Public File

Each local commercial radio station in the UK has requirements in respect of its music and local content, such as news, speech levels etc. These requirements are set out in the station "Format", a document issued by Ofcom, the UK’s radio regulator. This Public File contains details of the elements that Ofcom regulate, such as music tracks, local news etc. It is intended to give you a better understanding of our output and what we are doing for our local community.

News Bulletin Schedule including which bulletins provide local news and which provide only UK-wide bulletins.

Local Bulletins    
Monday – Sunday       0600 to 1800
National Bulletins    
Monday – Sunday       0100 to 0500

Recent News stories covered on air

News Team

Louise Easton
Jim Foulger
Charlotte Gallagher
Sarah Cooper
Bernie Keavy
Tom O’Brien

  Head of News
Deputy Head of News

The programme schedule

The average number of hours of automated programming within weekday daytimes and within daytimes on Saturdays and Sundays:
Magic AM automates some of its output using computer technology. These times are:

Monday – Friday
02:00 – 06:00 – Overnights
22:00 – 02:00 – Late Show
Saturday
02:00 – 06:00 – Overnights
13:00 – 16:00 – 70’s Magic
16:00 – 18:00 – 80’s Magic
22:00 – 02:00 – Magic Love
Sunday
02:00 – 06:00 – Overnights
13:00 – 16:00 – 60’s Magic
22:00 – 02:00 – Magic Love

The amount of local programming per day produced by the station:
Local programming is produced between the hours of 6am -10am weekdays and weekends.

Ofcom Localness Guidelines

Station Contact details:
Magic AM, Radio House, 900 Herries Road, Sheffield, S6 1RH
Tel: 0114 209 1000
Fax: 0114 285 5472

Events/charities support or coverage:
Cash For Kids is the official charity of Hallam FM and Magic AM (Registered Charity no. 1122062). Set up in the 1970’s, Cash for Kids (formally Help A Hallam Child) has raised millions of pounds to help sick, disabled and disadvantaged children in South Yorkshire. Every penny raised stays in this region to support thousands of the most needy local children. Cash for Kids provides grants for individuals, other children’s charities, community groups and the health sector.

2010 has been the most successful year for Hallam FM & Magic AM’s Cash for Kids raising £617,000 and supporting over 14,000 of the neediest local children in South Yorkshire.

Highlights include:
The Cash for Kids Appeal raised over £60,000 in aid of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.

In the summer Cash for Kids obtained over £59,000 worth of tickets and family activities for deprived local children and over £30,000 worth of panto tickets and family activities at Christmas.

The Cash for Kids Christmas Appeal delivered over £330,000 worth of gifts to over 9,000 local children who were at risk of waking up to nothing on Christmas morning.

To view the photos and videos of the children that we support and download the exiting calendar of events for 2011 please go to www.hallamfm.co.uk/charity or www.magicam.co.uk/cashforkids

Recent programme and/or news highlights:
See the News section

Any other issues or areas of interest likely to impact on localness:
None

The Station's Playlist

The Station Format

How to complain to the station or to Ofcom:
If you have a complaint about something you have heard on Magic AM in the first instance you should contact us directly. Our contact details are:

Magic AM, Radio House, 900 Herries Road, Sheffield, S6 1RH
Tel: 0114 209 1000
Fax: 0114 285 5472

If the complaint or comments are about programming heard on the station, please address them to the Programme Director.

If the complaint or comments are regarding advertising, please address them to the Commercial Director.

You can comment on anything you’ve heard on Magic AM here.

Details on how to complain directly to Ofcom can be found on the Ofcom website.
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