12 February 2022 www.bahrainthismonth.com interview 99.1 FM LISTENING TO A DIFFERENT TUNE Last August, courtesy of the Bahrain government, BFBS, the military charity and media organization, was granted an FM radio license on the 99.1 frequency. A slight adjustment to the broadcast antenna’s siting in November 2021 has resulted in significantly better coverage of the station across the Kingdom. BFBS Bahrain is one of nine overseas BFBS radio stations whose mission is to entertain, inform, connect and champion the 1000s of UK armed forces and families stationed and deployed overseas. Apart from the best popular music and 24/7 news form the UK, topics for inclusion vary from life after service in the Armed Forces, history, childhood obesity or any current topic of interest related to Bahrain and activities taking place here. Programme content can’t be too location specific, as shows emanating from Bahrain are also heard in the UK, UAE, Qatar, Mali and Estonia, so needs to capture content of interest to all of these audiences. It’s a tricky task but BFBS Stations Manager, Dave Roberts, is extremely optimistic about the potential for the future. “The morning show will soon be branded as local to Bahrain allowing significantly more local content”,
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