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Channel 103 is an
In 2021, the station vacated its original building and moved to a new studio complex in Britannia Place, St Helier. It continues to transmit on FM from the Arqiva mast at Frémont Point, on the north coast of the island. In September 2024 the 103.7FM signal was increased to 6kW ERP, improving reception in St Helier as well as the east coast of Jersey.
Channel 103 began
Official site
Independent Local Radio
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As a result of the buyouts and mergers permitted by the Broadcasting Act 1990, and deregulation resulting from the Communications Act 2 ...
station broadcasting to the island of Jersey
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on 103.7 FM and DAB+ digital radio.
The station launched on 25 October 1992. Channel 103 is part of Tindle Radio, which also owns Island FM in Guernsey
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and Midlands 103 in Ireland
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.
According to RAJAR
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, the station has a weekly audience of 48,000 and a 26.2% market share as of September 2024 - the highest percentage reach of any radio station in the British Isles.
In late 2020, Channel 103 became a part of Bauer's Hits Radio Network
Hits Radio is a network of 26 contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK. The network launched in 2018 with the rebranding of Bauer's Manchester station Key 103 and its merger with The Hi ...
for commercial sales. It remains owned by Tindle with no shared programming.
Programming
Channel 103's core audience is the 25-44 age group, playing contemporary hits - predominantly from the early 1990s to the present day. News bulletins are presented locally from 6:30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. The station's weekend news service broadcasts local content, presented either from Jersey or Guernsey from 8am until noon.Sky News
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provides the service outside these times.
Transmission
From its launch in 1992 until 16 March 2021, Channel 103 broadcast from studios on Tunnell Street inSt Helier
St Helier (; Jèrriais: ; ) is the Capital city, capital of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. It is the most populous of the twelve parishes of Jersey, with a population of 35,822, over one-third of the island' ...
.
In 2021, the station vacated its original building and moved to a new studio complex in Britannia Place, St Helier. It continues to transmit on FM from the Arqiva mast at Frémont Point, on the north coast of the island. In September 2024 the 103.7FM signal was increased to 6kW ERP, improving reception in St Helier as well as the east coast of Jersey.
Channel 103 began digital radio
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transmissions, alongside those of Island FM, on 1 August 2021 with the launch of the local Ofcom
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Ofcom has wide-rang ...
-licensed DAB multiplex for the Channel Islands. This service is radiated from transmitters at Les Platons (Jersey) and Les Touillets (Guernsey) and Fort Albert in Alderney.
External links
Official site
See also
* BBC Radio Jersey *Contact 94
Contact 94 was a radio station that broadcast from Lessay in Northern France to Normandy and the Channel Islands between September 1988 and November 1991. The station broadcast on various frequencies during its time on air, including 94.4 FM, 93 ...
References
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