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Chorley FM is a radio station based in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The station was created by volunteers and members from Chorley Borough Council back in 2001 to broadcast a special 2 week licence in conjunction with the Midsummer Festival which was located on Botany Bay near the M61. Image File history File links Chorley_fm_current_logo. ...
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The 'real-life' station based in Chorley had operated for short amounts of time per year and was located on Bolton Road and Steeley Lane in the town. With the help of comedians Dave Spikey and Paddy McGuinness the station applied for a full term radio contract. Dave Spikey (born David Bramwell, September 1950 in Bolton, Lancashire) is an English comedian based in Chorley, Lancashire. ...
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Then in September 9, 2005, Chorley FM was awarded a five-year licence to broadcast round the clock to the local community. is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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It is also the name of a fictional radio station featured in comedy programmes That Peter Kay Thing and Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere in which Spikey and McGuinness appear. The fictional station uses a logo based on Century FM in the 1990s. Peter Kay tried to buy the radio station name in 2003 for £80. Peter Kay as Mr Softy, one of the 15 characters he played in That Peter Kay Thing That Peter Kay Thing was a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in the UK. Set in and around Bolton, these followed the lives of different characters and starred Peter...
Max and Paddys Road to Nowhere is a British comedy television show on Channel 4 starring and written by Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness. ...
Century FM is the name of a number of UK regional radio stations mostly owned by GCap Media. ...
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The station's main aim is to involve as many from the local community as possible, for different aspects of the launch and operation. Shortly after being granted their licence, the Chorley FM team created a competition in association with the Chorley Citizen newspaper, asking members of the community to design a logo for the station to use throughout its life, which was won by then 15 year old, Rhys Griffiths.
The station was launched on 24th November 2006 on the frequency 102.8FM. (Redirected from 24th November) November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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During October 2007 the station came under some criticism on its own website forum from some of its listeners about the content output. Highlighting the extreme natures of music and that Chorley FM didn't know what it's target audience was. Shows include, the popular Flat Iron Show (featuring unsigned local bands). A rock show. A folk and Irish Music show. A sports show, and is plentiful in its dance music output.
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