Refresh FM

Refresh FM is a Christian radio station which broadcasts in South and Central Manchester under a Restricted Service Licence. The station is run by a steering group of volunteers although the original broadcasts were based at Victoria Park Christian Fellowship an evangelical church in Manchester.

Refresh FM
CityManchester, UK
FrequencyFM: 87.7 MHz
SloganRefreshingly different radio
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatChristian
Ownership
OwnerIndependent
Links
WebcastListen Online
WebsiteRefresh FM

The radio station has broadcast almost every year at Easter time from 2003; the latest broadcast was in April 2013.

The aim of Refresh FM is "to bring high quality Christian radio to Manchester" and to "bring the message of Jesus to each and every person in Manchester and beyond, using the medium of radio" http://refreshfm.org.uk/our-vision/

It is entirely staffed by volunteers from churches across Manchester and broadcasts a range of programmes including music, interviews, discussions, real-life stories and Bible devotions.

2013

The station moved out of Victoria Park Fellowship's building due to refurbishment in 2013. A new studio was constructed and the station adopted the free radio software Rivendell. During the 28-day broadcast Refresh FM decided to continue online and now broadcasts repeats of programmes and a mix of music.

Controversy

An article about Refresh FM was published on the gay news site Pink News in September 2009 after it allegedly sacked one of its voluntary DJs because he was gay. There was a debate about whether this situation was covered by the UK's anti-discrimination laws because it covered a man who was unpaid and did not have a contract of employment.[1]

gollark: Partly, but you can also just not give them the data. It's easier than trying to stop price discrimination.
gollark: Yes, but there's a lot of data gathered which I think isn't something they need for that.
gollark: For example, companies can buy data someone collects and use it for price discrimination.
gollark: I mean, in *my* case, I find random giant companies having access to stuff like my browsing history creepy, which is a good reason to me. Other people might not think this. But there are other reasons.
gollark: Sure? It's a bit loosely defined but I guess so.

References
  1. Jessica Geen (29 September 2009). "Exclusive: Man fired from Christian radio station for revealing he was gay". Pink News. Retrieved 1 March 2012.

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