107.3 Abbey FM

August 2020 107.3 Abbey FM 107.3 MHz 2006 10 16 yes 2009 1 30 yes Barrow-in-Furness England Furness Peninsula The Radio Business Ltd, CN Group Ltd, The Local Radio Company Ltd Abbey FM was an Independent Local Radio station for Barrow-in-Furness and the Furness Peninsula. The station ceased transmission at 3 p.m. on 30 January 2009 and was placed into administration with the loss of seven jobs. This followed one of the station's main backers, The Local Radio Company, withdrawing their support three weeks earlier. The Station Manager at the time, Amanda Bell, told the North West Evening Mail that this "forced the hand of the other shareholders" and that she was only informed of their decision on the day of the closure at 12:30 p.m."Staff sent home as Abbey FM closes" Abbey FM was owned by The Radio Business Ltd (35%), CN Group Ltd (30%) and The Local Radio Company Ltd (35%). The licence was for a locally focused, full-service, music and information lifestyle station for 25- to 64-year-olds service to serve the town of Barrow-in-Furness and the immediately surrounding area, which has an adult population (aged 15+) of around 65,000. The licence was issued for a twelve-year period.http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2005/10/nr_20051003# "Ofcom awards new FM commercial radio licence for Barrow-in-Furness" Ofcom press release. 3 October 2005 11 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081013170443/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2005/10/nr_20051003# 13 October 2008 dead As of 3p.m. on Friday 30 January 2009, Abbey FM stopped broadcasting, shortly after the announcement that the station had been placed into administration by its joint owners CN Group, TLRC and The Radio Business.https://radiotoday.co.uk/2009/01/abbey-fm-ceases-broadcasting/ Abbey FM ceases broadcasting Radio Today 30 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090205190014/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2009/01/abbey-fm-ceases-broadcasting/ 5 February 2009 References External links Busy carnival season for Abbey FM http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/1.129537 North West Evening Mail 25 June 2008 10 July 2008 Natalie Chapples Radio has pupils walking on air http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/1.127535 North West Evening Mail 22 June 2008 10 July 2008 Staff sent home as Abbey FM closes http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/1.507420 North West Evening Mail 30 January 2009 2 February 2009 Category:The Local Radio Company Category:Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom Category:Barrow-in-Furness Category:Mass media in Cumbria Category:Radio stations established in 2006 Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2009