Tone FM (styled ToneFM) was a community radio station based in Taunton, Somerset, broadcasting to Taunton and the surrounding area on 107.8 FM, 24 hours a day. It was granted a community radio licence by Ofcom in April 2012,[1] with its first broadcast on Thursday 28 February 2013 presented by Darren Daley, who was the station's manager. Being a nonprofit organisation, Tone FM's presenters are all volunteers with guests sourced from the local community. The Tone FM studios were situated on the first floor of the historic Market House, in the centre of the County Town.

Tone FM took on new management in November 2021, with a new Community Interest Company being formed named 'Tone Community Media Group CIC[2]' headed up by the current station manager Patch Jobson. In 2022 the station was awarded a small-scale DAB multiplex by Ofcom,[3] with a planned switch on date of April 2024.[4]

As of 5th March 2025, broadcasting on FM and online channels has ceased without any explanation from the station's management. On 6th March 2025, the Tone FM website detailed mismanagement of the station and its funds have lead to the station becoming insolvent.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Taunton community radio station Tone FM approved". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ^ "TONE COMMUNITY MEDIA GROUP CIC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. ^ Smallscale radio multiplex licence award: Taunton. Ofcom
  4. ^ "ToneFM gets ready to launch small-scale DAB multiplex". Radio Today. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Tone FM". Archived from the original on 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

51°00′57″N 3°05′26″W / 51.015879°N 3.09053°W / 51.015879; -3.09053 (Tone FM studios)

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