Mansfield 103.2 FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = Mansfield 103.2
| logo = Mansfield 103.2 logo.png
| city = Mansfield
| area = North Nottinghamshire and north-east Derbyshire
| airdate = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1999|2|1}}
| frequency = 103.2 FM
| format = Adult contemporary
| coordinates = {{coord|53.1405|-1.2330|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| owner =
| website = http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/
}}
Mansfield 103.2 FM is an Independent Local Radio station in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, serving the areas of Mansfield and Ashfield in Nottinghamshire and nearby Bolsover in Derbyshire.[http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/advertise/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110022505/http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/advertise/|date=10 November 2013}} Mansfield 103.2 FM Official site."Advertising" catchment area section. Retrieved 11-10-2013
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It was launched in 1999 after winning a licence to broadcast from the Radio Authority in 1998.[http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/history/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110022600/http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/history/|date=10 November 2013}} Mansfield 103.2 FM Official site."Our History" section. Retrieved 11-10-2013 Based at the Brunts Business Centre, near the centre of Mansfield, it uses a shared transmitter mast sited at Fishpond Hill,[http://wikimapia.org/16587276/Fish-Pond-Hill-Transmitter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110024746/http://wikimapia.org/16587276/Fish-Pond-Hill-Transmitter|date=10 November 2013}} Wikimapia. Retrieved 11-10-2013 on the outskirts of Mansfield near to Skegby.[http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/mansfield.php] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110022758/http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/mansfield.php|date=10 November 2013}} The Transmission Gallery. Retrieved 11-10-2013
Mansfield 103.2's Managing Director is Tony Delahunty and the Managing Editor is Ian Watkins.[http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/whoswho/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110022501/http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/whoswho/|date=10 November 2013}} Mansfield 103.2 FM Official site."Who's who" section. Retrieved 11-07-2013
The station is Mansfield's only local radio station.
As of December 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 25,000, according to RAJAR.{{Cite web |title=RAJAR |url=https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php#station_33406 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=www.rajar.co.uk}}
Programming
Schedules include news on the hour (local, national, and international from Sky News), a breakfast show (presented by John B Tannen on weekdays, Si Gilmore on Saturdays and Katie Trinder on Sundays),[http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/shows/breakfast/ Shows - Breakfast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221170511/http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/shows/breakfast/ |date=21 December 2015 }}. Retrieved 13 February 2016 a mid-morning show (presented by Jason Harrison on weekdays and Katie Trinder at weekends)
[http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/presenters/normancox/ Presenters - Norman Cox] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022022218/http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/presenters/normancox/ |date=22 October 2015 }}. Retrieved 20 December 2015 and an afternoon show (presented by Ian Watkins on weekdays and Sundays, and Rob Wain on Saturdays). [http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/shows/watkointheafternoon/ Shows - Afternoon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309180338/http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/shows/watkointheafternoon/ |date=9 March 2016 }}. Retrieved 13 February 2016
Extra shows include Chequered Flag with Matt Edwards on Monday evenings (during the motorsport season), The Business Show on Tuesday evenings (presented by Tony Delahunty), Friday Night Sport (presented by Tony Delahunty and Mark Stevenson of Mansfield Town FC (during the football season), Jukebox Giants with Ron Coles on Sunday evenings, the late Sunday evening show with Marc “Jonesy” Jones and the 80s and 90s School Reunions on Friday and Saturday nights respectively.
News and sport coverage
Mansfield 103.2 has a news and sport team based at Samuel Brunts Way, staffed by the managing editor and broadcast journalists, there are national and local news updates on the hour. Each Saturday in the football season there are regular updates on local games in the area including Mansfield Town, Chesterfield F.C. Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, South Normanton Athletic F.C., Glapwell F.C., Shirebrook Town F.C. and Sutton Town F.C.{{Citation needed|reason=reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=October 2013}}
Outside broadcasts
Mansfield 103.2 had an outside broadcast unit named Fix Auto Street Crusader, which was in use until 2024.[http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/news/story/?n=3791 Mansfield 103.2 News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326055549/http://www.mansfield103.co.uk/news/story/?n=3791 |date=26 March 2014 }} 20 July 2013 "Mansfield 103.2 will be there with the Vision West Notts Street Crusader so come down and say hello." Retrieved 2014-03-26 The vehicle was operated by the commercial producer and engineer, with an outside broadcast team. There are still outside broadcasts on the station, including visits to local charities, public events, openings, businesses and services.[http://www.hmcltd.co.uk/179/Fix-Auto-Street-Crusader/news Handing over keys to Street Crusader, 15 April 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071711/http://www.hmcltd.co.uk/179/Fix-Auto-Street-Crusader/news |date=4 March 2016 }}. Retrieved 9 December 2015
Sales team
Mansfield 103.2 have a team of advertising executives led by a sales consultant.
The Gooseberry Pork Pie
In July 2010, Mansfield 103.2 revived a 70-year-old Mansfield Tradition of a Gooseberry Pork Pie. Years ago in Mansfield, the town would celebrate with a giant pork pie filled with Gooseberries. The pie was not made since the end of the Second World War, but in July 2010 The Breakfast Show brought back the tradition, by creating a batch of small gooseberry filled pies with the help of local butchers.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140221151254/http://www.ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk/page_id__241_path__0p38p.aspx Mansfield's Gooseberry Pork Pie] "A traditional dish from the Mansfield July Fair" 'Our Mansfield and Area' website, administered by Mansfield District Council Museum, retrieved 2021-03-29. Archived [http://www.ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk/page_id__241_path__0p38p.aspx from the original] on 21 February 2014
See also
References
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[http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php] Rajar Listening Figures, retrieved 2014-02-03
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Category:Music in Nottinghamshire