Compass FM

Compass FM is an Independent Local Radio station serving Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham and is part of Bauer Radio.

This article is about the radio station in the UK. For the Compass FM in New Zealand, see Compass FM 104.9.

Compass FM
CityGrimsby
Broadcast areaNorth East Lincolnshire
FrequencyDAB: Lincolnshire
FM: 96.4 MHz
First air date3 June 2001
FormatAdult Contemporary
OwnerBauer Radio
Sister stationsLincs FM
Rutland Radio
Webcast64 kbit/s
Websitewww.compassfm.co.uk

Licence application

Three applications were received by the Radio Authority by 5 September 2000, which also included the proposed Haven FM and Southbank FM, having been first advertised in May 2000. The licence for the station was awarded on 24 November 2000.

Format

Compass FM sits within its sister station's (Lincs FM) TSA (Total Service Area) and the stations format reflects this.

Programming

Compass FM provides 24/7 programming, some of which is automated (where the presenter's links between the records are pre-recorded).[1]

Transmitter information
East Marsh flats transmitter

The 96.4 FM signal comes from a low-powered transmitter at Bevan Flats in East Marsh in north Grimsby near the A180. This transmitter also has Bauer Humberside.

Awards

Compass FM was the NTL Commercial Radio Station of the Year in 2003 (under 300,000 TSA).[2]

References
  1. "Public File". Compass FM. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. Welsh, James (27 June 2003). "ntl Commercial Radio Awards roundup". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

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