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HFM has unveiled its new radio car after listeners and local supporters raised the money needed to put the vehicle on the road.

The station’s appeal passed £10,000, with a further £7,500 grant from the Howard Watson Symington Memorial Charity enabling the project to go ahead.
The vehicle will be used across South Leicestershire and North Northamptonshire, including towing HFM’s mobile stage trailer to events. It replaces the station’s previous car, which had reached the end of its working life and could no longer support the broadcaster’s community activity.
Director Chris Jones said the response had been significant. He said the team were grateful to everyone who contributed and added that the charity’s grant ensured the project could be completed. Chris said the station relies on being present at events and able to reach audiences directly, making the new vehicle essential for future outreach.
HFM Director Barry Badger joined Chris for the unveiling of the car, which is already in use and will be seen at community gatherings throughout the year. The new vehicle strengthens the station’s ability to support local events, provide outside broadcasts and maintain a regular presence across the area.
HFM has broadcast from its Market Harborough studios since this year, serving listeners in South Leicestershire and North Northamptonshire with local programming, information and community links.

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Ofcom has confirmed four more small-scale DAB multiplex licences for Ely & March, Market Harborough, Wakefield and Castleford, and Wellingborough.

The latest awards bring the total number of licensed multiplexes closer to the programme’s goal of more than one hundred, with eighty two already on air across all four nations.
After assessing applications against the required criteria, Ofcom has issued licences for Ely and March to Fen Radio Limited, Market Harborough to Creativity Media Services Limited, Wakefield and Castleford to Mid Yorkshire DAB Limited, and Wellingborough to Steers Media Limited.
Ofcom has also opened a consultation on a requested frequency change for the Cheshire-Mid multiplex, operated by Niocast Digital Ltd. The proposal relates solely to the technical allocation on which the service broadcasts.
“We are minded to approve this request, subject to responses to our consultation, which must be submitted by Wednesday 14 January,” said Ofcom.

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BBC Radio 1 has confirmed its Christmas Takeover line-up and revealed a Christmas Day schedule that includes Greg James presenting his first live Christmas Day Breakfast show on the network.

Greg says he is looking forward to returning to live Christmas Day broadcasting and sharing the morning with Radio 1 listeners.
After Greg, the schedule will feature pre-recorded specials from JADE, GK Barry and Ella Rutherford, Munya Chawawa, Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo, George Clarke and Charley Marlowe.
From Boxing Day through to New Year’s Eve, the station will once again hand over key shows to new talent from across the UK. Created in 2019, the Takeover has introduced more than one hundred and seventy emerging presenters to the network, with several now part of the regular schedule.
This year’s group includes Cai Sherlock from York, who will host Radio 1 Anthems. Cai fronts an evening show on YO1 and has worked at major sporting events, including interviewing Formula One World Champion Lando Norris at the British Grand Prix.
Maddi Fearn from Sheffield will take on Radio 1’s Future Artists. Maddi won Gold at the Student Radio Awards and currently presents on Voices.
Gura Randhawa from Newcastle will co-host Radio 1’s Life Hacks. Gura presents a Saturday afternoon show on BBC Asian Network and co-hosts the One More Chai podcast.
Bobbi Bunker from Sunderland will host Radio 1 Anthems and currently presents on Spark Sunderland while also contributing to BFBS Radio.
Cai says he is thrilled to be part of the Takeover, and Maddi says covering Future Artists is something her younger self would have found hard to believe. Gura says joining the station for the festive period feels significant, and Bobbi says presenting on Radio 1 Anthems is a treat.
Aled Haydn Jones, Head of Radio 1, says the Takeover continues to shape how the station discovers new presenters and that he is proud of what the initiative has become.
Christmas Day on Radio 1 will feature Greg’s Breakfast show followed by festive programmes from JADE, GK Barry and Ella Rutherford, Munya Chawawa, Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo, and George Clarke and Charley Marlowe.
Christmas Day on Radio 1:

08:00-11:00 – Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James (LIVE)
11:00-12:00 – Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo
12:00-13:00 – GK Barry & Ella Rutherford
13:00-14:00 – Charley Marlowe
14:00-15:00 – Munya Chawawa
15:00-16:00 – George Clarke
16:00-17:00 – JADE
17:00-18:00 – JADE at the Proms: A Homecoming
18:00-22:00 – Nighttime Christmas Special

Full list of Christmas Takeover presenters (in alphabetical order):

Bobbi Bunker, 23, Sunderland (Radio 1 Anthems)
Chelsea Little, 29, Stourbridge (Radio 1 Anthems)
Cai Sherlock, 24, York (Radio 1 Anthems)
Darci Jackson, 21, Stoke-on-Trent (Radio 1 Anthems Discovery)
Gabrielle Morris, 29, Tunbridge Wells (Radio 1’s Chillest Show)
Giles Bidder, 34, London (Radio 1’s Rock Show)
Gura Randhawa, 32, Newcastle (Radio 1’s Life Hacks)
HUSSY, 28, West Bromwich (Radio 1 Dance Playlist)
Jasmine Rowland, 25, London (Radio 1 Anthems)
Jenn Crothers, 34, Norwich (Radio 1 Anthems)
Lewis Smith, 25, Spennymoor, County Durham (BBC Introducing Rock on Radio 1)
Lydia Tester, 31, Denham (Radio 1 Anthems)
Maddi Fearn, 25, Sheffield (Radio 1’s Future Artists)
Rio Fredrika, 30, London (Radio 1 Dance Morning)

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