Sponsor a Show on Bishop FM
Reach listeners in South Durham and Darlington for £40 per month
Benefits of radio advertising and sponsorship
Promotion on evening and weekend shows on Bishop FM
Audience
Enhance your brand’s profile and exposure with your target audience. Does your venue host live music? Sponsor a related show and you could reach listeners who are more likely to be interested.
Emotional
Listeners will hear your commercial between their favourite songs and artists in a show hosted by a presenter they know. Some of our shows have been on air for over a decade.
Simple
Radio campaigns can start quickly and the pricing is simple. We’ll set up the sponsor credits so your business sounds great on air.
88%
Percentage of population tuning into radio every week1
20.5 hours
On average a listener tunes in for 20.5 hours of live radio per week2
148,000+
Our coverage area on FM and DAB+ includes over 148,000 adults
21,000+
Unique online listeners during 2023
1 & 2 RAJAR Infographic Q4 2023, 3 News Consumption in the UK: 2022, Ofcom
About sponsorship on Bishop FM
Coverage in South Durham & Darlington
Our coverage area on FM and DAB+ digital radio includes more than 148,000 adults4.
Music genre and decade shows
Sponsor an evening or weekend show dedicated to Rock, Blues, Northern Soul, Folk, Indie, Punk or Dance as well as decades like the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s.
Affordable and flexible packages
Sponsor an evening or weekend show for £40 per month and receive sponsor credits on air during the show and in promos. Your banner will also be displayed at bishopfm.com and on social media updates.
4 Darlington & Bishop Auckland small‐scale DAB parameters, Ofcom
Radio advertising packages
Flexible packages to suit your objectives and budget
Show Sponsorship
£40 per month
- Three plays of your sponsor credit in each show hour
- Extra plays during promos for the show
- Your logo on bishopfm.com and social media posts
- FREE sponsor credit production
- Minimum three month term
Custom
Do you have something else in mind or would like to discuss sponsorship opportunities on Bishop FM?
Would you like to promote an event or festival?
Contact us and speak to the team to find out more about how you can reach listeners on Bishop FM.
Advertising terms apply. Pay by debit/credit card or bank transfer.
Our Community
More than 7,700 fans follow Bishop FM online.
We know that more than 62% of our fans call Bishop Auckland, Crook, Durham, Shildon, Spennymoor, Newton Aycliffe, Darlington and Ferryhill their home5.
Our website was visited by more than 1.7K users in November 2023.
5 Social media insights
Platforms
Bishop FM is available on the platforms that account for 96% of radio listening in the UK6.
Listeners can download the Bishop FM app for their smartphones, ask their smart speaker to ‘play Bishop FM’ and listen on the website.
We’re also on Radioplayer and TuneIn, making it easy for listeners to choose Bishop FM on the go or at home on TVs and speakers.
6 Platform share of all radio listening, RAJAR
105.9 FM
DAB+ Digital Radio
Bishop FM App
Smart Speakers
How it works
From initial idea to starting the campaign on Bishop FM
1. Objectives
First we’ll discuss a sponsor campaign with you to understand what you want to achieve with radio advertising.
2. Create the sponsor credits
Then we will work with you to create a sponsor tag that listeners will hear as well as how your logo will look on bishopfm.com and social media.
3. Get started on air
A voiceover artist will record the sponsor tag and your message will be heard on the sponsored show.
Enquire about radio advertising with Bishop FM
Speak to our team to find out more about advertising with Bishop FM.
Call us or send a message and we’ll get back to you.
We’ve been helping businesses and organisations advertise in Bishop Auckland and the surrounding area for over 15 years.