96.1 mhz rds rotherfm first air date 15 october 2006 format contemporary audience share 6.6 % june 2013 rajar transmitter coordinates 53 25 01 n 1 21 05 w 53.4169 n 1.3513 w 53.4169 ; 1.3513 coordinates 53 25 01 n 1 21 05 w 53.4169 n 1.3513 w 53.4169 ; 1.3513 owner lincs fm group sister stations compass fm dearne fm kcfm lincs fm ridings fm rutland radio trax fm website www.rotherfm.co.uk rother fm is an independent local radio station for rotherham south yorkshire england . rother fm is now based in doncaster . the station began broadcasting in october 2006 from its studios at aspen court in templeborough . it mainly covers the rotherham borough from its transmitter at boston castle although it can be heard in neighbouring cities such as sheffield . contents 1 background 2 imaging 3 references 4 external links background edit prior to being awarded the licence by ofcom rother fm broadcast two restricted service licence broadcasts from the carlton park hotel . 1 the station went on to be awarded the full time licence and launched at 10am on sunday 15 october 2006 with presenter james marriott hosting the first show . 2 it is part of the lincs fm group of stations and broadcasts on the old hallam fm frequency of 96.1 fm . the station airs a mix of current chart music as well as well known tracks from the 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s and 2000s alongside news information and competitions . imaging edit like the rest of the group the station uses the group strap line of the difference is ... and has jingles sung by the radio ident company s2blue . references edit radiotoday.co.uk radiotoday.co.uk external links edit official website recording jingles for lincs fm group at s2 blue in leek lincs fm group website media uk entry this article about a radio station in the united kingdom is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rother fm & oldid 717977575 categories radio stations established in 2006radio stations in yorkshirerotherhamlincs fm groupunited kingdom radio station stubshidden categories use dmy dates from april 2016use british english from august 2012coordinates on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 april 2016 at 20 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view