Public File
102.8 Chorley FM is a community radio station licensed by OFCOM, the regulator and competition authority for the UK Communications Industries. Our primary broadcasting area is the Chorley Borough and surrounding towns and villages. The radio station is a not-for-profit organisation that is staffed completely by volunteers.
Each Ofcom licensed radio station in the UK has obligations with regards to its programmes, including its music and local content. These obligations are set out in the Community Radio station “Key Commitments” which forms part of this station’s Public File. The Public File is available via our website or by post, in hard copy to any member of the public upon reasonable request.
Chorley FM, a community organisation Limited by Guarantee: 04316993.
You can write to Chorley FM at….
Railway House
Railway Road
Chorley
Lancashire
PR6 0HW
You can call the Chorley FM studio on 01257 262661
You can call the Chorley FM Travel Line with any travel incidents to report on 01257 75 48 49
Our fax number is 0871 266 4106
To enquire about advertising on Chorley FM, call our sales team on 01257 75 40 30
The key contacts at Chorley FM are as follows…
Pauline Gowers-Scott | Acting Chair / Finance Director
John Miller | Secretary
Barbara Lowe | Marketing Director
Allan Scott | Director of Community Liaison
John Peters | Director of IT
Steve Dundas | Programme Controller
Danny Rodden | Station Director
Shaun Lewis | Station Director
Jason Mackie | Station Director
Dan Woska | Station Director
Alan Robinson | Station Director
Terry Diviney | Station Director
Steve Lowe | Station Director
Rachel Cottam | Presenters Representative
Brendan Heywood | Dance Representative
David Simpson | News Editor
If you have a complaint to make about 102.8 Chorley FM, in the first instance you should contact the Board of Directors at the address above, or email complaints@chorley.fm. If you are unhappy with the response you receive, you can complain directly to our media regulator, Ofcom. www.ofcom.org.uk
The Chorley FM Programme Schedule is updated regularly.
All of Chorley FM’s programmes are produced locally from our studio’s in Chorley, with the exception of the following programmes:
Student Programmes | Weekdays – 12-2pm
Music Unleashed Top 40 | Wednesdays – 12-2am
Dan Wood | Fridays – 12-2am
Graeme Park | Sundays 12-2am
102.8 Chorley FM Broadcasts National headlines on the hour every hour (with limited exceptions), which is a service provided to Chorley FM from IRN / Sky News Radio.
Chorley FM also broadcasts a local pre-recorded community news bulletin daily at 8.30am, 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4.30pm, 6.30pm.
Chorley FM’s pre-recorded Events Diary broadcasts at 7.30am, 9.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.30pm. It features local community and not for profit events. More of which can be found on the Events Diary page.
There are a number of public documents and important information available to download here…
Competition Terms and Conditions
Ofcom Annual Report 2010-2011
Ofcom Key Commitments
Chorley FM Coverage Map
