Amber Sound win full licence

Amber Sound, from the Amber Valley (around Ripley) in Derbyshire, now have a full licence to broadcast on 107.2 FM

Signal is obviously quite strong, audible in the valley below Bolsover (near Coalite). Also audible quite well in Bolsover itself. Not a brilliant frequency however; near Chesterfield there is bleedover from Peak FM on 107.4, and in Clowne the signal is virtually swamped by that of Trax FM Doncaster on 107.1

Amber Sound FM website

KCFM Hull 99.8 test transmissions

New Hull and East Riding ILR KCFM 99.8 was first noted this morning with test transmissions.

RDS = KCFM99-8

Although the signal is not as strong as the other Hull ILR Viking FM, KCFM is still audible over a wide area, from Garforth in Leeds to Clowne (including most of the A1 from junctions 42 to 35, and the M18 as far as the M1 junction).

KCFM website

Rother FM testing

Rother FM from Rotherham noted today on 96.1 , with test transmissions. Announced that full programmes are due to start on Sunday October 15th, at 10:00 (presumably 10 am).

RDS = ROTHERFM

Rother FM website

Promos aired for advertising on Rother FM, and pledges of support for the station from various local organisations, groups and individuals (including the Rotherham MP).

Signal audible at my house with a reasonable signal, but - due to Rother FM sharing a frequency with Nottingham ILR Trent FM - this is not the same across Clowne. In some parts of Clowne and large parts of the nearby village of Whitwell, Trent FM wins the battle for audibility on 96.1.

Going north, however, Rother FM is audible as far as Kippax with a reasonable signal - although, driving along the A1 from junctions 35 to 42, sometimes the signal seems to suffer interference and/or bleedover from adjacent stations.

In a weird way, however, I guess it is kinda appropriate that Rother FM gives a better signal near Leeds than near Clowne; technically, both Rotherham and Leeds are in Yorkshire ;-)