Switch Radio (also known as Switch Radio 107.5) is a British
community radio station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
, broadcasting from the North East
Birmingham region, which transmits 24 hours a day on 107.5
FM, local
DAB
DAB, dab, dabs, or dabbing may refer to:
Dictionaries
* ''Dictionary of American Biography'', published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies
* ''Dictionary of Australian Biography'', published since 1949
Places
* Dąb, ...
and via
Internet radio.
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 suburbs of
Minworth,
Castle Bromwich,
Castle Vale,
Bromford,
Tyburn, Hurst Green,
Walmley
Walmley is a suburban village situated in the civil parish of Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. It lies within the City of Birmingham on its northeastern outer fringe, where it forms part of the Sutton Walmley and Minworth electoral ward. It is i ...
,
Fox Hollies
Fox Hollies is an area of Birmingham, England, situated on the edge of Acocks Green district. It is named after the Fox Hollies Hall estate.
It roughly includes the area around Fox Hollies Road (part of the A4040 Outer Ring Road), stretching fro ...
and
Wylde Green.
It also broadcasts to the
Greater Birmingham area through the region's small-scale
DAB
DAB, dab, dabs, or dabbing may refer to:
Dictionaries
* ''Dictionary of American Biography'', published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies
* ''Dictionary of Australian Biography'', published since 1949
Places
* Dąb, ...
multiplex.
In addition, the station
simulcasts on the
internet through its own website and via
apps like
TuneIn.
See also
*
Community radio in the United Kingdom
*
List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
References
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Radio stations in Birmingham, West Midlands
Contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom
Radio stations established in 2010