- Quay West 107.4
Radio station
name=Quay West 107.4
airdate=4 July 2001
frequency=107.4 MHz
area=Bridgwater
style=Contemporary
group=Choice Media Group Quay West 107.4, formerly known as Bridgwater's 107.4 BCR FM, is a
United Kingdom independent radio station.During the late 1990s, many trial stations took place in
Bridgwater andSedgemoor . The firstRestricted Service Licence station went on air in April 1996 on 105.4, under the direction of Keri Jones who had successfully launched Quay West Radio inWest Somerset . Between 1996 and 1999, other 4-week trials were operated by companies called Riverside 105, BCR FM, and Sedgemoor Coast FM.In 1999 the
Radio Authority confirmed that Bridgwater would get its own full time radio service. Four groups entered applications: Bridge FM, BCR FM, Sedgemoor Coast FM and Riverside 105. BCR FM won the licence in May 2000 and went on air on4 July 2001 .BCRfm was subsequently purchased by Choice Media, and was sold in July 2006 to
Laser Broadcasting . The station has always remained a local service for the area, under the direction of Dave Englefield - one of the station's co-founders, with Mark Painter and Nick Rickards.The station relaunched at 10pm on
28 February 2007 as Quay West 107.4 to bring it in line with a station of the same name in theMinehead area of West Somerset.References
* [http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/newsroom/news-release/00/pr076.htm Radio Authority press release, May 2000]
* [http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.1699.2 Radio Today news item on name change]External links
* [http://www.quaywestfm.net/quaywest1074/ Station website]
QuayWest 107.4 - Bridgwater
Monday to Friday
0600 Dave Englefield1100 Jon Rich1500 Drive Time - Drew Haddon (New drive show coming soon)1900 Golden Years2200 Stressbusters0000 QuayWest Gold
SATURDAY
0700 Mark Painter1000 James Aldred1400 QuayWest Sport with Dave Englefield1800 Saturday Night Party2200 QuayWest Gold
SUNDAY
0700 Andy Saunders -Easy like Sunday Morning (July)1000 Dave Englefield - Vinyl Countdown1400 Gary King -Totally 80's1600 Lucio - Hit 40 UK1900 QuayWest Country - Paul Green2200 Stressbusters0000 QuayWest Gold
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.