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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
Service Duration: 24 hours a day (at least 12 hours live and locally produced/presented)
Station Director: Mr Pete Wagstaff

Station Detail
The Severn provides a mix of classic hits of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Pre-70s tracks, 00s and current/re-current hits will also feature.

News and comprehensive local information of specific interest to local listeners will be included frequently and regularly across daytime hours via hourly local news bulletins (at least during peak time, as defined above) and a weekday extended news magazine programme. At other times, a national service will be broadcast regularly and frequently.

Speech content will not fall below 25% of peak time output. The service must be based within the licence area and all output from 0600-1900 Monday-to-Friday and 07:00-16:00 at weekends will be live.

Character of Service
A locally focused music, news and information service for 25-54 year-olds in the Shrewsbury and Oswestry area.

Definitions
Speech:
“Speech” excludes advertising, programme/promotional trails & sponsor credits, and may be calculated over any four hours.

Music Percentages:
Any music percentages are calculated as a percentage of the total tracks broadcast in the period specified.

Peak time(s):
“Peak time(s)” refers to Weekday Breakfast and Afternoon Drivetime output. Daytime “Daytime” refers to 0600 to 1900 weekdays, and weekend output from 0800 to 1400.

Locally produced/presented:
Production and presentation from within the licence area. All requirements for locally produced/presented output must include peak time.

Automation
Monday - Friday: 19:00-06:00
Saturday: 18:00 - 07:00
Sunday: 18:00 - 06:00

The Music We Play
The Severn provides a mix of classic hits of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Pre-70s tracks, 00s and current/re-current hits will also feature.

Below is a selection of the music we play:

The Felling - Without You
Adelle - Chasing Pavements
Scouting for Girls - Elvis Ain't Dead
How to Save a Life - The Fray
Angels - Robbie Williams
Pilot - Wings
Ruby - Kaiser Cheifs
Shiny Happy People - Rem
Sail Away - David Gray
Its a Kind of Magic - Queen
Moving On Up - M People
I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker - Sandi Thom
Get Back - Beatles
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Leave Right Now - Will Young
Atomic - Blondie
Smile - Lilly Allen
Kiss You Off - The Scissor Sistors

Programme Schedule
See Schedule on main web site.

News
News Editor/Presenter: James Holt
News Presenters: James Holt, Alex Totney, Carlie Swain, Chris Pritchard.

IRN - Independent Radio News
Weather - IRN Supplied (follows all news)

Read recent News Stories

Below are details of how often we broadcast news bulletins:

Monday to Friday
06:00 - National (IRN) followed by local news tag
07:00 - National and local news stories
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
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 with finance, entertainment & sport
14:00 - National news stories (IRN)
15:00 - National news stories (IRN)
16:00 - National (IRN) followed by local news tag
16:30 - National and local Headlines with in depth sport
17:00 - National (IRN) followed by local news tag
17:30 - National and local Headlines with in depth sport

18:00 - 18:15 - National and local news with an in depth look at national stories, film reviews, local news packages, local paper review, sport and finance report.

19:00 - National (IRN) followed by local news tag
20 :00 - 05:00 - National News (IRN)

Saturday
07:00 - National News (IRN)
08:00 - 14:00 - National and local news stories with sport
17:00 - 07:00 - National News (IRN)

Sunday
07:00 - National News (IRN)
08:00 - 14:00 - National (IRN) followed by local news tag
15:00 - 07:00 - National News (IRN)

Sports
Sports: Neil Bentley, Carlie Swaine James Holt, Alex Totney, Sports Media, IRN.

Contact Details
The Severn, Abbey Studios, 13-14 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6AE.
Tel: 01743 284940 E-mail: info@thesevern.co.uk

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