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BRFM 95.6 FM - news archive

This is an archive of news about BRFM 95.6 FM. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

BRFM Interview Lord Norman Tebitt
From Merry Media. Posted November 19 2007, 12.21am
Lord Norman Tebitt was interviewed by Dave Williams for community radio station BRFM in Kent. The former secretary of state for trade and industry thinks that community radio is a "great idea".. (more)

BRFM Celebrate Birthday with Fancy Dress Party
From Merry Media. Posted October 29 2007, 1.41am
BRFM, the community radio station for the Isle of Sheppey, were celebrating their 1st birthday with a Halloween themed fancy dress birthday party ay the Shurland Hotel in Eastchurch.. (more)

Chief Constable of Kent Police Visits BRFM
From Merry Media. Posted September 20 2007, 12.15am
BRFM, the community radio station for the Isle of Sheppey, held an open day on Wednesday. During the open day, the Chief Constable of Kent Police, Michael Fuller, dropped by for a visit.. (more)

Hugo Swire Officially Opens BR FM
From Merry Media. Posted November 7 2006, 11.01pm
Hugo Swire, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, officially opened Bridge Radio FM (BRFM) a new community radio station in the Isle of Sheppey.. (more)

BRFM Bridge Radio Confirm Launch Date
From Merry Media. Posted October 14 2006, 1.20pm
Community radio station BRFM have confirmed that they will start Test Broadcasts on the 16th October with them launching full service on the 30th October.. (more)

BRFM Bridge Radio Confirms Their New Frequency
From Merry Media. Posted August 28 2006, 9.34pm
Community radio station BRFM Bridge Radio have confirmed that their frequency for covering Kent will be 95.6 FM. BRFM Bridge Radio was one of the lucky stations to be awarded a 5 year community radio licence by Ofcom in May and will broadcast to the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The station aims to launch on air in Winter Autumn 2006/2007. The Station Director Danny Lawrence praised the hard working team at BRFM "I would like to say thank you to all the team at Br fm - and to everybody who has helped to spread our name. Community Radio is the answer for us as the people of the island and beyond love radio and the benefits of community radio is so high in our area.". (more)

BRFM offer community networking
From Radio Today. Posted July 30 2006, 12.15pm
Danny Lawrence, director of new community radio station BRFM is hoping to set up a regional community radio network group. If you are a group applying for, or recently won a community radio licence, Danny would like to arrange meetings every quarter to share experiences and help with development. It will also mean closer working relationships and for some possible joint funding applications and training. (more)

Eight community licences explained
From Radio Today. Posted May 24 2006, 1.00pm
On Thursday 11th May, Ofcom's Radio Licensing Committee awarded eight community radio licences. These awards are the last in Ofcom's first round of community radio licensing, which began with the receipt of 194 applications in November 2004. From these, Ofcom has now awarded a total of 107 community radio licences. The eight new stations will be: 7 Waves Radio on the Wirral in Merseyside, Talkin' Toxteth TTFM in Liverpool, Halton FM in Runcorn, Cheshire FM for Mid Cheshire, Diversity FM in Lancaster, Chelmsford Calling in Essex, Saint FM in Burnham-On-Crouch and BRFM which will serve the community on the Isle of Sheppey. (more)

How Community Station BRFM Came to Be
From Merry Media. Posted May 19 2006, 12.50pm
BRFM Bridge Radio was one of the lucky radio stations to be awarded by Ofcom a 5 year Community Radio Licence on Wednesday. The station will broadcast to the Isle of Sheppey in Kent with the dream of BRFM beginning in 2004 with the Director Danny Lawrence who always had an ambition to run a radio station.. (more)

Bridge Radio for Isle of Sheppey
From Radio Today. Posted May 19 2006, 8.15am
The Isle of Sheppey, just off the North Kent Coast was one of the eight new areas to gain a new radio station this week as Ofcom awarded the final batch of Community Radio licences for round one. BRFM - or Bridge Radio FM is run by Danny Lawrence and aims to provide a community service to the 37,000 population on the Isle of Sheppey. It was Danny's child hood ambition to run his own radio station and this week that ambition has come true. He told RadioToday.co.uk: "Now the licence has been awarded we can move forward and produce good community radio for the area." (more)