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

95.8 Capital FM broadcasts bulletins containing a mix of London, UK and world news together with sport, entertainment, travel and weather information on the hour from 5am to 7pm on weekdays, 6am to 12 noon on Saturdays and 7am to 12 noon on Sundays.  There are additional updates at 6.30am, 7.30, 8.30, 5.30pm and 6.30 on weekdays.

Recent news stories covered on air

The latest London, UK and world news headlines are available on a ticker on the home page of our website. For more detailed coverage of the top stories, click here to go to the news section of our website.

The news team

You can contact 95.8 Capital FM's News Team on 020 7054 8060 or email newsdesk@capitalfm.com .
 
News Editor - Matthew Schofield
Newsreaders - Andy Hayes, Katie Henderson, Claire Miller, Tim John
Journalists - Adam Edwards, Rachel Hardiman, Charlotte Hilder, Alison McGarragh
Sport - Phil Blacker, Mark Scott
Entertainment - Jodie Ross
Travel - Hugh Broom, Jay-Louise Knight

The programme schedule

Details of Capital 95.8’s programmes can be found on the schedule . This includes details of all the shows for the coming week as well as quick links to all the DJ pages.

The average number of hours of automated programming within weekday daytimes and within daytimes on Saturdays and Sundays.

We are proud to broadcast the vast majority of our output live from the Capital 95.8 studios in Leicester Square. None of our output is automated, and no programmes are pre-recorded.

The amount of local programming per day produced by the station

As we have such a strong focus on London, all Capital's output is produced and presented from our Leicester Square studios.

Ofcom localness guidelines

Ofcom, the government regulator with responsibility for local radio, has produced localness guidelines that this station adheres to. These guidelines can be read here .

In addition all local radio stations have written ‘formats’ that they must follow at all times. You can read ours here .

If you have a complaint to make about Capital, in the first instance please contact Patrick Neville, Programme Administrator. Patrick can be contacted by email at patrick.neville@capitalfm.com or by telephone on 020 7054 8145 .

If you are unhappy with the response you receive, you can complain directly to the regulator, Ofcom. Their website has full details about how to do this. Click here to find out more .

Station contact details

We love hearing from our listeners! If you’d like to contact us for any reason, you can do so via our contact us page which will give you all the information you need.

Events / charities support or coverage

95.8 Capital FM has its own in-house charity, Help a London Child, which supports London-based projects for disadvantaged children. All information can be found here .

Recent programme and / or news highlights

We keep our website up to date with all the latest happenings at Capital, so if you want to know what we’re up to, then please visit the homepage at www.capitalradio.com . If you have any specific questions, then our Contact Us page contains details of how to get in touch with us.

Any other issues or areas of interest likely to impact on localness

There are no current issues that impact on the localness of the station.

The station’s playlist

Our complete playlist can be found here . The playlist is updated weekly on a Thursday and includes links to listen to a clip of each song.

How to complain to the station or to Ofcom

If you have a complaint to make about Capital, in the first instance please contact Patrick Neville, Programme Administrator. Patrick can be contacted by email at patrick.neville@capitalfm.com or by telephone on 020 7054 8145 .

If you are unhappy with the response you receive, you can complain directly to the regulator, Ofcom. Their website has full details about how to do this: www.ofcom.org.uk/complain