Automation and Local Programming

During weekday daytime Monday to Friday Tower FM is fully live apart from 1 hour of our programming which is automated.

We are locally programmed from 6am till 7pm every weekday. On Saturday from 6am till 6pm and Sunday from 8am till 12 noon.

Charity Support

Tower FM has helped local and national charities since we formed back in 1999.

We have helped to raise the awareness of many charities and causes from races right through to fancy dress.

Nationally with British Cancer Research at the Race for Life & Relay for Life and Asda's Tickled Pink campaigns.

Locally we support Bolton's Midnight Walk, Bring a Pound to Work Day for Bolton Hospice and Bury Hospice's Party In the Park, as well as raising money across the region for all charities who contact us for help!

Every Christmas, we open the Tower FM toy appeal, collecting toys for Birtenshaw Hall, Bolton lads and girls club, Derian House, Bolton YMCA, Manchester Methodist Housing Assosiation, and Fortalice Womens Aid. This campaign is one of our most popular, successful and always creates a huge response.

In 'Tower Action' we have helped raise the profile of The Victim Support and Witness Service, and with our on-air Low Down editorials, we can bring information for communities about help groups within Bolton & Bury.

We also support Sport Relief, Hands around Africa and other global causes... most recently Hope For Haiti

News Bulletin Schedule: Local, National and Extended Bulletins

Tower FM news bulletins are broadcast weekdays between the hours of 6.30am & 6pm, in addition to news and sport headlines at 6.30am, 7.30am, 8.30am, 4.30pm & 5.30pm. On weekends locally produced news is broadcast on a Saturday between 8am & 1pm and on Sundays between 8am & 12 noon. Sky News Radio is broadcast at other times.

News Team

Claire Hannah

Hi I'm Claire, I'm the News Editor at Tower FM.

Every day I strive to bring you all the latest news that matters to you!

You might see us out and about with our microphones getting your views on current affairs and what you think about things going on in and around your town.

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Recent Highlights

The Tower FM news team strive to be at the heart of every breaking news story in their patch.

In October 2009 Tower Fm celebrated the local community within Bolton, Bury and North Manchester. We honoured both businesses and community members with an all star awards presentation at the Last Drop Village in Bolton, which was hosted by presenters and staff from the radio station.

The two main football teams, Bolton Wanderers and Bury FC, receive the best local coverage from the news and sport team at Tower FM. During the season, they attend weekly press conferences at both clubs and they have continued to show interest throughout the closed season, featuring news items from both clubs.

The news team value their local contacts and they have continued to show their support to local campaigns.

The news team have also recently launched a feature called 'Tower FM Action,' which focuses on highlighting local and national campaigns every month.

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