Ofcom has today (February 27) announced that 14 community radio stations have successfully applied for grants following the conclusion of the second round of Community Radio Fund 2023/24 awards, including the station in Frome.

The Community Radio Fund is allocated by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and managed by Ofcom.  

It was established to support the core costs of running community radio stations, which operate on a not-for-profit basis to deliver specific social benefits to a particular geographical area or a community of interest. 

In this funding round, Ofcom's independent Community Radio Fund Panel awarded grants to 14 stations from across the UK, totalling £257,832. Individual grants ranged from £9,100 to £28,536.  

Their website has all the details about the grants awarded.

Listen UP

On June 16th 2012 FromeFM started broadcasting on the frequency 96.6FM locally. That means most people in Frome and the surrounding area can get coverage on normal radios, in cars and in local shops.

The antenna for FromeFM is located on the top of the Memorial Theatre and the signal is beamed over microwave dishes to the theatre from their studio at Frome Town Hall.

Listening online

You can listen to FromeFM online HERE.

If you have iTunes then you can also open the stream via that by using this link http://frome.fm/listennow/fromefm.pls

You can also use Windows Media Player by using this stream url http://frome.fm/listennow/fromefm.asx