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- ↑ "Take part and help to fund local radio". Ashford Herald. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ AHBS Hospital Radio Archived September 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Three community radio licence awards: May 2009 Archived December 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine