salisbury frequency fm 102.0 mhz first air date 20 september 1992 format variety hit radio audience share 17.3 % june 2013 rajar owner ukrd group website www.spirefm.co.uk spire fm was awarded the licence to broadcast to the city of salisbury and surrounding areas by the former radio authority now ofcom in 1991 . the station takes its name from the spire of salisbury cathedral . it was fully launched on 20 september 1992 the licence ran from the 5th when test transmissions began to be shared with programmes about the salisbury arts festival . spire fm broadcasts from city hall studios in malthouse lane salisbury part of the city hall entertainments venue . spire fm has won a prestigious sony radio award for station of the year in 1994 and the runner up award in 2003 . other awards include the kpmg marketing excellence award and wiltshire business of the year finalists . the station has received many industry awards and won the radio academy nations and regions award for station of the year in the south region in 2007 and 2008 . spire fm is owned by ukrd group and in march 2010 it was ranked twenty seventh in the sunday times best companies to work for . in march 2011 it was ranked 1st in the sunday times best companies to work for . external links edit official website ukrd v t e ukrd group radio 96.4 eagle radio eagle3 eagle extra kl.fm 96.7 pirate fm pirate 2 star radio cambridge and ely former tlrc stations 2br minster fm mix 96 spire fm spirit fm star radio north east stray fm sun fm wessex fm yorkshire coast radio dab multiplexes muxco north yorkshire muxco surrey & sussex south west digital radio other ukrd support & development first radio sales heart south devon itsmymarket.com savebuckets.com former assets 107 the bee merged with 2br arrow fm central 103.1 fm dune fm isle of wight radio ivel fm nova radio pennine fm 106.9 silk fm sovereign fm the quay vale fm 107.3 abbey fm closed mix 107 closed v t e radio stations in south west england bristol & bath bcfm breeze bristol bath bbc bristol sam fm kiss heart bristol bath hub radio smooth ujima urb cornwall bbc radio cornwall heart penwith radio pirate fm radio scilly radio st austell bay source fm devon bay fm cross rhythms bbc devon radio exe fresh fm heart exeter torbay plymouth north devon south devon hospital radio plymouth palm 105.5 radio plymouth phonic fm smooth dab soundart radio the voice xpression fm dorset abbey air breeze fire heart hot sam fm nerve bbc solent wave 105 wessex fm gloucestershire breeze corinium bbc gloucestershire gloss fm gloucester fm heart smooth sunshine radio dab radio winchcombe somerset breeze north mid & west south east heart portishead radio bbc somerset somer valley fm tone fm worthy fm wiltshire breeze fromefm heart sam fm smooth spire fm swindon 105.5 bbc wiltshire united kingdom radio markets aberdeen glasgow london liverpool manchester northern ireland south west england west midlands west yorkshire worcester see also list of radio stations in the united kingdom 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 spire fm & oldid 729778278 categories the local radio companyradio stations in wiltshiresalisburyradio stations established in 1992united kingdom radio station stubshidden categories wiltshire articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinatesall 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 14 july 2016 at 14 07 . 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