Switch Radio (also known as Switch Radio 107.5) is a British
community radio
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Community broadcasting, Community stations serve geographic communities and communities o ...
station, broadcasting from North and South
Birmingham
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, which transmits 24 hours a day on 107.5
FM, local
DAB and via
Internet radio
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.
History
The station began life under its previous name, ''Vale FM'', when it was formed by residents from the
Castle Vale estate in north east Birmingham in 1995. Switch Radio launched in April 2010 and still broadcasts from
Castle Vale.
Coverage
The station's FM broadcast serves the
Birmingham
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suburbs of
Minworth,
Castle Bromwich,
Castle Vale,
Bromford,
Tyburn
Tyburn was a Manorialism, manor (estate) in London, Middlesex, England, one of two which were served by the parish of Marylebone. Tyburn took its name from the Tyburn Brook, a tributary of the River Westbourne. The name Tyburn, from Teo Bourne ...
, Hurst Green,
Walmley,
Fox Hollies and
Wylde Green
Wylde Green is a residential area within the town of Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, England in the West Midlands. It was historically part of Warwickshire. The area is in the Sutton Vesey ward.
History
In the 16th century, this area of barren ...
.
It also broadcasts to the
Greater Birmingham area through the region's small-scale
DAB multiplex.
In addition, the station
simulcast
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s on the
internet
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through its own website and via
apps like
TuneIn
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TuneIn is operated by the privately held company TuneIn Inc. based in San Francisco, California. The comp ...
.
See also
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Community radio in the United Kingdom
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List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom.
National analogue and digital stations
This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage. It also feat ...
References
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Radio stations in Birmingham, West Midlands
Contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom
Radio stations established in 2010