022.
  10. "All the winners from the Community Radio Awards 2021". RadioToday. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  11. Honey, Sam (18 September 2022). "A look back at King Charles III's most recent visit to Kent". KentLive.

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