Public File

Station Name: The Severn
Licence Area: Shrewsbury and Oswestry
Frequency: 106.5Mhz & 107.1Mhz
Original Air Date: 18/09/2006
Licence Expiry Date: 18/09/2018
Station Director: Mr Pete Wagstaff

Character of Service

A locally focused music, news and information service for 25-54 year-olds

Licensed area	Shrewsbury/Oswestry area (as in Ofcom advertisement)
Frequency	106.5 and 107.1 MHz
Service duration	24 hours
Locally-made hours	At least 10 hours a day during daytime weekdays (must include breakfast). At least 4 hours daytime Saturdays and Sundays.
Local news bulletins	At least hourly at peaktime weekdays and weekends. Outside peak, UK-wide, nations and international news should feature.

Shared arrangements (if applicable)

Co-location

Output may be produced and presented from the Telford area

Programme sharing

Automation

Up to six of the ten locally made weekday hours (other than breakfast) may be shared regionally with the Telford licence.

Part of output 10am/3pm Monday/Friday is automated

Definitions

Speech / Music
Excludes advertising, programme/promotional trails & sponsor credits
Peaktime
Weekday breakfast and drivetime, and weekend late breakfast
Daytime
0600 to 1900 weekday and weekend
Locally-made
Production and presentation from within the licensed area

Music we Play

107.1 The Severn provides a mix of classic and re-current hits of the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, a mix Pre-70s "Gold" tracks and current chart hits also feature.

Below is a selection of the music we play:

Mercy - Duffy
Angels - Robbie Williams
China in Your Hand - T'Pau
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Shiny Happy People - Rem
All Rise - Blue
Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
Sail Away - David Gray
Its a Kind of Magic - Queen
Leave Me Alone - Pink
Upside Down - Jack Johnson
Moving On Up - M People
I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker - Sandi Thom
Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters
Thank You - Jamelia
Get Together - Madonna
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Changes - Will Young
Atomic – Blondie
Sex on Fire - Kings Of Leon
Tik Tok - Ke$ha
About A Girl – Sugababes
Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas
Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble
S.O.S (Let The Music Play) - Jordin Sparks
She Wolf - Shakira
Good Girls Go Bad - Cobra Starship
We Weren't Born To Follow - Bon Jovi

Programme Schedule

106.5 / 107.1, The Severn.

Click here to view our programme schedule for Shrewsbury >

Click here to view our programme schedule for Oswestry >

News

News Editor: Ruth Griffiths
News Presenters: Ruth Griffiths, Dani Wozencroft, Carlie Swain
Sustaining Service - Sky Radio News

Below are details of how often we broadcast news bulletins

Monday to Friday
07:00 - National and local news stories with sport
07:30 - National and local Headlines with in depth sport
08:00 - National and local news stories with sport
08:30 - National and local Headlines with in depth sport
09:00 - National and local news stories with sport
10:00 - National and local news stories
11:00 - National and local news stories
12:00 - National and local news stories
13:00 - National and local news stories
14:00 –National and local news stories
15:00 - National news stories
16:00 - National and local news stories
16:30 - National and local news stories
17:00 - National and local news stories
17:30 - National and local news stories
18:00 - National and local news stories with sport.

19:00 - 07:00 - National News (SKY hourly)

Saturday
07:00 - 14:00 - National and local news stories with sport
15:00 - 07:00 - National News (SKY hourly)

Sunday
08:00 - 14:00 - National and local news stories
15:00 - 07:00 - National News (SKY hourly)

Sports
Sports: Carlie Swain, Ruth Griffiths, Sports Media, IRN/Sky

Contact Details
C/O MNA Broadcasting, Ketley, Telford TF1 5HU

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Ofcom Information Links
The Ofcom Broadcasting Code
Complaining to Ofcom about The Severn
Localness on Local Commercial Radio Stations