More Radio Worthing (known as Splash FM from 2003 to 2016), is an
Independent Local Radio
Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom.
As a result of the buyouts and mergers permitted by the Broadcasting Act 1990, and deregulation resulting from the Communications Act 2 ...
station serving
Worthing
Worthing ( ) is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 113,094 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Br ...
,
Shoreham,
Littlehampton
Littlehampton is a town, seaside resort and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the English Channel on the eastern bank of the mouth of the River Arun. It is south south-west of London, west of Brighton and ...
and surrounding areas. It is owned and operated by
Total Sense Media and broadcasts from Total Sense Media Centre in
Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill () is a town and civil parish in West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park, south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town, Chichester. ...
, as part of a network of stations across
Sussex
Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...
.
History
In April 2008, the station became part of
Total Sense Media, after merging with neighbouring radio station
Mid Sussex-based
Bright FM. In June 2009, the group added
Arrow FM in
Hastings
Hastings ( ) is a seaside town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to th ...
and
Sovereign FM in
Eastbourne
Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. It is also a non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, bor ...
to their portfolio from
TLRC.
In November 2010,
Ofcom
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Ofcom has wide-rang ...
approved a request to share programming across all four stations, stating the changes ''would not substantially alter the character of the service.''
Programming
All programming on the station is produced locally from More Radio's Burgess Hill studios and shared with
More Radio Hastings (formerly Arrow FM),
More Radio Mid-Sussex
More Radio Mid-Sussex, formerly Bright FM, is an Independent Local Radio station serving Mid Sussex District, Mid Sussex, West Sussex and East Sussex and surrounding areas, on FM and DAB. It is owned and operated by Total Sense Media and broadca ...
(Bright FM) and
More Radio Eastbourne (Sovereign FM).
Local news airs every hour from 6am to 6pm on weekdays and from 8am to 12pm on Saturdays with headlines on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows.
Splash FM public file
/ref> National news bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried hourly at all other times.
References
External links
Official Website
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Worthing
Companies based in West Sussex
Radio stations in Sussex
Radio stations established in 2003
Adult contemporary radio stations in the United Kingdom