Ipswich 102

Ipswich 102
City Ipswich
Broadcast area Ipswich
Slogan The new radio station for Ipswich
Frequency 102.0 MHz FM (Ipswich) (from Oct 18th)
DAB: 10C
First air date 1 August 2018
Format Music Variety
Power 1000(H)/1000(V)[1]
Owner MuxCo
Website www.ipswich102radio.com


Ipswich 102 is a new local radio station serving Ipswich. It won the licence previously operated by Town 102[2]. The station is due to take over the FM frequency on October 18th, but it launched early on DAB Digital Radio on 1st August 2018[3].

The station is owned by the shareholders in MuxCo Suffolk Ltd, the company that operates the DAB Digital Radio multiplex that broadcasts to the area. On awarding the licence, Ofcom regarded the station's multiplex holdings as reason why the new operator would be able to support the station: "Ipswich FM’s commitment to broadcasting on the Suffolk DAB multiplex means it would have access to a greater number of potential listeners than the incumbent licensee, which does not, and did not indicate any plans to, broadcast on DAB."[4]

Team

The station announced on the 1st August that the launch will be led by Paul Morris. Paul Morris was previously a presenter on SGR-FM and had, until last year, been the Programme Director for Town 102, the station Ipswich 102 will be replacing.


References

  1. ↑ "Application to Ofcom" (PDF). September 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  2. ↑ "Ofcom awards the Ipswich commercial radio licence to Ipswich FM".
  3. ↑ "Ipswich 102 starts on DAB ahead of FM launch".
  4. ↑ "Ipswich Commercial Radio Award" (PDF).

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