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TEN-17FM 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.
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News Service:

News Bulletin Schedule including which bulletins provide local news and which provide only UK-wide bulletins: Ten-17 FM 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, weather and entertainment news. At the weekend, bulletins containing local, national and world news are broadcast on Ten-17 FM between 0700 and 1300. Additionally, national bulletins are broadcast from 2200 through until 0500 seven days a week.

Contact details for the News team:

The Ten-17 FM news team contacts are as follows:

News Editor: Jessica Shiddell 01245 524550...or email here
Harlow Reporter: James Melley 01279 236 680...or email here
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The programme schedule:Ten-17 FM'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: There is usually no automation during weekday or weekend daytimes.

The amount of local programming per day produced by the station: Ten-17 FM's weekday output from 0600hrs until 1900hrs is produced and presented from our Harlow studios.

Saturday output from 0500hrs to 1000hrs, and 1200hrs to 1900hrs is produced and presented from our Harlow studios.

Sunday output from 0600hrs to 1400hrs is produced and presented from our Harlow studios.

Networked programming (Music Control, Late Night Love, Music on Demand, Skool Daze, Saturday Night Bam Bam, hit40uk, Entertainment Edge and The Myleene Klass Show with Matt Brown) is produced at various studios, in most cases owned and operated by Ten-17 FM's parent company GCap Media plc

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Ofcom Localness Guidelines and how to complain to Ofcom :

Ofcom, the government regulator with responsibilities 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 ours here

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 receive, you can complain directly to the regulator, Ofcom.Their website has full details about how to do this

Station contact details

Ten-17 FM's programme controller is Freddie Scherer. You can email him direct...or if you prefer to write, the address of the station is:

TEN-17FM
Latton Bush Centre
Southern Way
Harlow
CM18 7BB
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Events/charities support or coverage: Ten-17 FM provides free publicity on air to charitable and non-profit making local events and organisations. We give extensive coverage in the build-up to the Race For Life eventts in our area, and on the day itself.

Our Thunder promotional vehicles also attend many charity events.
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Any other issues or areas of interest likely to impact on localness: Although off-peak programming is produced at various other studios, owned and operated by Ten-17 FM's parent company Gcap Media PLC, local information is provided at all times through Ten-17 FM Action inserts (except during hit40uk on Sundays 4pm-7pm). In addition, local weather is broadcast at various times during overnight programmes.
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The station's playlist

Please click here to view the current playlist.