For a Radio Station to broadcast on DAB radio, you need a broadcast licence from Ofcom, the regulator. OUR ISLAND RADIO has applied for a licence to broadcast on DAB to the older people of the Isle of Wight. If we are granted a licecne, it will allow us to broadcast to around 80% of the Islands homes and businesses

 

WHAT IS DAB RADIO?.

DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting. It is a digital radio service which is broadcast from a UK-wide network of transmitters, including our own Isle of Wight. It uses digital technology which enables broadcasters to package together several radio stations; this is called multiplexing. Multiplexed radio stations are then broadcast on single frequency networks. This is an efficient way to provide lots more radio stations using fewer radio frequencies.

DOES THE ISLE OF WIGHT HAVE IT'S OWN DAB MULTIPLEX?.

YES IT DOES, the DAB multiplex on The Island is owned and run by Wight Digital Radio. Wight Digital Radio was created by a new collaborative community interest company, Wight Digital Radio CIC, and has been formed by Isle of Wight Radio and Vectis Radio. Wight Digital Radio CIC has since successfully bid for the new DAB radio multiplex licence covering the Isle of Wight. Wight Digital Radio's new DAB multiplex wil allow for a veriety of new radio stations on The Island, to take to the air waves.

WHERE DOES OUR ISLAND RADIO COME IN?.

For a Radio Station to broadcast on a DAB multiplex, you need a licence from Ofcom, the regulator. OUR ISLAND RADIO has applied for a licence to broadcast on Wight Digital Radio's multiplex. If we are successfull in geting a licence, OUR ISLAND RADIO will be running a Radio Station for the older people living in and around The Isle Of Wight. We will be playing mainly music from the 60's, 70's , 80's, 90's and up to date good music, mixed with speech and interveiws from the older people, working in and around the Isle of Wight. The reliability of the speech content wil depend on the availability of people to interveiw at the time of the broadcast . As time went on in the first year of broadcasting , we would expect the amount of speech content to improve. We would try 75% music to 25% speech content to start with and hope to encourage local organisations to come in to the Studio and talk about their activities.

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If you want to contact us, then you can, either by phone or E-Mail by following the Links in the "Contact Information" section below. Our Island Radio hope to have most of this Web Site online all of the time. If you have reached this site through East End Radio, Sound System Hire.Com, and need further information about these services then, for now, contact us by phone or E-mail.

OUR MISSION

To continue to campaign for a Local Community Radio Station for the older people living in and around The Isle Of Wight.
To provide high quality Sound, Disco and Multi Media related services throughout The Isle Of Wight and the surrounding areas.
To provide Practical training in DJ and Radio Presentation skills, including the types of, and "hands on" use of studio, radio and entertainment related equipment including, Sound, Lighting and Power.
To constantly try to consult with, reveiw and update the services we offer to our existing and prospective customers.

COMPANY PROFILE

Our Island Radio was born out of the ashes of East End Radio and Leyton Radio, which were originally set up way back when to campaign for a Radio Station to serve the East London area. These days, due to Leyton Radio and East End Radio and other's campaigning, there are lot,s of Local Community Radio Station's thoughout the whole of London.
As well as campaigning for a radio station in the East End for many years, they also provided professional Sound Systems, Discos, Radio Broadcasting services and many other entertainment related services to local organisations and individuals
Our Island Radio will supply the same professional services as East End Radio used to, but for The Island, such as Sound and Lighting, professional Disco's, DJ's, Compares and Presenters, etc, for almost any event or venue.

Contact Information

STUDIO TELEPHONE

01983 299604

CONTACT TELEPHONE

07938 168779

POSTAL ADDRESS

OUR ISLAND RADIO, CS1, Osborne Business Park, York Avenue, East Cowes, I.O.W, PO32 6JU

E-MAIL

General Information: info@ourislandradio.co.uk
Sales: sales@ourislandradio.co.uk
Customer Support: faq@ourislandradio.co.uk
Webmaster: webmaster@ourislandradio.co.uk