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Radio station in Bury St Edmunds
RWSfm 103.3
RWSLogo
Frequency103.3 MHz
RDSRWS103.3
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
Ownership
OwnerRadio West Suffolk Limited
History
First air date13 August 2010
Links
Websitewww.rwsfm.co.uk

RWSfm 103.3 is a United Kingdom based radio station and is the community radio station serving the town of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and the surrounding areas, offering music and local information. The station was awarded a community radio license by Ofcom in 2010 and began broadcasting on 13 August 2010.

History

Launched in August 2010, RWSfm 103.3 started broadcasting to Bury St Edmunds and surrounding villages on 103.3fm from its studios just off Hardwick Lane, having previously broadcast via various other methods.

From the summer of 2015, the station launched its own local news bulletin, broadcasting local news stories at half past each hour seven days a week between 7:30 and 17:30. This followed a warning from Ofcom, who found the station in breach of failing to adhere to its key commitments and subsequently put the station on notice.

In December 2019, the station was awarded extra power to broadcast further into the community in West Suffolk. In August 2020, Ofcom then granted the station a second five-year extension to its license.

In January 2021, the station received a grant of £5,625 from the Bury St Edmunds Town Council to upgrade its transmitter due to its 'patchy' signal in certain areas of Bury St Edmunds.

On September 20, 2023, Managing Director and joint Station Manager, Julie Macleod, applied to Ofcom to change their "Key Commitments" to cater for the upgraded power increase.

References

  1. "Ofcom Radio Broadcast Update August 2010". Ofcom. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  2. "RWSfm 103.3 to extend its FM coverage". RWSfm 103.3. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. "Double celebrations as RWSfm turn 10 years old and here to stay for another 5". RWSfm 103.3. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. Sam Walker (5 February 2021). "Radio West Suffolk awarded grant from Bury Town Council to improve coverage and reception". Suffolk News. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  5. "Julie Macleod Biography - RWSfm 103.3". RWSfm 103.3. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. "RWSfm 103.3 Ofcom Key Commitments Change Request". Ofcom. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

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