To Infinity and Beyond...
MarlowFM has now been offered a 5 year FM licence. Once we have our permanent studio base and transmitter in place and our frequency allocated by Ofcom, we aim to be broadcasting on FM in the Autumn of 2010.
All we need do now is find the necessary money to build and equip our studios and maintain the service. We would also would like two companies to sponsor (approx £5,000) the studios at Great Marlow School and Sir William Borlase's Grammar School. Simple really, isn't it?
Seriously though, we will be looking for support from local businesses, organisations, enterprises, elected bodies, community groups, clubs and enthusiastic individuals. If you feel you'd like to help by becoming a sponsor or simply wish to make a donation, then please get in touch with us using the contact form or call Paul Mansell on 07966 131707.
These are certainly exciting times and we're looking forward to getting our FM broadcast service up and running as soon as is practicable. If you'd like to be kept up to date with future developments, then you can sign up as a 'Friend of MarlowFM' and we'll add your name to our email list. We have over 200 registered 'Friends of MarlowFM' who have pledged to give their time, skills, expertise or will simply spread the word about us. If you would like to contribute towards the successful development of community radio in Marlow or get involved in any way, please send us a message using the contact us form. There is inevitably a great deal to be done, and lots of ways to get involved.
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A personal message
from Sir Steve Redgrave, Patron of MarlowFM
In just a relatively short period of time, this radio station has established itself firmly at the heart of the community, broadcasting live on the internet from the majority of the major community events that take place in and around Marlow throughout the year, providing a great musical backdrop and helping to promote local musicians and singers.
Schools, churches and other local organisations have benefited greatly from MarlowFM supplying everything from the music for discos and functions to complete public address systems and they have quite rightly received many accolades. There is no commercial radio station serving Marlow. In 2007, MarlowFM expressed a desire to gain a 5 year FM community radio licence and so conducted a 4 week trial centred around the annual Marlow Town Festival & Regatta. This was an amazing success and saw all parts of the community come together to provide a unique service for the people of Marlow. Having been interviewed on the station during the trial period and witnessing first hand the enthusiasm of all those involved, I was pleased to be invited to become their Patron.
OfCOM have now awarded the station their FM licence and I urge everyone to get behind this valuable project that brings together our amazing community and give Marlow a radio station to be proud of, namely MarlowFM.
'A Radio Station for The People, of The People.'
"Marlow FM aims to provide a welcoming and unbiased environment that is accessible to all our community, that focuses on local needs and fosters development from within.
We intend to provide access to all so that social issues affecting our community can be openly discussed at a community level, empowering individuals, groups and organisations alike by giving them an effective medium through which they can air their opinions, express their feelings and develop their creativity.
MarlowFM will aspire to greatness, providing the best service to our listeners that is possible, but most importantly, ensure that everyone has fun achieving it."
