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| Broadcast area | Redcar and Cleveland |
|---|---|
| Frequency | FM: 105.0 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community radio |
| History | |
First air date | 31 August 2015 |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 26 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Zetland FM is a community radio station broadcasting from Redcar and covering the Redcar and Cleveland district in North East England. Its studios are located within the Redcar Beacon on the town's seafront. [1]
Zetland FM was awarded a full-time community radio licence by Ofcom in October 2013 [2] and launched its service on 31 August 2015. [3]
In 2018, the station's studios and a number of its presenters appeared prominently in the BBC documentary series The Mighty Redcar . In November 2020, breakfast presenter Julie Donaldson died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
The station's programming consists of pop music from the past forty years, together with local speech and information features focusing on the Redcar district. [5] It is the only radio station broadcasting specifically to Redcar and Cleveland, as other stations within the area have a wider Tees Valley or north east England focus. The station partners with other local businesses and organisations to promote training and employment opportunities in local industry. [6]
Zetland FM's Key Commitments state that it must broadcast original output for six hours a day, and that speech programming should include "local news, sport, weather, community and event information, interviews and discussions". [7]
Zetland FM broadcasts on a frequency of 105.0 MHz with a power of 26 watts, vertically polarised. [8] The station's transmitter site is at a farm near the village of Dunsdale, to the south of the town. [9]
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