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Encyclopedia > Fox FM (United Kingdom)
Fox FM
Broadcast area Oxfordshire including Oxford, Banbury and Bicester
First air date 15 September 1989
Frequency 102.6 MHz, 97.4 MHz
Format Contemporary
Owner GCap Media
Website www.foxfm.co.uk

Fox FM is an independent local radio station broadcasting to Oxfordshire, United Kingdom on the frequencies 102.6 MHz FM from the Oxford transmitting station and 97.4 MHz FM from a relay station at Farthinghoe, near Banbury. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The modern Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Banbury alongside the Oxford Canal, with Banbury Museum in the background. ... Bicester (Pronunciation: /ˡbɪstə/) is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 28,672 (parish), 31,113 (urban area). ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ... The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... The Oxford transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on land 129. ... The modern Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Banbury alongside the Oxford Canal, with Banbury Museum in the background. ...


Fox FM is part of the GCap Media group, formed from the merger of GWR Group and Capital Radio. Most programmes are broadcast locally, with some programmes syndicated across GCap Media's "One" network such as "Music Control", Graham Torrington's "Late Night Love" and hit40uk. GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ... This article is about the British radio station. ... Hit 40 UK is a networked music singles chart broadcast on a number of UK commercial radio stations every Sunday from 4pm to 7pm. ...


Two of Fox FM's flagship shows are "The Steve Penk Breakfast Show" on weekdays from 6-10am, and "The Big Drive Home with Roop and Tom", weekdays from 4-7pm.

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Presenters

Steve Penk is a UK radio and TV presenter. ... Roop and Tom are currently Fox FM (United Kingdom) presenters, and they present the Big Drive Home from 4:00 till 7:00pm Monday to Friday. ... Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is a British classical pianist, commercial model, television and radio presenter, and former member of the UK pop group HearSay. ...

History

Fox FM was launched on Friday 15th September 1989 from an ex-carpet warehouse in Cowley, Oxford. The original presenters were Phil Miles, Steve Ellis, Tony James, Jane Markham (the Fox Report), Steve Priestly, Paul Evans, Stuart Cameron and Henry Aubrey-Fletcher. The Chairman was Julian (Toby) Blackwell and the Managing Director (MD) was Tom Hunter. In 1994, Sally Oldham became MD and Jean-Paul Hansford became the Programme Director (PD). The following year, the MD was Mark Flanagan and PD Phil Angell. In 1998, Capital Radio plc took full control of Fox and Lyn Long became MD. Steve Priestly Voiced a ITV Programme on Saturdays called Movies, Games and Videos which reviewed games, movies and Videos. ... This article is about the British radio station. ...


Local Heroes

They've also rewarded extraordinary people in their annual 'Local Heroes' awards. In 2003, four winners received accolades - including Young Person, Local Hero and Special Award. Andrew Baker, a fundraiser for John Radcliffe Oxford Children's Hospital in 2003 together with young singing star Zoe Mace in 2004. Fundraiser Jeff Samways and sea cadet volunteer Phil Pether were also amongst those honoured.


Help An Oxfordshire Child

Over the last six years, Fox FM has been committed to the community it serves - by raising thousands of pounds each year for their chosen charities in Help An Oxfordshire Child. In 2006, they raised £20,000 for many children's charities. In the past, Oxford Children's Hospital, The Oxfordshire Playbus and the Multiple Sclerosis Society have benefitted.


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