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3 unusual facts about Palm 105.5


Palm 105.5

After the RSLs, Dr. Avtar Lit and Palm Radio Ltd agreed to apply for the Torbay Licence, Managing Director of London Media Company, Neil Romain joined the Board of the newly formed Palm FM Limited with his colleague David Lowen, a media consultant and former head of news for ITV Westcountry.

Permission for an RSL was initially granted by the Radio Authority, but subsequently objected to by the owners of Exeter/Torbay licence, Gemini FM.

A second 28-day broadcast was made from August 1999 to coincide with the Eclipse; the station was even designated the "Official Eclipse Station" by Sir Patrick Moore, who involved himself with the Palm's output.


Heart Somerset

Presenters on the station included Bob McCreadie, Steve Bulley (now at Wessex FM), Jennie Gow (now covering MotoGP for the BBC), Steve Carpenter, Jon White (now Palm 105.5), Mike Harwood, Dan Jennings, Tim Ley, Gregory Steven's, Dave Gould, Robert D'Ovidio (now Capital 95.8), Jeremy Kyle, Ian Burrage, Laura James, Ben Clark.


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