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| City of license | Carlisle |
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| Broadcast area | Carlisle, Penrith, Gretna, Workington, Whitehaven |
| Slogan | The Best Mix of Music |
| Frequency | 96.4, 102.2, 102.5 and 103.4 MHz,Online |
| First air date | April 14, 1993 |
| Format | Variety Hit Radio |
| Audience share | 17.3% (September 2009, [1]) |
| Owner | Bauer Radio |
| Website | www.cfmradio.com |
CFM is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Northern & Central Cumbria and the southern tip of Scotland, with transmitters in Carlisle, Penrith and West Cumbria. Its musical output is popular hits of all genres from the 70s to present day. It is owned by Bauer Radio and is part of their Big City Network of stations. The station's slogan is The Best Mix of Music.
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History
The station was launched by its original owners, Border Television at 8am on 14 April 1993 when Managing Director and Breakfast show host John Myers played "The Best" by Tina Turner as its first song.
Originally CFM only broadcast from their Caldbeck mast to Carlisle on 96.4 and Penrith, from on the top of Beacon Hill,on 102.5 In September 1995 they also started transmitting to West Cumbria from their transmitter at Broughton Moor, Frequencies for the West Coast are 102.2 (Workington) and 103.4 (Whitehaven).
In 2005 media giant Emap bought CFM and branded it as one of its Big City Network of stations. In 2008 Emap was bought by Bauer, who have retained ownership of the station.
Present
CFM is currently the market leader for commercial radio in Cumbria and Southern Scotland (according to Radio Authority joint audience research data in January 2008).
From its launch in 1993, the station has broadcast from premises adjacent to Border Television's studios in Durranhill, Carlisle. With the merger of ITV Border and ITV Tyne Tees the Border building is now empty and CFM are also expected to move to a new studio complex within the next 12 months.
CFM employs a split transmission system, allowing for separate news bulletins to air for the North East and North West of Cumbria, as well as affording advertisers the opportunity to target either, or both, of the station's transmission areas.
Previously, CFM has won numerous industry awards including the Radio Academy's North West Station of the Year 2005 and Emap Station of the Year 2006.
It is also nominated in a category for this years Sony Awards.
Presenters
Local presenters
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Networked presenters
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The majority of programming is presented and produced locally from CFM's Carlisle studios although In:Demand and AfterHours are produced from Key 103 in Manchester while JK and Joel's Saturday Night Thing is produced from Radio Aire in Leeds and Late 'n' Live is produced from the studios of Magic 105.4 in London. The Big Top 40 Show is produced by Global Radio in London for broadcast on over 130 commercial radio stations across the UK.
News & Sport
CFM Radio broadcasts local and national news on the hour, every hour from 6am to 6pm on weekdays and headlines on the half-hour during breakfast and at 5:30pm. Weekend local bulletins air from 8am to 2pm with headlines at 8:30am and 9:30am on Saturdays. National news bulletins from Sky News Radio are broadcast at all other times.
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Management List
- Regional Managing Director: Sally Aitchison
- Station Director: Pauline Peniche
- Programme Director: Chris Pegg
- Programme Controller: Tom Haynes
- Programme Manager: Pete Moss
- News Editor: Hayley Brewer
The RDS name is C F M.
External links
- Official website
- Listen Live
- History of local radio in Cumbria
- MDS975's coverage map
- Broughton Moor transmitter
- Caldbeck transmitter
- Penrith transmitter
- Whitehaven transmitter
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