Gloucester FM (which describes itself on air exclusively as GFM) is a
community radio station in
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire ...
. It broadcasts countywide on 96.6FM
FM, Mobile and Online.
The stations strapline is 'Serving the Community', Gloucester FM is the only local radio station in the
City of Gloucester providing music, news, information & advice. GFM is the only station in Gloucester where all programmes are broadcast from Gloucester, 24 hours-a-day 365 days-a-year.
Gloucester FM is a 'not-for-profit organisation'. All of the station's presenters and behind the scene staff are volunteers.
Presenters working on the station include: Jerry 'the hippo' Hipkiss (Weekday Breakfast),,Fredlocks (Drivetime), Carol Francis (Community Link Show) DJ Cage (Weekday Afternoons), Rich Edwards (Monday Evenings) JJ Watkins (Saturday Lunchtimes), Daddy English (Saturday afternoons) Rico (Showtime) Leon Brown ( Northern Soul Wednesday Evenings).
Former presenters include Shaun Moore.
Gloucester FM's presenter led programming starts from 8am-1am (Weekdays), 7am-1am (Weekends).
The stations studio's are based in the
Barton and Tredworth Trust Centre,
Barton and Tredworth Community Trust web site
with details of their location on Conduit St, home of GFM. Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city, non-metropolitan district and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West England, South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean ...
.
Sky News Radio provide the station with National News Bulletins eekdays & Weekends Local News is written and produced from the GFM Studios eekdays GFM also provides up-to-date Caribbean
The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
news headlines alongside local and national UK news.
News Team
*Carol Francis
References
External links
Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gloucester Fm
Radio stations in Gloucestershire