97 FM Plymouth Sound

Public File

Plymouth Sound Public File

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Radio stations in the UK are regulated by law. The regulator is Ofcom, which awards licences and regulates content in accordance with the Broadcast Code.

Plymouth Sound works to operate within all of the conditions of its licence and the Code and welcomes comments about its output from listeners and advertisers.

If you want to complain, please contact the Programme Controller on 01752 275600, or e-mail by using the link at the bottom of the page. Your comments will be responded to promptly and will be fully investigated.

Ofcom requires that we maintain a public file. The information and links below make up the Public File for Plymouth Sound and contains further detail of the licence under which we operate.

You can find more information on the public file on the Ofcom website.

Operational:

Plymouth Sound broadcasts to Plymouth and the surrounding area on 97FM, 96.6FM in Tavistock, online at plymouthsound.co.uk and on the DAB Digital Radio multiplex.

Contact details

You can write to Plymouth Sound, Earls Acre, Plymouth PL3 4HX. You can e-mail us by clicking the link at the bottom of the page or you can phone on 01752 275600.

Format

Our Format is the document issued to us by Ofcom which sets out the requirements for Plymouth Sound's programme output. You can view Plymouth Sound's Format here.

News Bulletin schedule - details of when bulletins appear on Plymouth Sound

Plymouth Sound broadcasts news bulletins on the hour between 0600 and 1900 on weekdays. These bulletins contain a full mix of local, national and world stories, along with sport, weather and entertainment news.
At the weekend, bulletins containing local, national and world news are broadcast on Plymouth Sound between 0700 and 1300.
Additional national bulletins are broadcast from 2200 through until 0500 seven days a week. During breakfast hours (Mon - Fri 0600 – 0900) we also broadcast news headlines at ½ past the hour.

Programme Automation

One hour a day (Monday - Friday) of Plymouth Sound's normal output is automated.

Local Programming

Plymouth Sound's weekday daytime output (0600-1000 & 1300 - 1900) and weekends (0800-1200 Saturday & Sunday) is produced and presented from our studios in Earls Acre, Plymouth.

Off peak programming (Phillipa Collins, Kevin Hughes, Cat James, Party Friday, Party Saturday, Hit40UK) is produced at various studios, owned and operated by Plymouth Sound's parent company GCap Media PLC and broadcast on other stations within the group.

Localness guidelines and complaints

Ofcom's localness guidelines can be found by going to the Ofcom website.

Events / Charities support

Plymouth Sound operates its own registered charity, the Plymouth Sound Unite. It is tasked with raising money to help improve the lives of people within the Plymouth Sound broadcast area.

We also broadcast Plymouth Sound Action every day, which provides free publicity to charitable or non profit-making local events and organisations.

Email the Programme Controller here.