GWR FM - Bath

Public File

GWR Bath Public File

Each local commercial radio station in the UK has requirements in respect of its music and local content, such as news, speech levels etc. These requirements are set out in the station "Format", a document issued by Ofcom, the UK's radio regulator.

This Public File contains details of the elements that Ofcom regulate, such as music tracks, local news etc. It is intended to give you a better understanding of our output and what we are doing for our local community.
Radio stations in the UK are regulated by law. The regulator is Ofcom, which awards licences and regulates content in accordance with the Broadcast Code.

GWR works to operate within all of the conditions of its licence and the Code and welcomes comments about its output from listeners and advertisers.

If you want to complain, please contact the Programme Controller on 0117 9843273, or email by using the link at the bottom of the page. Your comments will be responded to promptly and will be fully investigated.

Ofcom requires that we maintain a public file. The information and links below make up the Public File for GWR and contain further details of the licence under which we operate. You can find more information on the public file on the Ofcom website.

GWR broadcasts to Bath and the surrounding area on 103FM, and online at gwrfm.co.uk.

You can write to

GWR Bath,

1 Passage Street,

Bristol,

BS2 0JF.

You can e-mail us by clicking the 'Contact Us' link at the top of the page or you can phone the main switchboard on 0117 9843200. To contact an on-air presenter phone on 01225 448888 and the Sales Team on 01225 545060

1. News Bulletin Schedule

GWR broadcasts news bulletins on the half-hour between 0600 and 0900 and hourly from 0900 and 1900 on weekdays. These bulletins contain a mix of local, national and world stories, along with sport and weather. At the weekend, bulletins containing local, national and world news are broadcast on GWR between 0700 and 1300 on Saturdays, and between 0800 and 1300 on Sundays. Additionally, national bulletins are broadcast from 2200 through until 0500 seven days a week.

2. Recent News stories

Click here for recent News Stories 

3. Contact details for the News team

Cormac MacMahon, News Editor - cormac.macmahon@gcapmedia.com

George Painter, Deputy News Editor - george.painter@gcapmedia.com

Dan Whitehead, Journalist - dan.whitehead@gcapmedia.com

Kierstan McDonald, Field Reporter  - kiersten.mcdonald@gcapmedia.com

You can call them on 01225 545055 or e-mail them collectively at news@gwrfmbath.co.uk

4. The programme schedule

Click here for the GWR programme schedule.

5. The average number of hours of automated programming within weekday daytimes and within daytimes on Saturdays and Sundays

10 Hours of output are automated daily between 0900-1900 Monday to Friday. All Peaktime output Saturday and Sunday is automated.

6. The amount of local programming per day produced by the station.

All of GWR's weekday daytime output (0600-1900) and peak time weekend (0500-1000 - 1200-1900 Saturday, 0800-1600 Sunday) output is produced and presented from our studios in Bristol with the exception of Philippa Collins, Mark Dennison and Jo Russell which is produced at various studios, owned and operated by GWR's parent company GCap Media plc.

Off peak programming (Kevin Hughes, The Wind Down, Dan Wood, Jeremy Kyle, Gaz Wesley, Andy Henly, Hit40uk and Sunday Night with Jason Donovan) is produced at various studios, owned and operated by GWR's parent company GCap Media plc.

7. Ofcom Localness Guidelines

Ofcom, the government regulator with responsibilities for local radio, has produced localness guidelines that this station adheres to. These guidelines can be read below.

In addition all local radio stations have written ‘formats' that they must follow at all times. You can read ours below.

If you have a complaint to make about this station, in the first instance you should contact the programme controller at the address below. If you are unhappy with the response you have received, you can complain directly to the regulator, Ofcom. Their website has full details about how to do this.

8. Station Contact details

Paul Andrew, Programme Controller - paul.andrew@gcapmedia.com

Russ Wilcox, Programme Manager - russ.wilcox@gcapmedia.com

Steve Jones, Managing Director - steve.jones@gcapmedia.com

Rebecca Eames, Marketing Controller - rebecca.eames@gcapmedia.com

Claire Young, Sales Manager, claire.young@gcapmedia.com

Cormac Macmahon, News Editor, cormac.macmahon@gcamedia.com

The address is:

GWR Bath,

1 Passage Street,

Bristol,

BS2 0JF

9. Events/charities support or coverage

We support local charities every year and now operate our own registered charity, GWR Kids. It is tasked with raising money to help improve the lives of young people within the Bath and surrounding areas. We also support various local charities by promoting charitable fairs, open days and fetes with our 'Thunder' promotional vehicles.

10. Recent programme and/or news highlights

We recently covered the Taste of Bath festival, the weekend of concerts by Meatloaf, Boyzone and Katie Melua, and the arrest of two men charged with the murder of Ben Foster

11. Any other issues or areas of interest likely to impact on localness

There are no current issues that impact on the localness of the station.

12. Playlist

You can check out our latest playlist by clicking here