Chaine FM

Chaine FM, which began broadcasting in 2007, reportedly developed from a hospital radio station, Radio Moyle.^[7] This preceding station ran since the 1980s as a hospital radio station broadcasting to the wards of Moyle Hospital in Larne.^[6]

Chaine FM was initially run by a non-for-profit community group, Chaine Music. The station applied for a Restricted Service Licence (RSL) in 2007, and rented accommodation in the Murryfield Shopping Centre in Larne town centre.^{[citation needed]} From 2008 to 2013, the station operated from the former Radio Moyle studio at Moyle Hospital.^{[citation needed]} In 2011, Chaine Music was disbanded and a new operating company, Larne Community Media Ltd, was formed.^[6]

In 2013, Chaine FM applied for a RSL licence from Ofcom and broadcast from 30 November 2013 until 24 December 2013. The operators of the station, Larne Community Media, gained an Ofcom Community Radio Licence in June 2013,^[8] and the station's operators were "looking for a launch" of a full-time station in early 2015.^[9]

However, in January 2015, Larne Community Media announced that it was not pursuing plans for a full-time community radio service, and the licence was returned to Ofcom.^[5] Later in 2015, the operating company announced that it was "winding up" owing to "resourcing and viability issues".^[6]

• Chaine FM's Official Site (archived 2018)