{{Infobox Radio station|

image=[[Image:Swindon105.5 logo.gif|Swindon 105.5 station Logo]]|

name=Swindon 105.5|

airdate= [[15 March]] [[2008]]|

slogan=Daring to be Different|

frequency=105.5 [[Hertz|MHz]],

<br> and Online [http://www.swindon1055.com/listen]|

area= [[Swindon]]|

format =Community Radio|

owner = Community Radio Swindon|

website = [http://www.swindon1055.com/ www.swindon1055.com]|

}}

'''SWINDON 105.5''' is a [[community radio]] station for [[Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]] fully licensed by media and communications regulator [[Ofcom]]. The station is run by volunteers (with the exception of the station manager) and gets its funding by donations from the public and local companies and Ofcom grants. The station is not permitted any form of on-air advertising.

The station's aim is to establish an effective, inclusive radio station that dares to be different, providing a unique, diverse and open access service for the citizens and communities of [[Swindon]], contributing to the promotion of cultural, spiritual, social and economic life of the town.

At present it has local competition from the [[Heart Network]] for Wiltshire, [[Brunel FM]], [[BBC Wiltshire]] and [[Eartunes]] radio stations.

== Planting the seeds ==

The original project was founded by Ian Rowe, Johnny Robinson, Richard Grace & Greg Stevens in 2004, who were all presenters at [[Swindon FM]] at the time. [[Shirley Ludford]], former employee of both [[BBC Radio Wiltshire]] and [[Swindon FM]] was suggested to be brought in as part of the team, subsequently appointed Station Manager.

== SCB Radio ==

'''S'''windon '''C'''ommunity '''B'''roadcasting was an RSL ([[Restricted Service Licence]]) set up in order to discover whether a community radio station could feasibly work in the area. After positive feedback about the station's success throughout the 28 day broadcast it was decided the project would proceed to the next step and apply for a full Community Radio Licence from [[Ofcom]].

== Community Radio Swindon ==

In 2006 the group applied for a community radio licence for the [[Swindon]] area. In total, two groups applied for the licence.

[[Swindon FM]] Community Radio, which had run a local [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]] only service in [[Swindon]] since 2002, and '''C'''ommunity '''R'''adio '''S'''windon.

[[Ofcom]] decided in favour of '''C'''ommunity '''R'''adio '''S'''windon and was awarded a licence in February 2007

== Daring To Be Different ==

Swindon 105.5 was launched on March 15 2008 with the Town Crier of Swindon, Fred Ferris. The Inaugural show was presented by [[Shirley Ludford]] with former [[BBC Radio Swindon]] broadcaster Peter Heaton-Jones.

Many of the programmes between 8am-10pm are live with some repeats of certain shows in the daytime. Other programmes are repeated during the 'Nightshift' time - usually from 10pm until around 8am.

Pre-recorded programmes are sent to the station from local schools and colleges, the Swindon Talking Newspaper and the local [[Tamil language|Tamil]] Association.

Swindon 105.5 was the first legal radio station to have a regular [[Drum & Bass]] show in the UK outside of the [[BBC]].

== People at Swindon 105.5 ==

=== Management ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Name

! Title

! Programme

|-

| [[Shirley Ludford]]

| Station Manager

| Shirley 'Meets' & Roundabout Swindon

|-

| Ian Rowe

| Duty Manager & Original co-founder of Swindon 105.5

|

|}

=== Presenters ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Name

! Role

! Programme

|-

| Lew Lawton

| Morning Presenter & Technician

| It Came From Memphis

|-

| [http://www.jasonmartinradio.co.uk Jason Martin]

| Presenter/Newsreader

|

|-

| [http://www.rontravolta.com Ron Travolta]

| Presenter & Music Team

| Now That's What We Call The 70's & Breakfast Show

|-

| Phil Wheeler

| Presenter

| Drivetime/The 50s and 60s Show

|-

| Albert & Deivi

| Saturday Evening Presenters

| Latin Hot

|-

| Len Morphew

| Monday Evening presenter

| Blue Notes

|-

| Ray Bewes

| Sunday Afternoon Presenter

| Easy Sunday

|-

| Keith Vowles

| Tuesday Evening Presenter

| The Music Box

|-

| Mike Ganley

| Thursday Evening Presenter

| The Crooked Road

|-

| Donna Reader

| Wednesday Afternoon Presenter

| Motown and More

|-

| Nick Anderson

| Friday Drive Presenter

| The Big Weekender

|-

| Barry Harris

| Friday Drive Presenter

| The Big Weekender

|-

| Donna Liggins

| Sunday Afternoon Presenter

| The Sunday Joint

|-

| Various Presenters

| Friday Night Drum & Bass

| The Friday Night Mix Project

|-

| John Milford

| Sunday Afternoon Presenter

| Show Scene

|-

| Martin Upfold

| Sunday Afternoon Presenter

| Touch Of Brass

|-

| Richard Scott

| Sunday Morning presenter

| Your Shout

|-

| John Nartey

| Sunday Morning presenter

| Your Shout

|-

| Grant Barnes

| Sunday Morning presenter

| Your Shout

|-

| Nick Smith

| Sunday Night Presenter

| The Late Gig

|-

| MC Ranks

| Sunday Evening Presenter

| Caribbean Vibes

|-

| Dan Pratt

| Sunday Night Presenter

| The Late Gig

|-

| Jakkii Johanson

| Wednesday Evening Presenter

| Lip Service

|-

| Munni Penny

| Wednesday Evening Co-Presenter

| Lip Service

|-

| Mr Lee

| Co-Presenter & Technical Operator

| Motown Magic & More/Soul Train

|-

| Cleo

| Saturday Afternoon Presenter

| Sports & Leisure Show

|-

| Al Burston

| Saturday Lunchtime Presenter

| Rolling Record Session

|-

| Luke Winton

| Presenter

| Saturday Leisure Show

|-

| Nick Taylor

| Presenter

| Saturday Leisure Show

|-

| John Ratcliffe

| Presenter

| Rhythm and Rhyme

|-

| Ian Pugh

| Presenter

| May Contain Nuts

|-

| Dave Woods

| Newsreader

| Local News

|}

== Schedules ==

For the full schedules visit: [http://www.swindon1055.com/schedule www.swindon1055.com/schedule]

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=== Weekday Daytime Presenters ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

| '''Mon-Fri - 07:30 - 09:00'''

| The Breakfast Show<br>[[Shirley Ludford]]

|-

| '''Mon-Fri - 09:00 - 10:00'''

| Roundabout Swindon<br>[[Shirley Ludford]]

|-

| '''Mon-Fri - 12:00 - 13:00'''

| Jason's Musical Lunchbreak<br> Playing the best Tunes to Munch Your Lunch to

|-

| '''Mon-Thu - 17:00 - 18:00'''

| Drive time with Ian Rowe

|-

| '''Thu-Fri - 10:00 - 12:00'''

| Testosterone Zone with Ian Pugh<br> Talking about mens issues in Swindon

|}

=== Monday ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

| '''11:00 - 12:00'''

| The Old Duffers Club<br> Patrick, Sheila and David; over 55's on topical issues

|-

| '''13:00 - 14:00'''

| Health Matters

|-

| '''14:00 - 15:00'''

| Keyboard Capers

|-

| '''19:00 - 20:00'''

| Now That's What We Call The 70's. Mayor Of Swindon Steve Wakefield & Ron Travolta look back at the 70's - Warts 'n' All !

|-

| '''20:00 - 22:00'''

| Blue Notes with Len Morphew

|}

=== Tuesday ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

| '''18:00 - 19:00'''

| Hot Topics

|-

| '''19:00 - 21:00'''

| Music Box<br />Musical Hits and Facts with Keith Vowles

|}

=== Wednesday ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

| '''19:00 - 20:00'''

| Back In The Day Chart Show<br />with Sharon Pratt

|-

| '''20:00 - 22:00'''

| Lip Service <br />with Jakki & Muny

|}

=== Thursday ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

| '''16:00 - 17:00'''

| Rhythm and Rhyme<br />stories, poetry, plays, author interviews, reviews

|-

| '''19:00 - 20:00'''

| Motown Magic<br />with Donna Reader

|-

| '''20:00 - 22:00'''

| Crooked Road <br />with Mike Ganley. Roots and country music, featured albums, gig guide. Guests.

|}

=== Friday ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

| '''13:00 - 14:00'''

| Art to Art with Andrew Brewerton

|-

|-

| '''19:00 - 21:00'''

| Catchy Creations <br />with Zeeks

|-

| '''21:00 - 22:00'''

| The Friday Night Mix Project

|}

=== Saturday ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

| '''12:00 - 14:00'''

| The Rolling Record Session<br />with Al Burston

|-

|-

| '''18:00 - 19:00'''

| Latin Hot<br />with Albert and David

|-

| '''19:00 - 21:00'''

| Something For The weekend <br />Mr Lee plays some of the best old skool dance music in his CD collection.

|-

| '''21:00 - 22:00'''

| Josh, Esme and Bill (The Rock Show)<br /> Not your Bog Standard Rock show! Be Surprised!

|}

=== Sunday ===

{| class="wikitable"

|-

| '''07:30 - 09:00'''

| Your Shout <br />Richard and John. Lively show with a Christian base and multifaith features.

|-

|-

| '''11:00 - 12:00'''

| Shirley Meets<br />[[Shirley Ludford]] meets local people and play their choice of music

|-

| '''12:00 - 13:00'''

| Ray Bewes <br />Local stories, people and music

|-

| '''13:00 - 15:00'''

| Donna, Kenny and Chris <br />'70s and '80s music, memories and competitions

|-

| '''15:00 - 16:00'''

| Station Review Show with Ian Rowe

|-

| '''16:00 - 18:00'''

| Show Scene with John Milford <br />Show music, theatre, reviews and previews

|-

| '''18:00 - 19:00'''

| Touch of Brass<br />Martin Upfold

|-

| '''19:00 - 21:00'''

| MC Ranks <br />Caribbean Vibes

|-

| '''21:00 - 23:00'''

| Nick Smith and Dan Pratt <br />Promoting the swindon music scene with live chats and sets from local artists. Plus special guests.

|-

|}

-->

== Trivia ==

*The station’s first officially played song was the 1964 [[Martha & The Vandellas]] single – [[Dancing in the Street]]

*The first regular show to air was ''The Johnny Robinson Show'' at 7-9pm on Saturday 15 March. Robinson was apparently “tired and shattered” after helping out the rest of the Technical Team, and had gone without sleep for 36 hours before presenting the show.

*The Technical Team behind the station had worked constantly for two days to get most of the station’s kit working in time for the launch at 10am on Saturday 15th March 2008.

*The studios are situated at Swindon's County Ground, the football stadium for [[Swindon Town Football Club]]. The station formerly shared the studio with [[ITV Thames Valley]] until they vacated the building following the 'ITV Local' restructuring programme.

*Martin Upfold, who is a volunteer at the station appeared on a [[Sky News]] feature, focusing on the recession in Swindon. Martin created a video diary, and was also interviewed ''live'' by leading [[Sky News]] anchor [[Jeremy Thompson]].

*Christina Strang, (co-presenter with Ann-Marie Stanford) of Health Matters attended an international scientific conference in Australia and presented a research paper on handwriting in disease.

== External links ==

* [http://www.swindon1055.com Swindon 105.5 Website]

* [http://www.swindon1055.com/listen Listen Live]

* [http://www.rontravolta.com Ron Travolta's Website]

* [http://www.jasonmartinradio.co.uk Jason Martin's Website]

* [http://www.cshandwritinganalysis.co.uk Christina Strang's Website]

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