What Beverley FM does

Beverley FM is a not-for-profit community radio station operating under the legal entity East Yorkshire Broadcasting Ltd (registered in England, company number 8602715), broadcasting on the 107.8FM frequency and online to Beverley and the surrounding area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Founded on 20 January 2015 by David Fewster, the station produces a mix of themed music programming (including specialist shows in genres such as Rock 'n' Roll, Reggae, Country and Jazz), local news, sports coverage with a Saturday live programme, and interviews with local people, businesses and musicians. The station is staffed entirely by volunteers — a combination of ex-radio professionals and newcomers — and operates from a three-studio complex in Beverley town centre (Suite 5, Crown Works, Lairgate, Beverley, HU17 8EX), with Studio 1 serving as the main live on-air studio and Studios 2 and 3 used for programme making and production.

Beverley FM holds an Ofcom Community Radio Licence (CR100138) granting it the right to broadcast on 107.8FM within a defined geographic coverage area. Its distribution model combines terrestrial FM transmission in Beverley and the surrounding villages with online streaming via its website (beverleyfm.com), Smart Speaker integration that has produced listener responses from as far away as Canada, and an on-demand 'Listen Again' service for replaying specialist shows. National news and sport content is pulled from Sky News and Sky Sports, while local public safety information (mobile speed camera locations) is provided by Safer Roads Humber.

The station's revenue model is advertising-based, with packages sold to local businesses described as offering 'great value for money', though pricing is not publicly disclosed. The named advertiser base comprises approximately 15 local SMBs across retail, legal, healthcare, financial, education, entertainment, marketing and funeral services — including Flemingate Shopping Centre, Beverley Building Society, East Riding College, Parkway Cinemas, Guest and Philips, Pepperells, Alexander Ellis, and Lewis Northen. Beyond advertising, Beverley FM has no app, no public API or SDK, and operates on a community-led go-to-market supported by organic social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and a content-led website.

Name

Beverley FM

Legal name

East Yorkshire Broadcasting Ltd

Website

https://beverleyfm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beverley FM is a not-for-profit community radio station broadcasting on 107.8FM and online from Beverley, UK, serving local residents with music, news, sport, and specialist programmes, and generating revenue through advertising packages sold to local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/Community Local Stations (PBS Member Stations, Community Radio, LPFM) (MPABACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Internet Radio & Streaming Broadcast Stations (Simulcast/Online-only) (MPAIAEAE)

Keywords

• Community radio broadcasting
• Local news coverage
• Online radio streaming
• Local advertising packages
• Volunteer-staffed media

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: Offers advertising packages for local businesses at great value for money. Not-for-profit community radio station.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Beverley FM operates a community radio station broadcasting music, entertainment, local news, and sport 24 hours a day on 107.8FM and online, including live streaming and on-demand Listen Again replay of specialist programmes. The station is staffed entirely by volunteers and sells advertising packages to local businesses to fund its operations.

Product overview

Beverley FM is a not-for-profit community radio station providing a mix of music, entertainment, news, and sport with a distinctly local feel. The station operates three core services: traditional FM radio broadcasting on 107.8FM, live online streaming via its website with Smart Speaker integration, and an on-demand Listen Again service for replaying specialist shows. The station produces themed music programs (Rock n Roll, Reggae, Country, Jazz), local news and sports coverage, and offers advertising packages for local businesses. Broadcasting since 2015 from studios in Beverley town centre, the station is staffed entirely by volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beverley FM Radio Broadcasting Community radio station broadcasting music, entertainment, local news, and sport 24 hours a day on 107.8FM and via online streaming for listeners in Beverley and the surrounding East Riding of Yorkshire.
• Listen Again On-demand replay service allowing listeners to access previously broadcast specialist shows and programmes at their convenience.
• Online Streaming Live internet radio streaming via the Beverley FM website with Smart Speaker integration, reaching audiences beyond the FM broadcast signal (with responses reported as far as Canada).
• Advertising Packages Advertising packages for local businesses offering value-for-money marketing opportunities through radio broadcast airtime and associated online presence on the station's website and social channels.
• Community Radio Programmes Locally-produced music and speech programmes including themed music shows (Rock n Roll, Reggae, Country, Jazz), local news, interviews with local people, businesses and musicians, and live Saturday sports coverage.

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OfcomcoreOthersBeverley FM holds a Community Radio Licence (CR100138) issued by Ofcom, the UK regulator for broadcasting. This is a regulatory licensing relationship required to operate as a community radio station.
• Sky NewsminorOthersBeverley FM links to Sky News for national news content, providing national news stories alongside their local coverage.
• Sky SportsminorOthersBeverley FM links to Sky Sports for national sport news content, providing national sports coverage alongside local sport coverage.
• Safer Roads HumberminorOthersBeverley FM broadcasts mobile speed camera location information provided by Safer Roads Humber to help motorists drive safely within legal limits.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bauer Media Audio UK: Major UK commercial radio group operating regional stations including in Yorkshire. Relevant as the dominant incumbent Beverley FM competes against for local advertiser share of spend.
• Global (Global Media & Entertainment): Largest UK commercial radio operator (Capital, Heart, Classic FM, LBC etc.). Represents the national-incumbent competitive backdrop Beverley FM operates in for both listener attention and SMB ad budgets.
• Nation Broadcasting: UK operator of a portfolio of local and regional radio stations. Comparable as a multi-station community/regional broadcaster with overlapping advertiser proposition and operating model to Beverley FM's Ofcom-licensed approach.
• BBC Radio Humberside: BBC's regional public broadcaster covering Humberside/East Yorkshire. Operates as a large incumbent in Beverley FM's listening area, competing for the same local news, sport and community-information audience.

Regional players

• Minster FM (York): Local radio station serving York and North Yorkshire. Comparable as a UK regional commercial/community broadcaster with similar local-news, music and SMB advertising proposition in a nearby but distinct Yorkshire market.
• Hallam FM (Sheffield): Yorkshire-wide regional radio station. Comparable in regional UK radio operator profile (local news, sport, music, SMB advertisers) though operating in a different sub-region of Yorkshire.

Direct peers

• Viking Radio: Hull and East Yorkshire-based local radio station. Directly comparable to Beverley FM in geographic market (East Yorkshire/Hull), local advertiser base and community-led content format, making it the closest like-for-like peer.
• KCFM: Local radio station serving the Kingston upon Hull and East Yorkshire area. Comparable to Beverley FM in target listener geography, SMB advertising model and community programming approach.

Emerging players

• Fun Kids (UK community/online radio): UK niche online radio station. Comparable to Beverley FM in being a non-traditional, format-specific broadcaster reaching audiences via digital channels, illustrating a peer in the emerging digital-only community radio segment.

Others

• Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (peer reference: Australian community radio sector): Not-for-profit sector body supporting community radio stations in Australia. Relevant only as a structural analogue for how licensed, volunteer-staffed community stations of Beverley FM's size are organised and funded in comparable markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/beverley_fm
• Facebookfacebook.com/beverley107.8fm
• Instagraminstagram.com/beverley_fm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beverley-fm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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