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Original 106.5fm is a radio station that broadcasts to Bristol. It was awarded its broadcast licence by Ofcom in September 2006, and commenced broadcasting May 20, 2007. It is 95% owned by CanWest MediaWorks UK Limited (a subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications), and 5% owned by Seven Broadcast Limited. The station broadcasts an Adult Oriented format, with 40% of its music coming from past or present Top 20 charts. Presenters include Jed Pitman (breakfast) and David Francis (drive).
Original 106.5 plays a mix of hit singles from a full range of adult orientated genres including rock, pop, soul from the 60s to today.
[edit] News and Sport
Original 106.5 broadcast regular round-the-clock news bulletins from their studios in Bristol. Head of news - Mel Edmonds is supported by Broadcast journalists Charles Rowe, Roz Hutchings, Claire Stanley and freelance sports journalist, Richard Latham.
[edit] Presenters
- Jed Pitman
- Faye Dicker
- David Francis
- Ricki Lee
- Vicky West
- Chris Criddle
- John Turner
- Phil Allen
[edit] Audience Figures
Original 106.5 reported its first audience figures in January 2008 for the period September - December 2007, they showed that the station has a 2% weekly reach (around 11,000 listeners) and 0.5% Audience Share (around 5.9 hours per listener per week) - Figures are similar to its sister station in the Solent.
[edit] Management
- Managing Director: Richard Johnson
- Sales Manager: David Fieldhouse
- Programme Controller: Matt Howells
- News Editor: Mel Edmonds.
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