Bio

Background and Format: Free Radio Hereford & Worcestershire aims to provide a mixture of popular music from the 80s, 90s and modern day alongside local and national news. The station is broadcast on 97.6 & 102.4FM in Herefordshire and Worcester, DAB Digital Radio and online. Owner: Bauer Media Schedule: A full schedule can be viewed here Target Audience: Listeners of all ages across the Midlands region Circulation: Source: RAJAR for period ending March 2020 Ad Rates: Advertising details can be viewed here Tips for PRs: -Local news is produced in house. National news is supplied by IRN. -The Breakfast and Drivetime programmes are produced locally, all other programming is produced and networked from Free Radio Birmingham. -Previously known as Free Radio (97.6 & 102.4fm) and Wyvern FM. The email address for all staff members is now firstname.surname@freeradio.co.uk, and the news team for all stations can be reached at news@freeradio.co.uk. The news team can also be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/wearefreeradio Awards: 2015 - Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, Marketing Award: The Free Radio Phantom (bronze) 2015 - Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, News Coverage of the Year (bronze) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Best Community Programming: Free Radio Walk for Kids (nominated) Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Wednesday 25 April 2012 There have been changes to the following Orion Media local radio stations: Beacon Radio has now changed its name to Free Radio (97.2 & 103.1fm) BRMB has now changed its name to Free Radio (96.4fm) Mercia FM has now changed its name to Free Radio (97 & 102.9fm) Wyvern FM has now changed its name to Free Radio (97.6 & 102.4fm)