Mansfield 103.2 FM

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Mansfield 103.2
Mansfield 103.2 logo.png
Broadcast areaNorth Nottinghamshire and north-east Derbyshire
Frequency 103.2 FM
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
History
First air date
1 February 1999;25 years ago (1999-02-01)
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
 53°08′26″N1°13′59″W / 53.1405°N 1.2330°W / 53.1405; -1.2330
Links
Website http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/

Mansfield 103.2 FM is an Independent Local Radio station in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, serving the areas of Mansfield and Ashfield in Nottinghamshire and nearby Bolsover in Derbyshire. [1]

Contents

Mansfield 103.2 radio studio is situated within Brunts old grammar-school buildings Mansfield 103.2 local radio studio.jpg
Mansfield 103.2 radio studio is situated within Brunts old grammar-school buildings
Shared transmitter at Fishpond Hill Communication mast - geograph.org.uk - 535867.jpg
Shared transmitter at Fishpond Hill

It was launched in 1999 after winning a licence to broadcast from the Radio Authority in 1998. [2] Based at the Brunts Business Centre, near the centre of Mansfield, it uses a shared transmitter mast sited at Fishpond Hill, [3] on the outskirts of Mansfield near to Skegby. [4]

Mansfield 103.2's Managing Director is Tony Delahunty and the Managing Editor is Ian Watkins. [5]

The station is Mansfield's only local radio station.

As of December 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 25,000, according to RAJAR. [6]

Programming

Schedules include news on the hour (local, national, and international from Sky News), a breakfast show (presented by John B Tannen on weekdays, Si Gilmore on Saturdays and Katie Trinder on Sundays), [7] a mid-morning show (presented by Jason Harrison on weekdays and Katie Trinder at weekends) [8] and an afternoon show (presented by Ian Watkins on weekdays and Sundays, and Rob Wain on Saturdays). [9] Extra shows include Chequered Flag with Matt Edwards on Monday evenings, The Business Show on Tuesday evenings (presented by Tony Delahunty), Jukebox Giants with Ron Coles on Sunday evenings, the late Sunday evening show with Marc “Jonesy” Jones and the 80s and 90s School Reunions on Friday and Saturday nights respectively.

News and sport coverage

Mansfield 103.2 has a news and sport team based at Samuel Brunts Way, staffed by the managing editor and broadcast journalists, there are national and local news updates on the hour. Each Saturday in the football season there are regular updates on local games in the area including Mansfield Town, Chesterfield F.C. Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, South Normanton Athletic F.C., Glapwell F.C., Shirebrook Town F.C. and Sutton Town F.C. [ citation needed ]

Outside broadcasts

Mansfield 103.2 has an outside broadcast unit named Fix Auto Street Crusader. [10] The vehicle is manned by the commercial producer and engineer, with an outside broadcast team, and is used for visits to local charities, public events, openings, businesses and services. [11]

Sales team

Mansfield 103.2 have a team of advertising executives led by a sales consultant.

The Gooseberry Pork Pie

In July 2010, Mansfield 103.2 revived a 70-year-old Mansfield Tradition of a Gooseberry Pork Pie. Years ago in Mansfield, the town would celebrate with a giant pork pie filled with Gooseberries. The pie was not made since the end of the Second World War, but in July 2010 The Breakfast Show brought back the tradition, by creating a batch of small gooseberry filled pies with the help of local butchers. [12]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mansfield 103.2 FM Official site."Advertising" catchment area section. Retrieved 11-10-2013
  2. ↑ Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mansfield 103.2 FM Official site."Our History" section. Retrieved 11-10-2013
  3. ↑ Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Wikimapia. Retrieved 11-10-2013
  4. ↑ Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Transmission Gallery. Retrieved 11-10-2013
  5. ↑ Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mansfield 103.2 FM Official site."Who's who" section. Retrieved 11-07-2013
  6. ↑ "RAJAR". www.rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Shows - Breakfast Archived 21 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 13 February 2016
  8. ↑ Presenters - Norman Cox Archived 22 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 20 December 2015
  9. ↑ Shows - Afternoon Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 13 February 2016
  10. ↑ Mansfield 103.2 News Archived 26 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine 20 July 2013 "Mansfield 103.2 will be there with the Vision West Notts Street Crusader so come down and say hello." Retrieved 2014-03-26
  11. ↑ Handing over keys to Street Crusader, 15 April 2014 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 9 December 2015
  12. ↑ Mansfield's Gooseberry Pork Pie "A traditional dish from the Mansfield July Fair" 'Our Mansfield and Area' website, administered by Mansfield District Council Museum, retrieved 2021-03-29. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014

Rajar Listening Figures, retrieved 2014-02-03

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