Splash FM Public File

CONTENTS:

1 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 Play list

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

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

Splash FM's most recent local stories can be found here

4 News Team

Alan Lewis - Head of News

Lorraine White – Journalist

Sharon Williams – Journalist

Michelle Quinn – Journalist

You can contact the Splash FM News Team on 01903 233005 or email the team on news@splashfm.com

5  Programme Schedule

Splash FM's programme schedule can be found here

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 Splash FM is produced and presented from studios in Worthing and Hailsham. Programming is shared with sister stations, Bright FM, Sovereign FM and Arrow 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

Splash FM is very active in the support of local charities, and works with a number of organisations on events through the year.  Charities we have worked with in recent months include St Barnabas house, Chestnut Tree House, Guild Care, Worthing Churches Homeless Projects and the Enable Me Project.

Splash FM supports local charities and non-profit organisations through its ‘Help Point’ feature.

Over recent years, Splash FM has regularly teamed up with local company Saywell Interrnational on a range on initiatives to financially help local charities or voluntary organisations

Splash 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:

• Broadwater Carnival
• Durrington Festival
• Worthing Festival
• Worthing Carnival
• Shoreham Airshow
• Adur Festival

9 Recent Programme and/or News Highlights

We keep our website up to date with all the latest happenings at Splash FM, so if you want to know what we’re up to, then please visit the homepage at www.splashfm.com If you have any specific questions, then our Contact Us section contains details of how to get in touch with us.

10 Music Play list

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 Splash 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 here

13 Contact Us

Splash FM

Guildbourne Centre

Worthing

BN11 1LZ

OFFICE

Telephone -  01903 233005

Fax -  01903 233271

E-mail - admin@splashfm.com

To e-mail a particular member of staff: firstname.lastname@splashfm.com

STUDIO

Telephone -   01903 681077

E-mail -  studio@splashfm.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