Thornbury’s ‘local’ radio station is under threat after a report by an industry trade body.

Gloss FM re-launched in 2017 and operates out of Thornbury’s Castle Street after moving in to a new studio earlier this year.

The station looks to cover all events in the South Gloucestershire area however they are still in the process of trying to obtain a FM license.

That task may have become harder after Radio Centre called for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Government regulator Ofcom to pause its community radio licensing.

The centre represents big commercial radio stations with revenues of over £670 million per year.

Gloss FM Station Director Chris Criddle has expressed his disappointment that the group are now potentially facing a further set-back in their quest for a permanent FM broadcast.

“This makes me so annoyed as Thornbury is not served by any local radio station,” he said.

“We have proven there is huge support for a truly local radio station for this town.

“After 7 years battling with Whitehall bureaucrats, we now face a new hurdle in the form of a huge commercial interest that wants to deny Thornbury a chance to ever have local radio.”

All broadcasts from the station come from the internet via their Town Centre studio that was recently opened by Mayor of Thornbury, Cllr Shirley Holloway.

In September the station revealed, after lobbying, it would be invited by OFCOM to apply for a broadcast license.

The station has requested help from MP for Thornbury and Yate, Luke Hall after he previously helped with lobbying OFCOM.

There is good news for the station though, with the team announcing that they are set to bring in a new ‘Solid Gold Sunday’ show, presented by Ray Trigg.

Not-for-profit organisations have also been invited by Gloss FM to have free on-air ‘infomertials’ to promote themselves and their campaigns, whilst a recent Android app update also allows listeners to give instant feedback via a thumbs up or thumbs down button.