OUR HISTORY

Our History

- A local idea since 2006

- On FM in the Lower Ouse Valley from 2011

- On FM across Eastbourne since 2020

The idea for the station started in 2006 and some initial 28-day Restricted Service Licence (RSL) test broadcasts were made in 2008.

Since 1st February 2008 we have been streaming the station's broadcasts via the website and it continues today.

We were awarded the FM broadcast licence by Ofcom on the 8th September 2009 and were able to announce this at 09:09 on Wednesday the 9th of September 2009 or 09:09:09 09/09/2009.

The full-time FM launch was on Sunday 9th January 2011. Until 2020 we had a low power transmitter on 96.3FM covering Seaford, Newhaven and parts of Peacehaven.

In 2020 we were awarded an extension to our licence by Ofcom to cover Eastbourne on 95.6FM and a transmitter power increase on our Newhaven 96.3Mhz transmitter. So coverage in the area is now stronger and covers a much wider area. See our coverage map. You can now drive the 30 mile journey from Saltdean (east of Brighton) and to Bexill on Sea and listen to Seahaven all the way!