107 Meridian FM

July 2020 February 2014 107 Meridian FM Meridian_FM_radio_station_logo.jpg East Grinstead England East Grinstead, Forest Row, Lingfield, Crawley Down, Felbridge December 2006 (Restricted) March 2010 (Full-time) FM: 107.0 MHz Community meridianfm.com 107 Meridian FM is a community radio station broadcasting to the West Sussex town of East Grinstead and its surrounding area. History The station, a non-profit organisation, is run by around 100 unpaid volunteers and made its first 28-day restricted service licence broadcast in December 2006, followed by a couple more in May and December 2007. Originally limited to two restricted service licence broadcasts each year, Meridian FM was awarded a full-time community radio licence by Ofcom in July 2009.http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2009/07/nr_20090722 Ofcom awards three new community radio licences | Ofcom 9 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090726121126/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2009/07/nr_20090722 26 July 2009 dead The station then continued to stream over the internet via its website, whilst raising funds for the additional equipment needed for broadcast. In February 2010, Ofcom inspected and approved the studios and transmission equipment, and 107 Meridian FM started officially broadcasting over 107Mhz FM on 1 March 2010 at 7am GMT. The station also broadcasts globally online. In early 2015, Ofcom approved the renewal of 107 Meridian FM's broadcast licence until 2020. In early 2020, the broadcast licence was renewed until 2025.http://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/radio-stations/community/cr000206ba3meridianfm.htm Ofcom Community Radio Stations 12 March 2020 The studios were originally located in East Court Mansion together with the East Grinstead Town Council offices, but moved to the Jubilee Community Centre in Charlwoods Road in January 2010. The station takes its name from the Greenwich Prime Meridian which runs through East Grinstead. It is unconnected with television broadcaster ITV Meridian. The station is funded by membership fees, donations, advertising and sponsorship from local and national businesses. Awards In 2016, The Business Show won a Bronze Award for Community Radio Show of the Year at the Community Radio Awards.https://web.archive.org/web/20161203125755/https://communityradioawards.co.uk/2016-gold-entries/ 3 December 2016 https://communityradioawards.co.uk/2016-gold-entries/ Community Radio Awards - 2016 Gold Entries 2 December 2016 live Community Radio Awards In 2017, Lila Bellamy won a Bronze Award for Young Person of the Year at the Community Radio Awards.https://communityradioawards.org.uk/2017-community-radio-awards-results/ 2017 Community Radio Awards 24 September 2017 12 March 2020 live Community Radio Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20170928181934/http://communityradioawards.org.uk:80/2017-community-radio-awards-results/ 28 September 2017 In 2018, the Spirit of Wildfire - A Festival for Radio show won a Bronze Award for Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year at the Community Radio Awards.https://communityradioawards.org.uk/recipients-announced-for-the-2018-community-radio-awards/ 2018 Community Radio Awards 17 September 2018 12 March 2020 live Community Radio Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20180918151525/https://communityradioawards.org.uk/recipients-announced-for-the-2018-community-radio-awards/ 18 September 2018 In 2018,https://americana-uk.com/the-2018s-americana-uk-readers-poll-results-are-here 2018 Americana UK Readers Poll 21 December 2018 12 March 2020 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200819092958/https://americana-uk.com/the-2018s-americana-uk-readers-poll-results-are-here 19 August 2020 2019,https://americana-uk.com/here-are-the-results-of-2019s-americana-uk-readers-poll 2019 Americana UK Readers Poll 20 December 2019 12 March 2020 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200208234053/https://americana-uk.com/here-are-the-results-of-2019s-americana-uk-readers-poll 8 February 2020 2020Whitfield Mark 2020-12-23 Here are the results of 2020's Americana UK readers poll https://americana-uk.com/here-are-the-results-of-2020s-americana-uk-readers-poll 2021-04-11 Americana UK en-GB & 2021,Whitfield Mark 2021-12-23 Americana UK's Readers' Poll 2021 – the results! https://americana-uk.com/americana-uks-readers-poll-2021-the-results 2022-06-20 Americana UK en-GB Leader's American Pie was runner-up Best Radio Show voted for by the readers of Americana UK. News Meridian FM features an hourly national news bulletin, provided by Radio NewsHub, local news and weather, travel updates and local events guides. References External links 107 Meridian FM Website 51.13366 N 0.01423 W type:landmark_region:GB title Category:Community radio stations in the United Kingdom Category:Radio stations in Sussex Category:Radio stations established in 2006 Category:Mid Sussex District Category:East Grinstead Category:2006 establishments in England