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Community radio celebrates clearer, stronger signal
Volunteers and staff at Swindon 105.5 fm community radio station will have lots to celebrate when they come
together on 12 April to mark five years of broadcasting in the town.
Their achievements include: frustration about the time it has suffered from poor reception.
• establishing the station with an took to secure agreement to erect the Tune into 105.5fm and discover a
CANDICE - Navy, increasing listenership and training aerial on the DMJ which is owned by different side of Swindon.
beige or silver more volunteers to take responsibility Swindon Borough Council. "It was a Become a volunteer or join a train-
leather £55
for producing programmes, broad- convoluted and frustrating two years ing course by contacting the station
casting and administration; of dealing with red tape and bureau- via: www.swindon1055.com
EASY - Navy, black or • the announcement by Ofcom in cracy; it didn’t have to be that long.
beige leather; blue or Celebrate at the fifth
pink Nubuck £55 late February that the station can We’d like to thank Swindon Town FC anniversary party
continue for another five years; for kindly hosting the transmitter and Friday 12 April, 7pm. New Century
BLAYLOCKS • a £10,000 Heritage Lottery Fund antenna on one of their stands for the Club, Bright Street, Gorse Hill
Bath Road Corner, Old Town grant to produce a series of pro- last five years.” Female cabaret artists
Tel: 534271 grammes about Swindon’s historic Ian Hickling, Swindon 105.5 tech- Music from Sound And The Sirens.
buildings; nical director, said the new location Disco and bar. Raffle
• the commissioning of a new, more would allow the full power of the Tickets: £5 from Swindon 105.5
THE COMPLETE powerful transmitter and aerial on top transmitter to be utilised to improve The Bentley Centre, Stratton Road
CURTAIN SERVICE of the David Murray John Tower in reception inside buildings and be Swindon SN1 2SH.
Tel: 01793 611555
heard in parts of the town which have
Swindon town centre.
CURTAINS TO SATISFY Station manager Shirley Ludford
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BLINDS OF ALL KINDS places across Swindon, particularly in Morgan on his Roundabout
•Wooden •Venetian those areas where volunteers have set Swindon programme on sev-
•New linen •Roman
•Verticals •Roller up neighbourhood studios," she said. eral Tuesday mornings in the
•New Eastern materials "It's all looking good for commu- month, at around 9.15pm.
PLEASE CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR nity radio in the town and it's largely Topics range across
WORKSHOP AT 252 CRICKLADE ROAD (free parking)
OR TO REQUEST A HOME VISIT down to the enthusiasm of a growing stories covered in the maga-
Call Tracey or Amanda on 01793 611051 or band of volunteers who are giving zine and on the web site and
[email protected] Swindon a different dimension." can wander off into other
www.completecurtainservice.co.uk However Shirley cannot hide her territory.
Right: Des at the 105.5 controls
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