Calon FM

Calon FM
Broadcast areaWrexham and surrounding areas
Frequency105 MHz,
Online
Programming
FormatCommunity
Ownership
OwnerWrexham Community Broadcasting
History
First air date
1 March 2008
Links
Websitecalon.fm

Calon FM is a community radio station serving Wrexham and surrounding areas.[1]

The station is owned and operated by Wrexham Community Broadcasting and broadcasts from studios at the Wrexham Enterprise Hub in the city centre with its transmitter atop Tŷ Pawb.[2]

Calon FM was first launched as a RSL radio station, originally covering events at the 2005 Wrexham Science Festival on 87.7FM.[3] In 2006, the station was granted a 5-year community radio licence. The station officially launched on Saturday 1 March 2008 on 105FM in Wrexham after a short period of test transmissions.

Calon FM was based on the campus of Glyndŵr University on Mold Road, initially based above a recording studio before moving into the Centre for Creative Industries (CCI). Currently, they are based out of the Wrexham Enterprise Hub.

Calon FM's output consists of music, features, sport, talk and specialist programming produced and presented by volunteers. The station also aired weekly programming in Welsh and other languages.[4][5]

Asides its primary transmission area, the station can also be heard through much of the central areas of Wrexham County Borough, and parts of southern Flintshire.

In August 2017, Calon FM began carrying live commentaries on Wrexham A.F.C. matches throughout the football season[6] The station's live coverage ended after two seasons.[7]

In its original incarnation, Calon FM also won a number of industry awards, including the Wales category in the Radio Academy Nations and Regions Awards twice in a row, in 2013 and 2014.[8]

  1. ^ Ofcom - Calon FM coverage area: retrieved 11 September 2008
  2. ^ Calon FM back at the heart of the community, calonfm.com, retrieved 9 October 2021
  3. ^ Ofcom - Nine community radio licences awarded Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine: retrieved 11 September 2008
  4. ^ Calon FM - shows: retrieved 11 September 2008
  5. ^ Ofcom statement - Calon FM key commitments Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine: retrieved 11 September 2008
  6. ^ Wrexham AFC commentary comes to Calon FM, Calon FM, 16 February 2017
  7. ^ Wrexham AFC Commentary Now Exclusive To Mixlr, wrexhamafc.co.uk, 25 June 2019
  8. ^ Calon FM wins prestigious Radio Academy Award Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, glyndwr.ac.uk, 25 November 2013