More Radio Worthing
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = More Radio Worthing
| logo =
| city = Worthing
| area = West Sussex
| branding =
| airdate = 5 May 2003
| format = Adult Contemporary
| frequency = 107.7 FM
| owner = Total Sense Media
| former_names = Splash FM
| sister_stations = More Radio Hastings, More Radio Mid-Sussex, More Radio Eastbourne
| webcast = [https://www.moreradio.online/radioplayer/more-radio-worthing/ Listen Live]
| website = [http://moreradio.online/ More Radio]
}}
More Radio Worthing (known as Splash FM from 2003 to 2016),[http://www.burgesshilluncovered.co.uk/news/2016-04-06-bright-fm-to-rename.html Bright FM To Get A New Name In Company-Wide Rebrand] is an Independent Local Radio station serving Worthing, Shoreham, Littlehampton and surrounding areas. It is owned and operated by Total Sense Media and broadcasts from Total Sense Media Centre in Burgess Hill, as part of a network of stations across Sussex.
History
In April 2008, the station became part of Total Sense Media, after merging with neighbouring radio station Mid Sussex-based Bright FM.[http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.3241 Bright and Splash to merge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106064525/http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.3241 |date=6 January 2011 }} Radio Today, 8 April 2008 In June 2009, the group added Arrow FM in Hastings and Sovereign FM in Eastbourne to their portfolio from TLRC.[http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.4895 TLRC sells Arrow and Sovereign] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630230652/http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.4895 |date=30 June 2009 }} Radio Today, 29 June 2009
In November 2010, Ofcom approved a request to share programming across all four stations, stating the changes would not substantially alter the character of the service.{{cite web | url = http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6535 | title = More sharing for Sussex stations | quote = Sussex radio stations Splash, Sovereign, Bright and Arrow have been given permission to share all programmes across the stations, Ofcom has announced. | date = 7 December 2010 | accessdate = 21 February 2011 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120503235846/http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6535 | archivedate = 3 May 2012 | df = dmy-all }}
Programming
All programming on the station is produced locally from More Radio's Burgess Hill studios and shared with More Radio Hastings (formerly Arrow FM), More Radio Mid-Sussex (Bright FM) and More Radio Eastbourne (Sovereign FM).[http://splashfm.com/public-file/ Splash FM public file]
Local news airs every hour from 6am to 6pm on weekdays and from 8am to 12pm on Saturdays with headlines on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows.[http://splashfm.com/public-file/ Splash FM public file] National news bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried hourly at all other times.
References
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External links
- [http://moreradio.online/ Official Website]
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Category:Companies based in West Sussex
Category:Radio stations in Sussex
Category:Radio stations established in 2003
Category:Adult contemporary radio stations in the United Kingdom