fm worldwide internet radio slogan local radio for west cornwall frequency 96.5 and 97.2 fm . 1 rds penwith first air date 1 may 2009 internet 30 august 2014 fm format local news talk and music daytime mornings hot ac adult hits evenings weekends freeform language s english webcast live stream website www.penwithradio.co.uk penwith community radio is a community radio station for west cornwall . it contains a combination of local news weather music and talk . the station broadcasts from its studios in penzance . the station began with pre recorded podcasts the first played on 26 january 2008 . 2 live internet broadcasts began on 1 may 2009 3 and the station now broadcasts on 96.5 and 97.2 fm locally launching on saturday 30 august 2014 . 4 the first presenter to broadcast live on the station was steve west . 5 under the character of service section of the station s key commitments it states that penwith radio 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 . 6 monetary backing is provided by advertisements and sponsorship from local businesses and organisations as well as national grant funding . 7 the station is a community interest company . 8 contents 1 history 1.1 live internet launch 1.2 fm licence and on air frequencies 1.3 olympic torch relay coverage 1.4 fm launch 1.5 acker bilk his final interview 1.6 coast fm re brand 2 programming 3 studios 4 references 5 external links history edit live internet launch edit penwith radio s former studio at the wharfside shopping centre penzance the station s live internet launch was on friday 1 may 2009 at 7am gmt with the breakfast show presented by steve west followed by sally peterson . the launch received a large listenership . we had almost 22 000 hits on our website over the first few days of may and i believe that about 5 000 people logged on to us at some time or other from as far afield as australia julian horner the original station manager commented . 9 fm licence and on air frequencies edit on 4 may 2012 it was announced on ofcom s official website that the radio station had successfully secured a full fm licence . 10 on 22 march 2014 penwith radio announced its fm frequencies . a statement on the radio station s website said the station will broadcast on 96.5 fm to penzance and the surrounding area including hayle and towards the lizard and for st just pendeen sennen and the surrounding rural area on 97.2 fm . 11 olympic torch relay coverage edit on 19 may 2012 from 6 00 am there was a special good morning penwith with martin holland with live reports at the historic start of the 2012 olympic torch relay from land s end . presenters reported live from along the route and for the first time penwith radio collaborated with two other cornish community radio stations the source fm and radio st austell bay to cover more of the torch relay . penwith s coverage was simulcast on both other community stations . this was one of the first times the station had broadcast live coverage of a local event . fm launch edit penwith radio fm launch team photo the station started broadcasting test transmissions on 14 august 2014 and officially launched onto fm on saturday 30 august 2014 at 10am . 12 steve west hosted a pre launch warm up show from 8am and nick dent took over from steve for the fm launch party until 2pm . 13 acker bilk his final interview edit clarinettist acker bilk recorded his final interview with penwith radio s john chapman before passing away from cancer at the age of 85 . presenter john chapman commented because of acker s illness at the time of the interview his voice is soft at times and i had to carry and lead the conversation but it is an hour s life story and we have got the last ever one he did . the interview was broadcast on sunday 16 november 2014 at 9pm . 14 coast fm re brand edit on 23 may 2016 it was announced on the cornishman s website that later this year the station will be changing its name to coast fm . chairman alan shepherd said coast fm is a new and exciting name for a radio station that i hope the people of west cornwall will take to their hearts and treat as their own . the name penwith radio has served us well but it s time for a new lick of paint and a re focus on being the radio station of choice for radio listeners in west cornwall . 15 programming edit penwith radio s programming format involves two main categories mainstream programming during daytime on weekdays and weekend mornings which consists of charted and popular music from 50s today and formatted local information such as the what s on diary surf report and time saver travel . specialist programming from 6pm on weekdays and from 12pm on weekends . this largely is freeform and caters to those with more specific interests or musical tastes . some shows on the schedule include drivetime with alan jones on fridays quintessentially quayle with pat quayle former classic fm presenter sally peterson with mellow midweek penwith today with dave pascoe on monday whilst john pestle presents on the thursday & friday penwith gold with nick dent terry s train of thought with terry and simon the pm show with kevin and jack all at sea with nik sanderson tim s top twenty teaser that thursday thing with ade and jules and the deep with ralph randell to list a few . 16 the programming section of penwith radio s key commitments states the station broadcasts a range of programmes specific to its west cornwall audience . these programmes reflect local interests with discussion interviews music and invite interaction from listeners throughout 17 studios edit the station began broadcasting from its current studios at the penwith centre in parade street penzance on 7 february 2016 . the station s previous studios were based in wharfside shopping centre penzance 18 where it had been since 1 may 2009 . references edit we re coming soon to an fm radio near you . penwith radio launched first podcast . newlyn.info . community radio station live on internet . this is cornwall . this is cornwall . we re coming soon to an fm radio near you . now the world is listening to us says new radio station . this is cornwall . 7 may 2009 . community radio licence key commitments pdf . penwith radio sponsors . penwith radio launched first podcast . this is cornwall . this is cornwall . now the world is listening to us says new radio station . this is cornwall . 7 may 2009 . community radio passes 250 mark . we re coming soon to an fm radio near you . we re coming soon to an fm radio near you . we re coming soon to an fm radio near you . penwith radio airs final interview with jazz great acker bilk . new name for penwith s community radio station . the cornishman . 2016 05 23 . retrieved 2016 05 23 . penwith radio schedule . community radio licence key commitments pdf . penwith radio about . external links edit 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