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Redstone FM unveils its plans to broadcast to East Surrey.

Redstone FM Chairman, Steve Burge with Nicky Tate and Gregory Watson from Muxco.
Redstone FM Chairman, Steve Burge with Nicky Tate and Gregory Watson from Muxco.
Muxco are the company who hold the Ofcom licence for the Surrey DAB service.

On Thursday 22 September, Redstone FM held a special launch event and revealed its plans to broadcast on the new DAB frequency for Surrey.

For Press Coverage of the launch event - click here.

Redstone FM has been looking at a number of possibilities to broadcast a permanent radio service in East Surrey. With very few opportunities to broadcast on FM, Redstone FM will instead be one of the content providers for the recently licensed Digital Audio Service for Surrey.

The Surrey DAB licence provides coverage throughout Surrey plus Crawley and parts of SW London. However, whilst the transmission area is county-wide, Redstone FM's core editorial area will be East Surrey (namely the Boroughs of Reigate & Banstead and Epsom & Ewell plus the Mole Valley and Tandridge Districts) and Crawley.

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The launch event on the 22 September was attended by representatives from funders, disability charities and local community groups. Redstone FM Chairman, Steve Burge was pleased with the outcome, "After many months of quietly putting our plans in place, we are delighted to announce our plans to get Redstone FM back on the air."

Councillor Julian Ellacott, who hosted the event said, "An active and vibrant local radio station can make a huge contribution to local communities, promoting local businesses, encouraging voluntary activities, and providing news and entertainment.  Although not prime amongst its purposes, another important function of local media is to promote democracy, by helping local residents hold those in authority in the local area to account.

""I do wish all who are involved in Redstone FM all the very best for this project - through their past broadcasts they have established a record of providing quality local radio, which deserves a more permanent and wider audience."

Press Coverage from the Launch Event:

Surrey Mirror - click here and here
UK Media - click here

Click the You Tube logo above to see our video showcasing two of our members and how Redstone FM has helped them.


Website updated  Tuesday, 1 November 2011

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