please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia . please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . october 2014 this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message severn fm broadcast area gloucester uk slogan radio that s daring to be different frequency n a internet first air date 21 june 2011 format talk music sport local & worldwide interest owner ringtone.net ltd website www.severnfm.com severn fm is an internet radio station in the united kingdom which started broadcasting online in june 2011 and officially launched from its studio in hardwicke on 3 december 2011 with the severn bore breakfast show the launch coincided with its first 28 day rsl broadcast on 87.9 fm . 1 the brainchild of andy clarke managing director of south gloucester media cic and ringtone.net ltd who used his skills gained as a mobile network consultant it initially followed the standard community radio model but has evolved along the way under the leadership of andy and his board of directors barry kirby caro kingsnorth and fr andrew james along with the presenters and other volunteers who form part of this growing and evolving south gloucester community project . severn fm is a 24 7 internet radio station broadcasting on the internet . contents 1 about the station 2 programming 3 technical 3.1 fm transmission 3.2 online 24 7 4 references 5 external links about the station edit severn fm is a registered trademark of ringtone.net ltd which has owned the brand since concept in 2011 . it was licensed to south gloucester cic from august 2011 to march 2013 when then cic was put into liquidation . 2 3 since march 2013 it has been operated by ringtone.net ltd from its new studio in hardwicke gloucester uk . programming edit severn fm provides a wide range of programmes including news sport interviews chat and music . these are all produced by presenters in gloucester and around the uk . it broadcasts 24 hours a day with program s such as the mystery train keepin it country the encyclopedia of rock the blues hour dance attack greet the week monkey madness with paul & jools the saturday showcase the severn bore breakfast show and many more . from 2012 severn fm also linked up with gloucester city afc as part of its sports coverage to broadcast live match commentaries from the football clubs fixtures . 4 in june 2014 the spanish show extra os en la noche con luis cebrian is also broadcast simulcast on 22 fm stations throughout spain . technical edit fm transmission edit during the december 2011 rsl the coverage area reached as far as central cheltenham stroud coleford and michael wood services on the m5 . this far exceeded the anticipated range of hardwicke quedgeley kingsway elmore haresfiled grange whaddon brookthorpe & epney . online 24 7 edit severn fm broadcasts its output across the world 365 days a year 24 hours a day on its website and mobile portal . severn fm has two streams 128kbs http www.severnfm.com 8000 128 . m3u and 64kbs http www.severnfm.com 8000 64 . m3u which are both operated and managed in house by severn fm . there is a mobile portal at http severnfm.com mobile and also you can listen via the tunein app . references edit http www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk new home community radio story 13528803 detail story.html http www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk severn fm radio station closing story 18266440 detail story.html http radiotoday.co.uk 2013 02 severn fm closes blames climate ofcom http severnsport.co.uk external links edit official website coordinates 51 48 43 n 2 17 53 w 51.81206 n 2.29797 w 51.81206 ; 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