AFTER a lengthy wait community radio station Radio Warrington is at last available on DAB in cars and on radios in the Warrington area.
Local radio fans are encouraged to scan the DAB band to tune in.
Station manager Steve Lewis said: “We have been providing a community radio service exclusively for Warrington online since 2007. We campaigned for an FM licence but were told there was no room on the FM band so we were awarded a frequency on 1332AM in 2014. Medium Wave is old and unpopular so we applied to broadcast on DAB.
“Digital Audio Broadcasting has been around for over 20 years but the advent of DAB+ has allowed a lot more stations on to the air.”
Radio Warrington’s studios are based upstairs in Warrington Market but during the pandemic their volunteer presenters were able to broadcast from home using clever software so that they were able to maintain an unbroken service of local news and information.
Over the past 16 years they have broadcast from many local events including Walking Days, Rugby games, DAD and many other festivals and fun days.
They broadcast a wide variety of specialist shows featuring Country, Folk, Celtic, Northern Soul, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, Dance, Classical, Local music and Love songs. Not forgetting a fabulous rock show with Warrington Worldwide’s Gary Skentelbery on Saturday nights and also a Culture show on Thursday Nights.
They have also been giving Warrington Wolves fans full match commentary of home games and some away games for over 16 years.
You can still listen to Radio Warrington through their website, phone app, smart speaker or on 1332AM but now you can listen in digital quality on DAB radio.
