Lincs FM
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| Broadcast area | Lincolnshire & Newark |
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| Slogan | Hear the Difference |
| Frequency |
DAB FM: 96.7 MHz (Grantham) 97.6 MHz (Scunthorpe) 102.2 MHz (Lincolnshire) |
| First air date | 1 March 1992 |
| Format | Classic hits & Contemporary Hits |
| Audience share | 17.5% (December 2014, [1]) |
| Owner | Lincs FM Group |
| Sister stations |
Compass FM Dearne FM KCFM Ridings FM Rother FM Rutland Radio Trax FM |
| Website | www.lincsfm.co.uk |
Lincs FM is a UK Independent Local Radio radio station serving Lincolnshire and Newark, from the Humber to The Wash. It broadcasts on 96.7, 97.6 and 102.2FM, and online. The station plays a variety of classic hits from the 1970s through to the 2000s, including current Top 40 hits. The current station slogan is "Hear the Difference".
The station has an 18.7% share of all radio listening within its TSA (RAJAR February 2016). Lincs FM broadcasts from studios at Witham Park in Lincoln, next to the River Witham at the far end of Waterside South.
Budget cuts within the Lincs FM Group mean that Lincs FM, amongst others within the group, have restricted live programming. The station used to provide live radio 24/7, but now use automation (where the presenter's links between the records are all pre-recorded but made to sound live) between 2200-0600.
In 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007, the station was nominated for a Sony Radio Award for Station of the Year in the 300,000 to 1 m listeners category. Jane Hill (now a novelist and stand-up comedian) was nominated for Station Programmer of the Year in 2004. David Lloyd, who helped launch the station was one of the judges.
The main transmitter 102.2 FM signal comes from the Belmont transmitting station. It also has lower-powered frequencies in Grantham, south of the town near the bypass, on 96.7 FM and Trent View Flats (near the John Leggott College) in Scunthorpe on 97.6 FM. Lincs FM can be clearly heard in northern Nottinghamshire and eastern South Yorkshire. The Belmont transmitter has the Digital One and recently Lincs FM has their own multiplex. This operates on the old MXR frequency 12B. Now this change has happened Lincs FM can be heard across the whole of the county and not just part of it.
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