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TCR FM, Standing for Total Choice Radio, is a not for profit community radio station based in Tamworth, Staffordshire with a target audience of people under 30 years old.〔http://tcrfm.co.uk/content/about-us/〕〔http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/Community/cr173.htm〕 The station, based at Tamworth Youth Centre (known locally as (TamYouth )),〔〔http://www.tamyouth.org.uk/tcrfm.html〕 is run entirely by volunteers from 14 years old who perform jobs from station management to presenting their own show and news reading.〔〔http://tcrfm.co.uk/content/media-training〕 They also provide training courses, to volunteers to provide them with the skills they require to participate in the activities. Unlike most radio stations, TCR FM does not provide presenters with playlists giving them, and the listeners, ‘Total choice’ over the music which is played out. According to their key commitments with Ofcom,the music played predominantly varies from 80’s classics to new chart hits.〔>http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/Community/commitments/cr173.pdf〕 TCR Fm also has strong links with the local community and youth groups getting involved in local events promoting local bands and artists and offering Advertising to local businesses〔http://tcrfm.co.uk/content/advertising〕 == History == TCR FM was set up in 2005 and first broadcast in the summer of that year on a 28-day Restricted Service Licence (RSL) with the frequency of 106.9 FM from Saturday 30 July until Friday 26 August. It then went on to host another RSL in summer of 2007〔http://www.danielhoult.co.uk/tcr.html>〕 After completing the RSL in 2007, the directors at the time Daniel Hoult and Martin Summers went on to apply for a 5-year Community Radio Licence〔http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/radio/community/apps/tcr.pdf〕 which they were awarded by OFCOM in May 2008.〔http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/current-licensees/awards/may08/〕 They started broadcasting on this licence on 31 October 2010, with a start time of 5pm,〔http://tamworthblog.co.uk/2009/11/02/tcr-fm-goes-live-to-tamworth/〕 with a new frequency, which they use to date, of 106.8FM〔 In December 2010 Ofcom found TCR fm in breach of its licence commitment to produce 12 hours of live programming per day. The station struggled to fulfill the hours due to volunteer availability with live hours varying with an uneven spread and most shows at the weekend when young volunteers are available.〔http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/enforcement/broadcast-bulletins/obb172/issue172.pdf〕 In April 2011, with the agreement of Ofcom, the station was granted a change to the licence commitment to reflect the nature of the service, and the availability of volunteers. The new commitment is: "The service will typically be live for at least 44 hours per week. Weekends will generally carry more live output per day than weekdays. (Live programming may include pre-recorded inserts, if applicable). The majority of the output will be locally produced."〔〔v〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TCR fm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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