Erewash Sound
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Dan Martin10:00 - 12:00
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Dan MartinEach local community radio station in the UK has requirements to deliver social gain and benefit the local community it serves. These requirements are set out by the goverment regulator Ofcom by whom we are and will be regulated.
This public file is intended to give you an indication of our music policy, local content, and services offered.
erewashsound.com is a website operated by Erewash Sound Community Interest Company. Erewash Sound is registered in England with Companies House and the CIC Regulator under Company No: 6658171. Our address is c/o Bennerley Business & Enterprise College, Bennerley Avenue, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. DE7 8PF. The station is now even more accountable and very much an asset of the community. For more details on Community Interest Companies and how they are connected to the community being served - visit www.cicregulator.gov.uk.
We aim to operate within the terms and conditions of our radio licence at all times and welcome comments about output as well as the content of this website.
As your community radio station, listener interaction is very important to us and we'd love to hear from you. If you’d like to contact us, you can do so by going to our Contact Us page.
Music: To cater for the whole family Erewash Sound proudly airs a popular mix of 'favourites of today and yesterday' - comprising of the latest chart music blended with the best tracks from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's, much of it being influenced by the listener via requests and dedications. Erewash Sound differs from most other radio stations due to our willingness to embrace the needs of its listeners, irrespective of the era or genre of music.
Content: Our full time licence remit includes elements to provide an information service to and for the community. To this extent, all mainstream shows are required to include items of local content which refer to community issues, initiatives, what's on, news, travel and general conversation about issues which affect the people of the borough - our presenters included. The presentation of this material also gives valuable and often welcome opportunities for local organisations to receive much deserved publicity, which is not available to the same unrestricted extent anywhere.
Erewash Sound broadcasts hourly international / national news bulletins from SKY Radio News. Erewash Sound takes pride in ensuring local stories receive equal if not greater prominence. As a result, SKY Radio News bulletins may be followed by a short bulletin of local stories read by Erewash Sound News readers. Saturday afternoons also feature a 60 minute digest of news from around the borough and beyond interspersed with music called 'Erewash & Beyond'.
Erewash Sound is dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of local sport from grass roots to senior level. We provide regular coverage of Ilkeston Town, Long Eaton United and Borrowash Victoria - our three major footballing sides - during sports programming - and we also provide information, scores and reports on cricket matches featuring local sides - these types of coverage are not available from any other radio station. Our website also has a series of dedicated sports page containing a breadth and depth of sports news and results from across the borough.
Erewash Sound 'sport Saturday' airs from 2:00pm-6:00pm Saturday, with a round of local sports news from around the borough, plus local and international sport, but led by a strong focus, first and foremost on action featuring local sides. The programme also gives the opportunity for listeners to interact and air their views.
A round up of the weekend's sporting action can be heard on Sunday mornings.
Our programming may also occasionally include live commentary or live reports from matches featuring either Ilkeston Town, Long Eaton United or Borrowash Victoria. Details will be announced on line and on-air.
Erewash Sound's programming output outline can be found by clicking on the schedule from the home page of this website with more details about the build of the service on the 'About Us' link from the main website menu. The 'full schedule' link can be viewed at the top right of the home page. Erewash Sound offers specialist programming during our schedule.
It is the aim of Erewash Sound to enhance listener choice by providing a wide range of informative, entertaining and innovative programmes to the Erewash area. This style of programming is unique to Erewash Sound. This standard is achieved by producing professional programmes, using highly-trained individuals with a passion for providing an alternative for the Erewash area. We believe that both our listeners and advertisers alike want the highest quality product possible, and will be treated as such.
We genuinely believe that the above policy gives the group credibility among the community, ensuring that Erewash Sound will improve the performance of local radio in the borough of Erewash. It is the responsibility of all the team to ensure that this policy is adhered to robustly.
All output is locally orientated towards the borough.
All of Erewash Sound's output is broadcast from studios at Bennerley Business & Enterprise College in Cotmanhay, Ilkeston. On occasions, some of our programming may be voicetracked, although every effort is made to keep such output to a minimum. The station also currently broadcasts the following pre-recorded programming:-
Programming from Midnight to 4:00am and Midday to 1:00pm Monday to Friday, plus Midnight to 8:00am Saturday and Sunday is automated.
As part of our commitment to serve the community, and in exchange for a small sum, the station regularly appears at local events either by hosting the event for organisers or by acting as compere. We also provide DISCO services for an increasing customer base. Details can be viewed on our Roadshows page.
The Erewash Sound website offers a valuable opportunity for local community organisations to get the kind of promotion they so richly deserve, but so rarely achieve elsewhere. Our news pages contain a digest of information from across the borough. Other pages contain information about the radio station, its current structure and activities, the on-line service and a quick and easy way to both interact and listen. Content is welcome via e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Whilst we take every opportunity to ensure the site is safe and secure for all users, and make regular checks on functionality and status, we recommend that you ensure that you have a valid, up-to-date internet security program running on your PC, MAC or laptop at all times. If you experience any issue with the website that causes some operational issue to your machine, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can take the necessary action with our site set up. Please note that we cannot be held responsible for the effects of any internet security issues on users machines.
If you have heard something on air which is not to your liking, please tell us so we can take the appropriate action. Your comments or complaints will be investigated and a prompt reply will be issued. Please direct any issues to station director - Ian Perry via e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . In the unlikely event that you do not receive a satisfactory response, you should then contact Ofcom - www.ofcom.org.uk.
The operation of Erewash Sound is overseen by an experienced board of Directors, with a breadth and depth of broadcasting, community and business experience. The board currently includes experienced broadcaster Paul Mackenzie.
As part of its licence application, Erewash Sound plans to establish a Listener Panel. The panel will be made up of members of the community who will meet regularly to discuss and ensure that the station meets the needs of the community on an ongoing basis. If you are interested in sitting on this panel, please contact us.
FM transmissions may be heard on 96.8FM from studios at Bennerley Business & Enterprise College, Cotmanhay, using transmission levels set by the broadcast regulator - OFCOM. For tuning advice, see our home page. The full radio service launched at 9:00am on Saturday 6th March 2010 with a licence running for 5 years. Please send your reception reports via e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . FM transmissions are also simulcast via the 'Listen Live' link on the top right of all pages on this website, and can also be heard via wifi-radios and other selected items of IT.