Ashbourne Radio's Public File

Ashbourne Radio is the very latest success story in the UK’s vibrant local commercial broadcasting scene. Helping to maintain that success, the Office of Communications regulates what we do in the interests of local people. Despite being the smallest, many regard us as one of the best….and who are we to argue! Ashbourne Radio operates under the same OFCOM licence as neighbouring High Peak Radio; you can find us on the OFCOM website within the High Peak Radio section. As part of our commitment to Ofcom, we publish a ‘Public File’. Here it is!

News Bulletin Schedule

Ashbourne Radio broadcasts hourly news bulletins 24 hours a day, plus at half past the hour during peak hours.
Bulletins containing news for and from Ashbourne, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Staffordshire Borders, local sports news, UK and world news together with the latest weather information are broadcast between 7am and 7pm weekdays, and between 8am and 12 noon on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Recently we've followed the latest developments at JCB, the Ashbourne Arts Festival and policing in the Dales.

To keep in touch with the latest local news, we strongly recommend you listen daily on 96.7FM or online at www.ashbourneradio.co.uk.

The News Team

You can contact Ashbourne Radio News Team on 01298 813144 or via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

News Editor - Ben Price
Journalists - Ben Price,  Holly Knebel, Heather Cairney, Lissa Cook
Sport - David Rider
Music - Dave Taylor

The Programme Schedule

Ashbourne Radio's programme schedule can be found here

The average number of hours of automated programming within weekday daytimes and within daytimes on Saturdays and Sundays is 4.

The amount of local programming per day produced by the station

As we have such a strong focus on Ashbourne, the Derbyshire Dales and the Staffordshire Borders almost all our output is locally produced and presented from our studios in Ashbourne or from outside broadcast locations across the Peaks, Dales and Borders. Our licence allows five hours a week of exceptions to this rule.

Ofcom Localness Guidelines

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

In addition all local radio stations have written 'formats' that they must follow at all times. You can read our Format here

Station Contact Details

We love hearing from our listeners! If you’d like to contact us for any reason, you can do so via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by telephone on 01335 346967.

Events/ Charities Support or Coverage

The Community Noticeboard supports a big range of local non-profit events and organizations. Find out more visit The Community Noticeboard here

Recent Programme and/or News Highlights

To be honest, most of our best stuff is on the radio rather than the web, but here are some of the more visual highlights

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.

The Station's Playlist

Here’s a typical hour of Ashbourne Radio’s music output (as at July 2010)

How to complain to the station or to Ofcom

If you have a complaint to make about Ashbourne Radio, in the first instance you should write to the Managing Director, Steve Jenner. Steve can be contacted by email or by telephone on 01335 346967

If you are unhappy with the response you receive, you can complain directly to the regulator, Ofcom. To visit their website for more information click here