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GTFM - news archive

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

GTFM refused government grant
From Radio Today. Posted April 8 2006, 8.30pm
GTFM, one of the first radio stations in the UK to be given an 'access radio' licence and more recently a community radio licence is under threat after an assembly government grant of £80,000 was refused. Five full time staff currently run the station along with a group of volunteers but it has been reported that the station will close down unless funding can be secured. Most other community radio stations are still to start broadcasting since the awarding of licences since early 2005. (more)

Wales: Closure threat to community radio
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 8 2006, 3.14pm
The first community radio station to be set up in Wales is under threat after an assembly government grant of £80,000 was refused. GTFM, which was set up in Pontypridd in 2002, was the first radio station in Wales to be supported by the UK Government, with EU backing. It is run by five full-time staff and volunteers but has warned of closure unless funding can be secured. The assembly government (more)