LOCAL radio station ToneFM has been given the go ahead to stay on air for the next five years.

Tone Community Media Group CIC has announced today (Monday, February 13) that after a recent review by Ofcom (The Office For Communications), the station has been granted a five-year extension for its current FM license.

It allows the station to stay on air until 2028.

It follows an announcement last year that in 2024 The Tone Community Media Group CIC will be launching a digital radio service for the area which ToneFM will also simulcast on, alongside other broadcasters.

Station director Patch Jobson said: "To have secured another extension for ToneFM, in the same month we celebrate our 10th birthday is great news.

“Our team, all of which are volunteers, work tirelessly to ensure we bring Taunton and the surrounding community the very best service we can, and as we’re now licensed to 2028 we can now continue to look forward to develop this even further, alongside the launch of our DAB service in 2024."

ToneFM can currently be listened to on 107.8FM, online at tonefm.co.uk, on a dedicated app which can be downloaded from either the Apple or Google app stores, alongside various streaming services such as TuneIn and RadioPlayer, or by activating the dedicated ToneFM Alexa Skill.