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Sovereign FM Public File1 What is the Public File? 2 News Bulletins 3 Recent News 4 The News Team 5 The Programme Schedule 6 Automation & Local Programming 7 Any other issues or areas of interest likely to impact on localness 8 Events & Charities we support 9 Coverage Highlights 10 Music Playlist 11 The Format 12 Ofcom Localness Guidelines 13 Contact Us 14 How to Complain 1 What is the Public File? Each local commercial radio station in the UK has requirements in respect of its music and local content, such as news, speech levels etc. These requirements are set out in the station "Format", a document issued by Ofcom, the UK's radio regulator.
This Public File contains details of the elements that Ofcom regulate, such as music tracks, local news etc. It is intended to give you a better understanding of our output and what we are doing for our local community. The Public File is available on-line, and as a print out. Any comments on the file can be made to us or Ofcom. 2 News Bulletins Below are details of how often we broadcast news bulletins and whether they are local, national or international news. Monday to Friday Local, National & World News 0630, 0700, 0730, 0800, 0830, 0900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1630, 1700, 1730, 1800, 1830 National & World News 0000, 0100, 0200, 0300, 0400, 0500, 0600, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300 Saturday Local, National & World News 0800, 0900, 1000, 1100, 1200 National & World News 0000, 0100, 0200, 0300, 0400, 0500, 0600, 0700, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 2200 Sunday National & World News 0000, 0100, 0200, 0300, 0400, 0500, 0600, 0700, 0800, 0900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300 3 Recent News Sovereign FM's most recent local stories can be found on our news pages. 4 News Team Alan Lewis - Head of News Lorraine White – Journalist Corrinne Rhoades - Journalist Sara Jayne Kirk – Journalist You can contact the Sovereign FM News Team on 01323 70 1075 or email the team. 5 Programme Schedule Sovereign FM's programme schedule can be found from the homepage of this website. 6 Automation & Local Programming Sometimes it is necessary to pre-record (automate) programmes on the station. Currently we automate 11 hours during weekdays (0000-0600, 1900-0000), 12 hours on a Saturday (0000-0600, 1800-0000) and 20 hours on a Sunday (0000-1000, 1400-0000) All output broadcast on Sovereign FM is produced and presented from studios in Hailsham and Worthing. Programming is shared with sister stations Arrow FM, Bright FM and Splash FM, apart from between 0000 and 0600. 7 Any other issues or areas of interest likely to impact on localness There are no current issues that impact on the localness of the station. 8 Events & Charities we support Sovereign FM are very active in the support of local charities, and work with a number of organisations on events through the year. Charities we have worked with include St Wilfrid's Hospice, Tuesday O'Hara Fund and Thank The Forces. Sovereign FM supports local charities and non-profit organisations through its ‘Help Point' feature, .
Sovereign FM supports, attends and broadcasts from local events whenever possible, and promotes them in its ‘Events Guide’ feature which airs through the day, seven days a week. Events we are regularly involved with include:
We keep our website up to date with all the latest happenings at Sovereign FM, so if you want to know what we’re up to, then please visit the homepage. If you have any specific questions, then our 'Contact Us' section contains details of how to get in touch with us. 10 Music Playlist To give you an idea of our music, below is a couple of hours from the 27th of May 2011
SIMPLE MINDS - DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) TRAIN - MARRY ME CORRINNE BAILEY RAE- PUT YOUR RECORDS ON TEXAS - SAY WHAT YOU WANT OTIS REDDING - (SITTING ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY THE SCRIPT - SCIENCE & FAITH QUEEN - RADIO GA GA ANASTACIA - I'M OUTTA LOVE JOURNEY - DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS - THREE LITTLE BIRDS CEE LO GREEN - FORGET YOU EURYTHMICS - SWEET DREAMS JLS - LOVE YOU MORE MARIA MCKEE - SHOW ME HEAVEN BLUE - IF YOU COME BACK BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' ARETHA FRANKLIN - I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER THE PIERCES - GLORIOUS MADONNA - CRAZY FOR YOU JACKSON 5 - I WANT YOU BACK ALICIA KEYS - DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING BELINDA CARLISLE - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH NO DOUBT - DON'T SPEAK SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER - KISS ME 11 The Format All local radio stations have written 'formats' that they must follow at all times, read Sovereign FM's here
12 Ofcom Localness Guidelines Ofcom, the government regulator with responsibilities for local radio, has produced localness guidelines that this station adheres to. These guidelines can be read 13 Contact Us Sovereign FM
14 St. Marys Walk Hailsham East Sussex BN27 1AF OFFICE Telephone - 01323 442700
E-mail - admin@sovereignfm.com To e-mail a particular member of staff: firstname.lastname@sovereignfm.com STUDIO Telephone - 01323 70 1075 E-mail - studio@sovereignfm.com 14 How to Complain If you have a complaint to make about this station, in the first instance you should contact the Programme Controller, Paul Williams. If you are unhappy with the response you receive, you can contact Ofcom (the industry regulator) on 020 7981 3040 or via their website www.ofcom.org.uk |
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