308:, Phonographic Performance Ltd, The Mechanical Copyright Society, and many others) the station launched on target at 8 minutes to 7am on Sunday 4 May 2003. That time of day was chosen to coincide with the first part of the station's frequency of 87.9 FM, with a national news bulletin at 7am followed by the breakfast show at 7:03am, presented by Stellings, opening with the track "
22:
296:, along with members of the local Chamber of Trade, for their collective expertise in broadcasting and operating businesses. The group formed a committee and drew up an official constitution to create the organisation Market Weighton Community Radio, which would broadcast under the call sign Vixen 87.
280:
and Market
Weighton's local businesses, and offer local information to benefit the wider community. Stellings had a vision to also support a wide music policy, including music from as far back as the 1940s and 1950s, together with specialist music programmes rarely catered for by other broadcasters.
284:
At that time, Market
Weighton and the surrounding villages were in the midst of a government-funded regeneration project initiated through Yorkshire Forward, and managed by the Weighton Area Regeneration Partnership (WARP). With many ideas and new projects starting to take shape in the area, it
288:
In
January 2002, Stellings commenced the setup of Vixen 87, targeting a month-long broadcast starting in May 2003. Setting up a high quality, professional-sounding radio station from scratch is complex and time-consuming task and sixteen months was calculated by Stellings as being a realistic
299:
After over a year of working with potential grant funders, recruiting volunteers, purchasing equipment, finding premises for the station and a transmitter site, building studios, working with governing bodies and regulators (including The Radio
Authority (now
143:
275:
station. This, alongside involvement with other radio projects in the area, and his work with the Giant
Bradley Festival Committee in Market Weighton, led to the idea to set up a temporary radio station to promote the
319:
On 20 December 2007, the station was awarded a five-year community radio licence for the area and began permanent broadcasting on 10 January 2009 on the frequency of 101.8 FM under the new call sign Vixen 101.
267:
The concept for what is now Vixen 101 originated with lifelong Market
Weighton resident, Paul Stellings. By the start of 2002, Stellings had 18 years of broadcasting and management experience with
548:
543:
251:
28-day broadcasts and on 20 December 2007 was awarded a five-year community radio licence for the area. The station then began permanent broadcasting on 10 January 2009 on the
32:
323:
In May 2011, Vixen 101 presenters Bill
Horncastle and Dave Henderson set a new world record by presenting a 53-hour-long radio show, beating the record set by
538:
46:
of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
533:
285:
seemed like the perfect time and a major step forward in this new era for the area to bring a truly local radio service to the population.
292:
After initial assistance from the
Council For Voluntary Service (CVS) in Beverley, Stellings called upon some experienced colleagues from
117:
43:
98:
70:
494:
248:
39:
462:
77:
55:
553:
305:
237:
160:
277:
84:
66:
268:
51:
47:
256:
233:
229:
156:
293:
272:
91:
527:
356:
324:
313:
182:
309:
509:
496:
252:
167:
142:
441:
241:
301:
38:
Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing
15:
485:
335:
463:"Hull News item reporting on the successful record attempt"
33:
notability guidelines for companies and organizations
549:
Organisations based in the East Riding of
Yorkshire
209:
204:
196:
191:
181:
176:
166:
152:
544:Community radio stations in the United Kingdom
8:
135:
141:
134:
118:Learn how and when to remove this message
433:
187:Community Radio for the West of Wolds
7:
442:"References to concept of Vixen 101"
247:The station has transmitted several
539:Radio stations established in 2009
14:
289:timescale to set up the station.
228:as it was originally known) is a
20:
1:
488:– Vixen 101 Official website.
232:station based in the town of
534:Radio stations in Yorkshire
570:
249:Restricted Service Licence
40:reliable secondary sources
29:The topic of this article
306:Performing Rights Society
140:
31:may not meet Knowledge's
327:of Radio 1 by one hour.
238:East Riding of Yorkshire
161:East Riding of Yorkshire
200:Vixen Broadcasting Ltd.
510:53.864181°N 0.665563°W
278:Giant Bradley Festival
515:53.864181; -0.665563
506: /
312:" by the pop group
137:
172:101.8 FM, 103.1 FM
35:
425:
424:
219:
218:
128:
127:
120:
102:
30:
561:
521:
520:
518:
517:
516:
511:
507:
504:
503:
502:
499:
474:
473:
471:
469:
459:
453:
452:
450:
448:
438:
336:
145:
138:
123:
116:
112:
109:
103:
101:
60:
24:
23:
16:
569:
568:
564:
563:
562:
560:
559:
558:
554:Market Weighton
524:
523:
514:
512:
508:
505:
500:
497:
495:
493:
492:
482:
477:
467:
465:
461:
460:
456:
446:
444:
440:
439:
435:
431:
426:
416:Terry Hopkinson
410:Sophie Swalwell
347:Bill Horncastle
344:Andrew Swalwell
333:
265:
234:Market Weighton
230:community radio
212:
157:Market Weighton
148:
133:
124:
113:
107:
104:
61:
59:
37:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
567:
565:
557:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
526:
525:
490:
489:
486:vixen101.co.uk
481:
480:External links
478:
476:
475:
454:
432:
430:
427:
423:
422:
418:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
398:Peter Fairhead
396:
393:
390:
387:
384:
379:
378:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
354:
353:Dennis Hartley
351:
348:
345:
342:
334:
332:
329:
294:hospital radio
273:hospital radio
264:
261:
255:of 101.8
217:
216:
213:
211:First air date
210:
207:
206:
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
189:
188:
185:
179:
178:
174:
173:
170:
164:
163:
154:
153:Broadcast area
150:
149:
146:
131:
126:
125:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
566:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
531:
529:
522:
519:
487:
484:
483:
479:
464:
458:
455:
443:
437:
434:
428:
421:
415:
413:Steve Jessney
412:
409:
407:Simon Harding
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
383:Julian Watson
382:
381:
380:
375:
372:
369:
367:Howard Coates
366:
363:
360:
358:
357:Emperor Rosko
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
339:
338:
337:
330:
328:
326:
321:
317:
315:
311:
307:
303:
297:
295:
290:
286:
282:
279:
274:
270:
262:
260:
258:
254:
250:
245:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
214:
208:
203:
199:
195:
190:
186:
184:
180:
175:
171:
169:
165:
162:
158:
155:
151:
144:
139:
132:Radio station
130:
122:
119:
111:
100:
97:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69: –
68:
64:
63:Find sources:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
34:
27:
18:
17:
491:
466:. Retrieved
457:
445:. Retrieved
436:
419:
404:Shaun Tilley
395:Paul Symonds
373:Jerry Wright
364:Garry Fuller
350:Chris Render
325:Chris Moyles
322:
318:
298:
291:
287:
283:
269:Radio Medica
266:
246:
225:
221:
220:
129:
114:
105:
95:
88:
81:
74:
62:
513: /
447:28 February
389:Max Roberts
386:Mick Finlay
376:Jonah Jones
310:Inner Smile
177:Programming
67:"Vixen 101"
44:independent
528:Categories
498:53°51′51″N
429:References
392:Paul Black
341:Adam Myers
331:Presenters
271:, a local
147:Logo Used.
108:March 2022
78:newspapers
52:redirected
501:0°39′56″W
401:Phil High
253:frequency
222:Vixen 101
192:Ownership
168:Frequency
136:Vixen 101
42:that are
468:6 August
226:Vixen 87
304:), The
263:History
242:England
205:History
92:scholar
56:deleted
420:
183:Format
94:
87:
80:
73:
65:
48:merged
314:Texas
302:OFCOM
197:Owner
99:JSTOR
85:books
54:, or
470:2011
449:2010
224:(or
215:2009
71:news
361:Eve
530::
370:JD
316:.
259:.
257:FM
244:.
240:,
236:,
159:,
50:,
472:.
451:.
121:)
115:(
110:)
106:(
96:·
89:·
82:·
75:·
58:.
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
