Splash FM Public File

CONTENTS:

1 What is the Public File?

2 News Bulletins

3 Recent News

4 The News Team

5 The Programme Schedule

6 Automation & Local Programming

7 Any other issues or areas of interest likely to impact on localness

8 Events & Charities we support

9 Coverage Highlights

10 Music Play list

11 The Format

12 Ofcom Localness Guidelines

13 Contact Us

14 How to Complain

1 What is the Public File?

Each local commercial radio station in the UK has requirements in respect of its music and local content, such as news, speech levels etc. These requirements are set out in the station "Format", a document issued by Ofcom, the UK's radio regulator.

This Public File contains details of the elements that Ofcom regulate, such as music tracks, local news etc. It is intended to give you a better understanding of our output and what we are doing for our local community.

The Public File is available on-line, and as a print out. Any comments on the file can be made to us or Ofcom.

2  News Bulletins

Below are details of how often we broadcast news bulletins and whether they are local, national or international news.

Monday to Friday

Local, National & World News

0630, 0700, 0730, 0800, 0830, 0900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1630, 1700, 1730, 1800, 1830

National & World News

0000, 0100, 0200, 0300, 0400, 0500, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300

Saturday

Local, National & World News

0800, 0900, 1000, 1100, 1200

National & World News

0000, 0100, 0200, 0300, 0400, 0500, 0600, 0700, 0800, 0900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 2200

Sunday

National & World News

0000, 0100, 0200, 0300, 0400, 0500, 0600, 0700, 0800, 0900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300

3  Recent News

Splash FM's most recent local stories can be found here

4 News Team

Alan Lewis - Head of News

Lorraine White – Journalist

Stuart Duggan – Journalist

Sarah Jayne Kirk – Journalist

You can contact the Splash FM News Team on 01903 233005 or email the team on news@splashfm.com

5  Programme Schedule

Splash FM's programme schedule can be found here

6 Automation & Local Programming

Sometimes it is necessary to pre-record (automate) programmes on the station. Currently we automate 11 hours during weekdays (0000-0600, 1900-0000), 12 hours on a Saturday (0000-0600, 1800-0000) and 20 hours on a Sunday (0000-1000, 1400-0000)

All output broadcast on Splash FM is locally produced. Certain off-peak shows are shared with sister stations,  Bright FM, Sovereign FM and Arrow FM

7 Any other issues or areas of interest likely to impact on localness

There are no current issues that impact on the localness of the station.

8 Events & Charities we support

Splash FM is very active in the support of local charities, and works with a number of organisations on events through the year.  Charities we have worked with in recent months include St Barnabas house, Chestnut Tree House, Guild Care, Worthing Churches Homeless Projects and the Enable Me Project.

Splash FM supports local charities and non-profit organisations through its ‘Help Point’ feature. Broadcast through weekdays, details are broadcast of upcoming charity events, and appeals are made for volunteers when necessary.

Through 2008, and again from summer 2009-2010, Splash FM has teamed up with local company Saywell Interrnational, to award quarterly grants to help local charities or voluntary organisations.

Splash FM supports, attends and broadcasts from local events whenever possible, and promotes them in its ‘Events guide’ feature which airs through the day, seven days a week.

Events we are regularly involved with include:

• Worthing Birdman
• Broadwater Carnival
• Durrington Festival
• Worthing Festival
• Worthing Carnival
• Worthing Pier Day
• Shoreham Airshow
• Adur Festival

9 Recent Programme and/or News Highlights

We keep our website up to date with all the latest happenings at Splash FM, so if you want to know what we’re up to, then please visit the homepage at www.splashfm.com If you have any specific questions, then our Contact Us section contains details of how to get in touch with us.

10 Music Play list

To give you an idea of our music, below is a couple of hours from the breakfast show on the 7th July 2010

11 The Format

All local radio stations have written 'formats' that they must follow at all times, read Splash FM's here

12 Ofcom Localness Guidelines

Ofcom, the government regulator with responsibilities for local radio, has produced localness guidelines that this station adheres to. These guidelines can be read here

13 Contact Us

Splash FM

Guildbourne Centre

Worthing

BN11 1LZ

OFFICE

Telephone -  01903 233005

Fax -  01903 233271

E-mail - admin@splashfm.com

To e-mail a particular member of staff: firstname.lastname@splashfm.com

STUDIO

Telephone -   01903 210772

E-mail -  studio@splashfm.com 

Text – 83010   Start your message with the word splash

(texts cost 25p, plus a message at your standard network rate)

Essential Travel Line - 01903 681 681

14 How to Complain

If you have a complaint to make about this station, in the first instance you should contact the Programme Controller, Paul Williams.  If you are unhappy with the response you receive, you can contact Ofcom (the industry regulator) on 020 7981 3040 or via their website www.ofcom.org.uk