City Penrith (Cumbria) First air date June 2014 (Full-time) | Frequency 107.5 FM & Online Format Community Radio | |
Broadcast area Penrith, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Langwathby, Greystoke, Shap and villages Slogan Your Voice, Your Choice in the Community | ||
Eden FM is a community radio station serving Penrith and the Eden Valley in Cumbria. The studios are located in Mostyn Hall, Friargate, Penrith.
The campaign for a local station was launched in June 2010 and studios were switched on in November 2011.
Run by volunteers, the non-profit organisation, recently applied to Ofcom for a full-time community radio licence on an FM frequency in the community radio licensing: third round for the North East of England and Cumbria.
Currently broadcasting full-time online and on 107.5 FM, the station completed three 28-day restricted service licence broadcasts in November - December 2011, followed by a couple more in June - July 2012 and November - December 2012.
Eden FM submitted an application for a full-time licence in January 2013 and was awarded a 5-year licence in October of that year.
Local towns and villages covered by Eden FM Radio include Penrith, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Langwathby, Greystoke, Shap, Skelton and Melmerby.