Ipswich 102


Ipswich 102 is a local radio station serving Ipswich. The station took over the FM frequency from Town 102 on 18 October 2018, 10 weeks after launching on DAB Digital Radio on 1 August 2018.
The station is owned by the shareholders in MuxCo Suffolk Ltd, the company that operates the DAB Digital Radio multiplex that broadcasts to the area.
The licence for the area had previously been held by Town 102 but Ofcom awarded the licence to Ipswich 102. This had been the first time in its history that Ofcom had not awarded a re-advertised licence to the incumbent broadcaster. Ofcom said that it regarded the station's multiplex holdings as reason why the new operator would be able to support the station: "Ipswich FM’s commitment to broadcasting on the Suffolk DAB multiplex means it would have access to a greater number of potential listeners than the incumbent licensee, which does not, and did not indicate any plans to, broadcast on DAB."

Team

The station announced on 1 August that the launch will be led by Paul Morris. Paul Morris was previously a presenter on SGR-FM and had, until last year, been the Programme Director for Town 102, the station Ipswich 102 replaced.