WCR FM
101.8 WCR FM - Wolverhampton Community Radio is a radio station that broadcasts to the city of Wolverhampton, England, on the VHF frequency of 101.8 under an Ofcom - Community Radio licence, from their studio's at the City's Newhampton Arts Centre. WCR FM aims to be a vibrant, informative and hyperlocal station providing the City with an alternative service with a mix of speech, specialist and niche programming. The station's licence states it must broadcast a speech content of no less than 30% of its total output and this is achieved primarily by a weekday lunchtime magazine  show and a heavier, local news/current affairs series with the station's Community Director, Chris Allen. Other programmes offer additional speech content to cover the requirement. The station transmits online via the Tune In app, via smartspeaker, and on 101.8 FM to the Wolverhampton area. The station also provides a 'listen again' facility via its own website. WCR FM began broadcasting at 6:00 a.m. on 30 March 2007. It operates from a purpose developed four-studio production and training complex. Each studio has access to the station's digital editing and playout system MYRIAD, along with facilities for live  inserts, telephone interviews and IP Audio. Programme content is primarily produced in-house with a degree of syndicated programming from external sources. Wolverhampton has a mixed race population of approximately 240,000 and although primarily an English-language station, WCR FM also offers a broadcasting platform for various ethnic and community groups. Presenters. All presenters are volunteers and host a variety of mainstream and specialist shows. The station has also attracted former commercial presenters: History. WCR FM is related to Wolverhampton Campus Radio, WCR AM, which broadcast to the Wulfrun campus of Wolverhampton College.