Tone FM (styled ToneFM) was a community radio station based in

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, broadcasting to Taunton and the surrounding area on 107.8 FM, 24 hours a day. It was granted a community radio licence by

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in April 2012, with its first broadcast on Thursday 28 February 2013 presented by Darren Daley, who was the station's manager. Being a

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, Tone FM's presenters are all volunteers with guests sourced from the local community. The Tone FM studios were situated on the first floor of the historic Market House, in the centre of the County Town. Tone FM took on new management in November 2021, with a new

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being formed named 'Tone Community Media Group CIC' headed up by the current station manager Patch Jobson. In 2022 the station was awarded a small-scale DAB multiplex by

, with a planned switch on date of April 2024. As of 5 March 2025, broadcasting on FM and online channels has ceased without any explanation from the station's management. On 6 March 2025, the Tone FM website detailed mismanagement of the station and its funds have led to the station becoming insolvent.

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