Contents:
- Editor's welcome
- Paul Waugh: From Rochdale to Westminster
- Rachel Winnard: One in Two Million
- Rochdale Sixth Form College wins at prestigious Further Education awards
- Rev Mark Coleman
- Baillie Street Quarter
- Touchstones reopens with new exhibitions
- Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum
- Highlights of a Mayoral Year
- Fancy dress posties raise £1,700 for MIND
- John Swinden’s Captain Tom 100 challenge
- Littleborough’s Tackling Minds to become first organisation to work with NHS in prescribing angling
- Keith Hicks retires after 33 years of service at RAFC
- Bid for local digital radio signal »
- Carpet Creations celebrates 25 years in business
- Help fill Springhill’s gardens with sunflowers in memory of your loved ones
- Local author reminisces about Rochdale high streets in the 80s and 90s in new book
- After the storm, the healthy hazy days of summer
- Rochdale Heartbeat honoured with Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
- Ian Jenkins: Forty Years of Making Music
- Hairdressing Trend - Babylights
- Lasting Power of Attorney
- Cupcakes recipe
- Brown’s Cakes celebrates 10 years
- Beauty Feature: Coming back strong after lockdown
- Take a walk at Ealees
Summer 2021Bid for local digital radio signal
Credible Focus is bidding to provide Rochdale with a new, crystal-clear radio signal to ensure small radio stations can continue broadcasting.
The company – driven by the team at Credible Media, former owners of Revolution 96.2, along with Infocus Digital Media – has applied to operate a DAB multiplex in Rochdale and Oldham.
Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) combines multiple audio streams onto a very narrow signal, meaning an increase in choice for the listener.
Directors and investors in the company include community stations Crescent Radio, Rochdale; Oldham Community Radio; and North Manchester FM.
Kevin Bailey, Content Director at Credible Media, said: “We’re delighted to be applying to run a multiplex in our local area. We know that Ofcom value access to digital broadcasting and a variety of services on DAB.”
He added: “We genuinely believe that an alliance of local broadcasters and businesses is best place to deliver those goals.”
Faheem Chishti, of Crescent Community Radio, said: “Ensuring an affordable move to digital broadcasting is essential to our future strategy. I’m confident that Credible Focus will deliver a compelling and detailed bid to help secure digital radio for Rochdale and beyond."