Drystone Radio, operating

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and on frequencies of 103.5 FM (formerly 106.9 FM) and 102.0 FM, is a

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operating from

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to listeners across Craven,

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and parts of the southern

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Purpose

Drystone Radio operates to provide

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access to local

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, issues and interests. The radio's

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includes mention of its

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involvement, and social inclusion,

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, and skills development.

History

Drystone Radio was founded by David Adams, and initially

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over the

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on hi
website
Drystone Radio became incorporated 1 October 1998 and registered as a

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29 June 2007.

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awarded the station a five-year licence in 2007, and in January 2009 the station began broadcasting to South Craven and the Yorkshire Dales on 106.9 FM. In March 2012, Drystone Radio revised its schedule to include regular weekday programming including Breakfast, Mid-day and Drivetime shows. Schedules have been updated to take specialist shows into the evenings and weekends. The main broadcast studio underwent a complete refurbishment during the summer of 2012, and played host to an

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film crew for the second time as they filmed for an episode of '' The Dales'', due for broadcast early in 2013. The station attracted national attention on the first occasion as they filmed Crazy Daisy, who was hailed as the UK's youngest

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when her career was launched at Drystone Radio at the age of nine.

2014 frequency change

In January 2014 the station implemented its plans to change frequency to 103.5 FM. The frequency change was completed 30 January 2014, coinciding with the introduction of new imaging and a new website for the station.

noted that the change of frequency was authorised to resolve

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issues. Drystone Radio attended the

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in 2013. As of April 2016, Drystone's

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runs to 15 January 2019. In 2017 Drystone won the Gold award for best outside broadcast at the

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for

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coverage of the

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cycle race.

2020 license extension

In the summer of 2020, following a power increase on the Sutton-in-Craven transmitter and subsequent improvement to the robustness to the service in Craven on 103.5 FM, Drystone Radio was awarded an extension to its license to serve the neighbouring district of Ilkley. This license extension was awarded by OFCOM and the station aired on 102 FM across the Wharfedale Valley on Saturday 7 November 2020 with a special set of programmes for launch day. The extension to serve the neighbouring districts in West Yorkshire also brought opportunities to broadcast from a new studio in the Ilkley’s Clarke Foley Centre, with some specialist programmes, features and interviews being broadcast from the centre’s studio.

Awards

In 2018 Drystone Radio reached the shortlist for the Community Radio's Awards Station of the Year, as well as entries in the Volunteer of the Year and Newcomer categories. In 2017 Drystone Radio received Gold award for Outside Broadcast of the Year at the Community Radio Awards. In 2016 Drystone Radio received A Gold award for Station Sound and Marketing at the Community Radio Awards.

References

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External links

Drystone Radio Website
has links to Key Commitments and to Coverage Map.
Drystone Radio featured on BBC website
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