Point FM
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| name = Point FM
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| city = Rhyl
| area = Rhyl, Prestatyn, St Asaph and surrounding areas
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| airdate = 27 March 2010
| last_airdate = 14 July 2017
| frequency = 103.1 MHz
| format = Community: music and talk
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| owner = Radio Elwy Point FM Ltd
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Point FM was a community radio station serving northern Denbighshire and eastern parts of Conwy County Borough in North Wales. Owned and operated by Radio Elwy Ltd, the station broadcast locally on 103.1 FM and online.
Point FM's programming largely consisted of music and talk output alongside local news features and information, specialist music output, sports coverage and live event outside broadcasts with automated music during non-programming hours. Apart from national news bulletins produced by Sky News Radio, most of the station's output was produced and presented locally.
After being awarded an FM community licence by OFCOM in 2008,[http://www.pointfm.co.uk/public-file/ Point FM - Public File] the station was initially based at the Morville Hotel on Rhyl's East Parade before moving to temporary studios at Ffirth Beach in Prestatyn, and in July 2012, permanent studios and offices on Wellington Road in West Rhyl.
Demise
In March 2017, it was reported that Point FM was facing a winding-up petition by PPL for non-payment of licence fees to play music on-air and an unresolved small claims judgement.[http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/denbighshires-radio-elwy-point-fm-12795284 Denbighshire's Point FM faces liquidation threat due to licence fee 'oversight'], Daily Post, 25 March 2017
In July 2017, the High Court ruled in favour of PPL and Point FM was placed into compulsory liquidation.[http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/point-fm-goes-liquidation-after-13312881 Point FM goes into liquidation after not paying to play records], Daily Post, 11 July 2017 The station ceased broadcasting shortly after the winding up order was issued.[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2818494 Winding-Up Orders - Radio Elwy Point FM Limited], The Gazette, 10 July 2017 In October 2017, OFCOM announced that the station had surrendered its FM licence.[https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your-licence/radio-broadcast-licensing/monthly-updates/radio-broadcast-update-october-2017 OFCOM - radio broadcast update: October 2017], ofcom.org.uk
The regulator advertised a new FM community licence for the Vale of Clwyd, Kinmel Bay and Abergele areas in December 2018.[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/12/community-radio-applications-invited-in-43-areas/ Community radio applications invited in 43 areas], Radio Today, 11 December 2018 Four applications were received, although only three were considered.[https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/144757/list-of-applicants.pdf List of applicants], Applications received for community radio licences: March 2019, OFCOM, 16 April 2019
In December 2019, OFCOM awarded the FM licence to Sound Radio, based in Towyn.[https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/ofcom-awards-four-new-community-radio-licences Ofcom awards four new community radio licences], OFCOM, 11 December 2019[https://www.soundradio.wales/sound-radio-has-been-award-an-fm-community-licence-by-ofcom/ Sound Radio has been awarded an FM community licence by Ofcom], soundradio.wales, 11 December 2019 The station, which launched online during the autumn of 2017, began broadcasting on 103.1 FM at 7am on Monday 8 February 2021.
References
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External links
- [http://www.pointfm.co.uk/ Official website]
{{Radio in Wales}}
Category:Radio stations in Wales
Category:Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom
Category:Radio stations established in 2010
Category:2010 establishments in Wales