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3TFM Community Radio For Health
- Membership number 7632
- Charity registered in Scotland SC038383
3TFM are a community radio.station licensed by the Office of Communications to broadcast to the 3 Towns of Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston on 103.1fm. We also broadcast online at www.3tfm.org.uk.With a primary focus of promoting health, 3TFM takes volunteers from the three towns and surrounding areas who are interested in different aspects of broadcasting. Providing training in live presentation, radio production, administration and other key skills to this industry.The organisation also provides the facility for local community groups to further their audience and increase participation by playing on-air ads and providing dedication pieces of programming targeting towards these groups and there users. More than 260 community groups including the elderly, youth projects, credit unions, cancer support groups, football and arts. organisations have promoted their work "on-air".3TFM Community Radio have their studios in the Frank Sweeney Centre forEnterprise in Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, previously we broadcast from Focus Adult Learning Centre in Primrose Place in Saltcoats.3TFM officially started broadcasting on 19th April 2008 and our pool of volunteers and partners have been working hard since then to provide the residents in Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston the best music and community and health information that is more local than any other station in the area. Because we are based in the 3 towns we produce programmes for the community by the community using local people, and we are very proud of that. The Station was structured to convey live and pre-recorded interviews, features, fillers and programmes. This is a unique service and is the only community radio station specifically for the 3 Towns area. 3TFM is a local independent Charitable organisation governed within the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment Act (Scotland) 2005.3TFM was established in 2004 by a multiparty partnership including NHS Ayrshire & Arran, Paisley University, North Ayrshire Council, and the 3Towns Healthy Living Company with a focus on improving health across the Three Towns area.
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