Coast FM (West Cornwall)

Coast FM
Broadcast areaWest Cornwall (FM)
Worldwide (Internet Radio)
Frequency96.5 MHz, 97.2 MHz, addition of 106.4 MHz from 2024, RDS: COAST_FM_
BrandingWest Cornwall's Coast FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatDaytime/mornings: Hot AC/Adult Hits
Evenings/weekends: Freeform
History
First air date
30 August 2014 (as Penwith Radio)
5 November 2016 (as Coast FM)
Links
WebcastLive Stream
Websitewww.coastfm.co.uk

50°7′2.9964″N 5°32′16.4616″W / 50.117499000°N 5.537906000°W / 50.117499000; -5.537906000

West Cornwall's Coast FM is a local radio station for West Cornwall. It contains a combination of local news, weather, music and talk. The station launched from its studios in Penzance on 5 November 2016 as a re-brand of Penwith Radio.

Under the 'Character of service' section of the station's key commitments, it states that the station "offers a local voice, broadcasting a service which acts as a barometer of local opinion, and provides companionship for people, enabling them to feel more connected and less isolated."[1]

Monetary backing is provided by advertisements and sponsorship from local businesses and organisations, as well as national grant funding.[2] The station is a community interest company.[3]

  1. ^ "Community radio licence: key commitments" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Penwith Radio | Sponsors". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Penwith Radio launched-First Podcast". This Is Cornwall. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013.