New local radio station announced for the Ribble Valley

Ribble FM has today been awarded a five year FM radio licence by media regulator Ofcom.

It will employ three members of staff and recruit dozens of volunteers to provide local programmes 24 hours a day.

"We’ll help bring the area even closer together with a strong emphasis on local content and popular classic hits,” says Ribble FM co-founder and Whalley resident Sophie Greenwood.

Co-founder Roy Martin, who also set-up Blackburn’s local radio station The Bee, says: “Community radio enables local people to get involved with local radio, whilst maintaining a professional sound and affordable platform for local businesses to advertise direct to potential customers without any overspill.”