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.

News Bulletin Schedule
The Bay broadcasts a mix of local news & national news on the hour Monday to Friday 24 hours a day.  Between 7pm & 6am we use the Sky News service. On a Saturday & Sunday this news begins at 2pm.

Recent News Stories Covered On Air
You can view the latest stories on our website news section, located here

The News Team
You can call the The Bay News Team on 0871 2000 747 or by emailing here
News Editor - Peter Storry

Programme Schedule
You can view our latest programme schedule here

The average number of hours of automated programming.
The Bay broadcasts local programming 24 hours a day.

Contacting the station
You can contact The Bay 24 hours a day, click here for contact details.

The Bay Playlist
Our Playlist is updated weekly and can be located here

Localness Guidelines
Ofcom has produced localness guidelines that all local commericial radio stations must adhere to. You can read these here

Making a complaint
If you have a complaint about any aspect of our on air output, in the first instance you should write to our Managing Director, Bill Johnston.
He can be contacted on email by clicking here or via telephone on 01524 848747.

If the response is unsatisfactory you can complain directly to the Government regulator, Ofcom. Their website has all the information you require. CLICK HERE

To view the station format Click Here