RWSfm 103.3

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Radio station in Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds

Frequency103.3 MHz
RDSRWS103.3ProgrammingFormatCommunity radioOwnershipOwnerRadio West Suffolk LimitedHistory

First air date

13 August 2010LinksWebsitewww.rwsfm.co.uk

RWSfm 103.3 is the community radio station serving the town of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and the surrounding areas, offering music and local information. The station was awarded a community radio license by Ofcom in 2010 and began broadcasting on 13 August 2010.^[1]

History

Launched in August 2010, RWSfm 103.3 started broadcasting to Bury St Edmunds and surrounding villages on 103.3fm from its studios just off Hardwick Lane, having previously broadcast via various other methods.

From the summer of 2015, the station launched its own local news bulletin, broadcasting local news stories at half past each hour seven days a week between 7:30 and 17:30. This followed a warning from Ofcom, who found the station in breach of failing to adhere to its key commitments and subsequently put the station on notice.

In December 2019, the station was awarded extra power to broadcast further into the community in West Suffolk. In August 2020, Ofcom then granted the station a second five-year extension to its license.^{[citation needed]}