Orchard FM

Public File

Public File
Radio stations in the UK are regulated by law. The regulator is Ofcom, which awards licences and regulates content in accordance with the Broadcast Code.
Orchard FM works to operate within all of the conditions of its licence and the Code and welcomes comments about its output from listeners and advertisers.

If you want to complain, please contact Jon White the Programme Controller on 01823 368324, or email at jon.white@gcapmedia.com Your comments will be responded to promptly and will be fully investigated.
Ofcom requires that we maintain a public file. The information and links below make up the Public File for Orchard FM and contains further detail of the licence under which we operate. You can find more information on the public file on the Ofcom website.

Operational:
Orchard FM broadcasts to the county of Somerset on 102.6FM, 97.1 FM in Yeovil and 96.5 in Taunton and online at orchardfm.co.uk

Contact details
You can write to Orchard FM, Haygrove House, Shoreditch Road, Taunton TA3 7BT. You can e-mail us by clicking the link at the bottom of the page or you can phone on 01823 338448

Format
Our Format is the document issued to us by Ofcom which sets out the requirements for Orchard FM's programme output. You can view Orchard FM's Format by clicking here.

News

News Bulletin schedule - details of when bulletins appear on Orchard Fm
Orchard FM broadcasts news bulletins on the hour between 0600 and 1800 on weekdays. These bulletins are live and contain a full mix of Somerset, national and world stories, along with sport and weather. At the weekend, bulletins containing local, national and world news are broadcast on Orchard FM between 0700 and 1300 on Saturdays and Sundays. Additional national bulletins are broadcast on the hour at all other times, seven days a week.
During breakfast hours (Mon - Fri 0600 - 0900) we also broadcast news headlines at half past the hour.

Programme Automation
Non Stop Lunch show (Mon - Fri 1pm - 2pm) is the only automated programme on Orchard FM during weekday or weekend daytimes.

Local Programming (The amount of local programming per day produced by the station)

On weekdays, Orchard FM's breakfast show (6 - 10am), Non Stop Lunch (1pm - 2pm) and Drivetime show (2 -7pm), are produced locally at Orchard FM's Studio's in Taunton, Somerset.

The rest of the daily output is broadcast across “The One Network” from  various locations outside Somerset.

At weekends, the programme airing between 8am - midday is produced locally. The rest of the daily output is broadcast across “The One Network” from various locations outside Somerset.

Localness guidelines and complaints
Ofcom's localness guidelines can be found by going to the Ofcom website.

Events / Charities support
Orchard FM operates it's own charity 'Orchard FM's Help A Somerset Child' which is tasked with raising money to help improve the lives of children and community groups within the Orchard FM broadcast area. 'Orchard FM's Help A Somerset Child' is an appeal run by GCap Charities, Registered Charity 10910657