Channel 103
Tindle Radio | |
| Island FM Soleil Radio Midlands 103 | |
| History | |
First air date | 25 October 1992 (32 years ago) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
| Power | 4kW |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Radioplayer |
| Website | Channel 103 |
Channel 103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the island of Jersey on 103.7 FM and DAB+ digital radio.
The station launched on 25 October 1992. Channel 103 is part of
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 47,000 and a 26.1% market share as of September 2023 - the highest of any local radio station in the British Isles.[2]
In late 2020, Channel 103 became a part of
Programming
Channel 103's core audience is the 25-44 age group,[4] playing contemporary hits - predominantly from the early 1990s to the present day.
News bulletins are presented locally from 6:30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday.
The station's weekend news service broadcasts local content, presented either from Jersey or Guernsey from 8am until noon. Sky News provides the service outside these times.[5]
Transmission
In 2021, the station vacated its original building and moved to a new studio complex in Britannia Place, St Helier.[6] It continues to transmit on FM from the Arqiva mast at Frémont Point, on the north coast of the island.
Channel 103 began
External links
See also
References
- ^ "Radio in the Channel Islands". Tindle Radio. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "RAJAR Q1 2020: Regional and local radio facts and figures". RadioToday. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Bauer Partner Stations". Bauer Media. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Ofcom | Analogue Radio Stations". static.ofcom.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Public File". Channel 103. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Tindle Radio". Tindle Radio. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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