Rother FM - Ofcom Licensing

7. Evidence of Support
Section 105 (D): Evidence of local demand or support
This section should provide evidence of support, where appropriate, from the applicant’s
potential audience or from prospective local advertisers.
Rother FM ran a two-week RSL trial service in May 2005, designed to give our
potential listeners and advertisers an idea of what our full-time service would sound
like. Despite the short time period and limited signal, there was an enthusiastic
response from listeners via email and phone. We received dozens of emails praising
the station’s output, in particular the local information and the blend of music. Here
are some of the comments sent to us by email:
“I for one will be waiting for you to come back on air.” – Mr J Watson
“Hope it’s made permanent.” – David Meakin
“A quality mix of music for all ages, even for us 50 somethings.” – anon
“We do need our own radio station just like Dearne FM.” – Christine Millns
“The music has been varied, something for every age group, info about travel and
events happening has been tip-top.” – Yvette Davies
“Fantastic, makes a change from listening about L**ds and Sh***ield all the time.” –
“Rich”
“The local news is really useful… A good choice of music from the 60s up.” – anon
“Very good format.” – “Dave”
“I’ll be telling friends and family about this.” – C M Docker
“I want you to keep kicking out your tunes, you’re a breath of fresh air.” – Tracy
Norbury
“Unlike most other radio stations all song titles are clearly stated. Glad to hear the
local news about Rotherham.” – Ian Priestley
“A good mix of music, information and news.” – Paul Rowe
“Yo. Bout time we had a station for Roth… Keep up the good work.” – Alan Dunn
And, from the Mayor and Mayoress of Rotherham:
“Thank you for the support you have given for our Open Day. I understand it is the
best attended ever, which I am sure in part is due to your mentions.”
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