- Radio St Austell Bay
Infobox Radio station
name = Radio St Austell Bay
airdate = Monday Jan 28th 2008
frequency = 105.6 MHz FM
area =St Austell Bay,United Kingdom
format = Vaired
owner = Graham Walker
website = [http://www.rsab.org/ Radio St Austell Bay]Radio St Austell Bay (RSAB, often incorrectly called St Austell Bay Radio) is a not for profit,
community radio station. The radio station is funded by a combination ofNational Lottery and Arts Council funding, alongside a small amount of commercial advertising and sponsorship. Partners includeThe Eden Project ,The Lost Gardens of Heligan ,Cornish Guardian , andRestormel Borough Council [http://www.rsab.org Partners Page] . All of these present shows on the station.RSAB ran a Short Term RSL in February 2006, and presented their community programmes for 2 weeks. The response to the station suggested a desire for such a full time service. RSAB's signal from Tregorrick Park (90
metres AMSL) could be picked up as far away asPlymouth whilst operating withinOFCOM regulations.In February
2007 , OFCOM granted Radio St Austell Bay a community radio station license. The station started broadcasting onJanuary 28 th 2008, on 105.6FM, and online.RSAB broadcasts from a transmitter at Tregorrick Park (Home of St Austell RFC), which is in
St Austell .As its name suggests, Radio St Austell Bay covers the whole area from
Tywardreath in the east to Sticker in the west, without focusing solely onSt Austell town itself. St Austell is the largest settlement and the St Austell Bay area is the largestconurbation inCornwall , surpassing theCamborne -Pool-Redruth areaExternal links
* [http://www.rsab.org Radio St Austell Bay Official Website]
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