{"id":485646,"date":"2026-03-20T10:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/485646\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:22:09","slug":"isle-of-wights-angel-radio-set-to-become-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/485646\/","title":{"rendered":"Isle of Wight&#8217;s Angel Radio set to become digital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Currently waiting for approval by the media regulator, OFCOM, Angel Radio is set to become a digital radio station, significantly expanding its reach across the Island.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This development, powered through the Wight Digital radio network, promises to bring the station&#8217;s unique programming to more listeners than before.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Despite this shift to digital, the station has assured its audience that it will continue to be available on FM radios.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countypress.co.uk\/news\/25903048.vectis-radio-set-launch-new-dab-service-expand-reach\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vectis Radio set to launch new DAB service to expand its reach<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Angel Radio is set to become a digital radio station. (Image: Angel Radio)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Established in 1999, Angel Radio made history as the Island&#8217;s first community radio station.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It began full-time broadcasting on the WightFibre network, known then as Wight Cable, in 2001.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  After facing considerable obstacles, the station finally secured a full FM licence and began broadcasting around the clock on 91.5 FM from March 24, 2007.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The station was established in 1999. (Image: Angel Radio)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  For 19 years, the station has continued operating with the dedicated support of a team of volunteers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The station covers a wide range of old comedy programmes, including Hancock\u2019s Half Hour, The Goons, Round the Horn, and Life with the Lyons, among others.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It also airs numerous American vintage radio programmes like Dragnet, The Shadow, Harry Lime, Sherlock Holmes, and more.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Furthermore, Angel Radio is a go-to station for classic music lovers, as it plays a vast selection from the 1900s to the 1960s,\u00a0including music from legends like Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, and Nat King Cole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Currently waiting for approval by the media regulator, OFCOM, Angel Radio is set to become a digital radio&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-485646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}