{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox radio station | country = Northern Ireland | name = Bangor FM | logo = Bangor FM Logo.jpg | area = Bangor, County Down | airdate = 2004 | frequency = 107.9 FM | format = News, Music | website = [http://www.bangorfmradio.co.uk Official Website] | city = | coordinates = | owner = | former_frequencies = 107.2, 106.3 | sister_stations = Lisburn's 98FM FM105 | webcast = [https://tunein.com/station/?stationid=204585&st=undefined TuneIn] }}
'''Bangor FM''' was a local radio station based in Bangor, County Down and broadcasting to the greater Bangor area. The station broadcast a varied mixture of music, news, interviews and community information to a catchment area of over 60,000 adults in the North Down area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bangorfmradio.com/about-us|title=Bangor FM - About Us|last=|first=|date=|website=Bangor FM|archive-url=|archivedate=|accessdate=14 September 2019}}</ref>
Bangor FM ceased broadcasting at 5.11pm on Thursday 27 June 2024 due to financial difficulties.
== Affiliation == Bangor FM is affiliated with sister stations FM105 and Lisburn's 98FM. It is also supported by the South Eastern Regional College, which provides studio and production space. SERC provides a route of access to the station for students interested in the media field.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.serc.ac.uk/radio|title=South Eastern Regional College - Radio|last=|first=|date=|website=SERC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901023643/https://www.serc.ac.uk/radio |archive-date=1 September 2017 |accessdate=2019-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openhousefestival.com/bangor-fm-takeover/|title=Bangor FM Takeover|website=Open House Festival|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
== Licence == Bangor FM holds a community radio licence, issued by Ofcom. Prior to 2011, it operated on a RSL short-term licence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/radio-stations/community/cr000127ba2bangorfm.htm|title=Ofcom {{!}} Community Radio Stations|website=static.ofcom.org.uk|accessdate=2019-09-14}}</ref>
== Young Star Search == Young Star Search run on Bangor FM in 2004, then as a stand-alone event in 2005 and then back on Bangor FM in 2006. In 2007 the Bangor Young Star Search ran as a part of a bigger contest on Belfast CityBeat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2007/ofcom-awards-six-new-community-radio-licences-3|title=Ofcom awards six new community radio licences|date=2016-10-04|website=Ofcom|language=en|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
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Category:Radio stations in Northern Ireland Category:Mass media in County Down Category:Bangor, County Down Category:Radio stations established in 2004