It is a regulatory requirement that community radio stations in the UK hold a Public File.

The information and links below comprise the Public File for Zetland FM. More information about the Public File obligation can be found at www.ofcom.org.uk

Station Format:

Station Name:

Zetland FM

Character of Service:

A LOCAL RADIO SERVICE FOR THE REDCAR AND CLEVELAND AREA, HIGHLY FOCUSED ON LOCAL NEWS AND ISSUES.

Licence Number:

CR100123

Licensed area:

The Borough of Redcar and Cleveland

Frequency:

105 MHz

Service duration:

24 hours

Locally-made programming:

Studio Location:

Locally made programming must be produced within the licensed area

Locally made Hours:

At least 6 hours a day on weekdays.

At least 6 hours a day on Saturdays and Sundays.

Local news bulletins:

Hourly between 7am and 9am. At other times UK-wide, nations and international news should feature.

Definitions:

Speech:

Excludes advertising, programme/promotional trails & sponsor credits

Peaktime:

Weekday breakfast and drive time, and weekend breakfast

Daytime:

0600 to 1900 weekdays and weekends

Contact Details:

Address:

Zetland FM, Redcar Beacon, Redcar. TS10 3AA.

Registered office:

East Cleveland Community Radio Limited, Redcar Beacon, Redcar. TS10 3AA.

Registered in England & Wales No 08362780

Telephone:

Main Switchboard: 01642 919444

Studio/ Competition Line: 01642 919444

Station Manager:

Jeremy Gartland

Sales Manager:

Lesley Watt

Programme Schedule:

Monday to Friday:

Midnight to 2am: The Quiet Storm

2am to 7am: Classic Hits Overnight

7am to 10am: Zetland FM Breakfast with Nick Wright

10am to 1pm: Mid-Mornings with Julie Donaldson

1pm to 3pm: Zetland FM Rewind

3pm to 6pm: Zetland FM Drive with Damien Jacques

6pm to 7pm: Zetland FM Tonight

7pm to 10pm:

Monday: Still Got The Blues with Harry Simpson

Tuesday: Transmission with Karl Bavin

Wednesday: Zetland FM Folk with Bob Fortune

Thursday: Beacon Brass with Dave Stones

Friday: Ricky and Rachael

10pm to Midnight. The Quiet Storm

Saturday:

Midnight to 2am: The Quiet Storm

2am to 7am: Classic Hits Overnight

7am to 10am: Saturday Breakfast with Scott Makin

10am to 2pm: Jeremy Gartland

2pm to 5pm: Back to the 80s with Damien Jacques

5pm to 8pm: Land of the Good Groove with Adrian Allen

8pm to Midnight: Saturday Night Party with Mike Long

Sunday:

Midnight to 8am. Classic Hits Overnight

8am to 10am: Sunday Breakfast with Jeremy Gartland

10am to 2pm: Stu White

2pm to 5pm: Showstoppers with Glenn Douglass

5pm to 7pm: The Retro Chart Show with Dave Mac

7pm to 10pm: Zetland FM Country with Richard Coupland

10pm to Midnight: Music and Memories with Keith Morley

All of Zetland FM's programmes are broadcast from our studios in the Redcar Beacon, Redcar. All of Zetland FMs daytime programmes are broadcast live. From time to time we pre-record or automate programmes.

Local Information and Support:

Zetland FM supports local charities through our hourly ‘Action Desk' feature. If you would like to broadcast an appeal please feel free to contact us: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Zetland FM brings you the latest weather forecast every hour. Travel bulletins are broadcast every thirty minutes at breakfast and drive time with hourly updates throughout the day.

Programming Highlights:

Zetland FM has been involved in the 2016 and 2017 Inspiring Women Awards which take place in March and celebrate the achievements of local women in Redcar and Cleveland. Categories included the Innovation award, Inspiring Others Award and the Mo Mowlam award. The awards return in March 2018.

Throughout 2016 we supported many local events including Redcar's Kick Off The Summer, Summer Sound at Guisborough Priory, Redcar Pirate Festival, Guisborough's Rock The Ground Music Event, Annual Christmas Carol Concerts in Redcar and Guisborough, The Mayor of Redcar and Cleveland's Charity Ball, presentation evenings for the National Citizen Service, and The Teesside Steel Gala. We will also switched on Christmas lights in Redcar and Saltburn. We look forward to promoting and attending all these events again in 2017.

News Contact Information:

On Air News Editor: Jodie Lightfoot. If you have a news story for us call 01642 919444 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We have locally generated news bulletins on the hour from 7am to 9am Monday to Friday with headlines at 7.30am, 8.30am and 9.30am.

At weekends our local bulletins run from 7am to 11am. At all other times we carry national and international news on the hour from Sky News.

Recent News Highlights:

We carried extensive coverage of the closure of the SSI steel works at Redcar in September and October 2015, together with the subsequent aftermath on the local community.

We had extensive reports on two major cases of animal abuse and cruelty.

We covered recent changes to NHS out of hours care services in the Borough.

Ofcom:

Ofcom, the Office of Communications are the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communication industry with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.

For more info on Ofcom http://www.ofcom.org.uk

If you have a complaint about something you have heard on Zetland FM you should contact our Station Manager Jeremy Gartland on 01642 919444 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

You can also complain to Ofcom. To do this either telephone them on 020 7981 3040 or visit http://www.ofcom.org.uk/complain on the Ofcom Website

Music:

Zetland FM plays a melodic adult contemporary style of music which allows us to play a big variety of songs. There are categories that represent music from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and the 2000 decades, as well as recurrent songs and the latest ‘playlisted' music which highlights the best music of today - this takes the form of an A and B list with the A list being the highest rotated.

An example of a daytime hour follows:

Song 1 Spandau Ballet - Gold

Song 2 Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars

Song 3 Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around

Song 4 Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire

Song 5 Rufus/Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody

Song 6 Ellie Goulding - Love me like you do

Song 7 Blondie - Heart of Glass

Song 8 Take That - The Flood

Song 9 Bryan Adams - Heaven

Song 10 Black Eyed Peas - I Got A feelin'

Song 11 Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory

Song 12 Queen/David Bowie - Under Pressure