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Virtual gig raises £1000 for community radio station A virtual concert featuring more than a dozen local musicians and bands has raised a thousand pounds for CalonFM, Wrexham’s community radio station. The online gig, coordinated by one of CalonFM’s volunteers Chris Ingram, raised a total of £1,055 and will go towards ensuring the station is back on the airwaves. Heather Wilson, one of the directors of Wrexham Community Broadcasting, which is looking to retain CalonFM’s broadcasting licence, said: “Fundraising during Covid has been very difficult and we were really grateful for ever...

Updated: Mon 10th May Calon FM set to return to the airwaves with members of local community urged to get involved A community radio station is set to return to the airwaves after being saved by a team of former presenters and staff. Calon FM was revived after the group stepped in after its closure earlier this year. At the time, the end of Calon FM after 13 years was attributed to the withdrawal of support from Wrexham Glyndwr University, which the radio station board said left them in an ‘untenable position’. However a group of volunteers organised and entered a process alongside two o...

A POPULAR radio station is coming back on air and they want everyone to be part of it. CalonFM is set to come back with a bang, and their first major event is an online concert with a fantastic range of local talent. Evrah Rose, Andy "The Duke” Duncan, Check Masses and many more acts are confirmed for the gig, which will broadcast for 6 hours on May 23. The station ceased broadcasting in January after serving the local area for 13 years. However, a group of former presenters and ex-staff were determined to revive Calon under new community ownership. Their community company, Wrexha...