fm 97.1 102.0 mhz first air date 5 october 2003 format contemporary audience share 8.1 % june 2013 rajar owner lincs fm group sister stations compass fm kcfm lincs fm ridings fm rother fm rutland radio trax fm website www.dearnefm.co.uk dearne fm is an independent local radio station which broadcasts to the barnsley area . the station is owned and operated by the lincs fm group based in lincoln . contents 1 history 2 transmitters 3 programming 4 external links history edit the station was based at zenith park on whaley road barugh green in the north west of barnsley . as a result of cost cutting dearne fm recently co located with sister stations trax fm rother fm and ridings fm at studios on white rose way in doncaster . five other companies competed for barnsley s fm radio licence . transmitters edit the station can be heard on 102 fm near ardsley in barnsley and the dearne valley and on 97.1 fm near hoylandswaine close to the a628 and a629 roundabout for penistone on hunger hill . the ardsley transmitter also broadcasts hallam fm on 102.9 fm with whom dearne fm mainly competes . the 102 fm signal is more powerful than 97.1 fm which is an off air relay of 102 fm . programming edit dearne fm appeals to a family audience playing a mix of current chart hits and the best songs from the 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s and 2000s combined with local news information and competitions . the breakfast show is presented by joe sentance the daytime show by alex cann and the afternoon show by gareth webb . all shows 6am to 6pm are broadcast live . external links edit official website transmitter map penistone transmitter media uk applications for the barnsley fm radio licence getting the licence in january 2003 coordinates 53 33 03 n 1 24 46 w 53.55072 n 1.41275 w 53.55072 ; 1.41275 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dearne fm & oldid 736755314 categories radio stations in yorkshiremedia in barnsleyradio stations established in 2003lincs fm grouphidden categories use dmy dates from june 2012use british english from june 2012coordinates on wikidata 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 29 august 2016 at 16 50 . 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