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12
September 2005
Joke Station
Gets Radio Licence
A
community radio station lampooned by
Bolton-born comedian Peter Kay on his hit
show Phoenix Nights has received a licence
to broadcast from Ofcom.
Chorley
FM has received a five-year licence to
broadcast round the clock to the local
community.
"The
radio station that inspired Peter Kay's
imagination is now a reality, and will be
coming soon to Chorley people", says
station boss, Christian Moss.
Phoenix
Nights co-star Dave Spikey is a station
patron.
The
fictional Chorley FM developed a life of
its own in Kay's shows, That Peter Kay
Thing and Phoenix Nights.
The
comic sells T-shirts and car stickers
bearing the station's name.
A
station spokeswoman said Peter Kay was
unaware the real station
existed.
"We got
in touch with him and he was quite
amused," she said.
Dave
Spikey said it was a great chance for
Chorley people to "showcase their talents
on the airwaves, and really get involved
in the cultural life of the
town."
The
council-backed station, which has
broadcast using short-term licences
previously, is now looking for volunteers
to help run it and renovate a training
studio in Chorley Community
Centre.
Chris
Mellor, Cultural Services Manager for
Chorley Borough Council, said: "The radio
station will help promote Chorley's
distinctiveness and raise our artistic
profile, too long in the shadow of
oversized Bolton comedians."
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