Broadcast area East Yorkshire First air date 20 January 2015 | Frequency 107.8 MHz Format Contemporary | |
107.8 Beverley FM is a local radio station which launched in 2015. It serves Beverley and the surrounding areas, including Tickton, Walkington, Bishop Burton and Leconfield.
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About
"The Sound Of East Yorkshire" 107.8 Beverley FM provides a mix of music, entertainment, news, and sport, all with a distinctly local Beverley feel, 24 hours a day from studios in the town.
The station also features a broad mix of music in the evenings through a range of specialist music shows, these include Rock and Roll, Country, Folk and Reggae.
Beverley FM was set up by a group of local businessmen and radio professionals led by Dave Fewster a Beverley based radio presenter who worked at West Hull FM and Viking FM and founder of the local company Chem-dry in the 1980s.
Launch
The station carried out various test transmissions before launching at 9:00 a.m. on 20 January 2015. The first voice heard on-air was that of Dave Fewster who introduced himself and welcomed listeners to his new station, which now broadcasts 24/7 with a team of staff.
News
Beverley FM broadcasts news bulletins on the hour, every hour (national bulletins provided by Sky News Radio). Travel bulletins are broadcast frequently across the breakfast and drive-time shows along with the latest sport and entertainment news.