Representatives from a Cornish digital radio station met with local MPs in Westminster to urge the expansion of FM coverage to broadcast local content throughout the county.

Rewind Radio's Managing Director, Richard Woods and Commercial Manager Martyn Saulsbury visited London to advocate extended FM coverage across Cornwall for local commercial radio.

They met with MPs George Eustice and Derek Thomas who pledged their support for a new FM licence in Cornwall for locally produced commercial content.

Founded in 2021 Rewind Radio says it will soon be Cornwall’s only commercial radio station covering the Duchy and beyond. The station currently broadcasts on DAB digital radio and the internet.

With Pirate FM disappearing from the airwaves in April to be replaced by a national station, there will soon be no county-wide commercial radio content available on FM radio, unless listeners tune into Rewind Radio on DAB or the internet.

Richard Woods said: "Radio has changed a lot over the past few years with less accessibility available for FM listening. Cornwall has areas of deprivation and simply upgrading to more modern cars and devices is not an option for many, including the older age groups which make up a significant proportion of our population.

“We’re aware of the outcry from listeners at the imminent loss of Pirate FM and BBC Radio Cornwall’s reduced Cornwall-only content with shared regional broadcasts after 2pm on weekdays.

"As Cornwall's only independent commercial station, we need to fight to provide the county’s listeners with what they are shouting for, a local FM licence dedicated to relevant, local content.”

Stewart Cawte from Keltek Brewery, who accompanied the delegation from Rewind Radio to London added: "We have been working with Rewind Radio and we share their frustrations from talking to the public. We are committed to helping Rewind Radio, Cornwall's last standing station broadcasting across the Duchy, to obtain an FM licence.”

For more information visit rewindradio.co.uk