All this week, the presenters are reflecting on the past year, remembering some of their shows’ highlights and playing special requests as they celebrate one year since the launch of Purbeck Coast 101.2FM. The station launched on Monday 12th August 2019 at 10 am with radio presenter, David Hollister being the first on air to kick off the programming. Since then the radio station has gone from strength to strength, […]
Purbeck Coast 101.2FM has continued to broadcast throughout the pandemic crisis, despite government guidelines forcing the community radio station to close its studio on Swanage Pier. Fortunately the show could go on, by the presenters adapting and recording their shows from home. It was a challenge at first to get everyone’s home studio equipment working smoothly but slowly more ‘lockdown’ broadcasts came on stream, as the presenters got used to […]
A new milestone for the fledgling radio station has been reached with the first recording session on Swanage Pier for Purbeck Coast FM. Singer songwriter and open mic host at the Square and Compass in Worth Matravers, Alex Wallis is the first to feature in the new show, Purbeck Coast Live Sessions. Alex plays six songs – four of his own and two covers and in between the performances chats […]
The UK’s newest community radio station, Purbeck Coast FM launches this Monday, the 12th of August on 101.2FM. Listeners will be able to tune in for the first time to hear well-known Purbeck resident, David Hollister kick things off at 10 am. Anyone who is interested in the community radio is invited to come down to Marine Villas on Swanage Pier to visit the studio, anytime between 10 am and […]
START YOUR WEEKEND HERE, WITH THE ODD SILLY ONE, TRIVIA AND SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR, BUT YOU WILL! COMMUNITY NEWS AND "WHAT'S ON" IN PURBECK.
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