Radio Abbey 104

Abbey 104 is a community radio station for Sherborne and the surrounding villages in Dorset. Broadcasting locally on 104.7 FM, it brings music together with news, interviews and stories from the area. Its studio on Yeovil Road provides a town-based home for a service whose purpose is to keep local people informed and involved as well as entertained.

The programme combines familiar classics, newer songs and specialist selections. Breakfast programmes and daytime music sit alongside local features, allowing different interests to appear within the same schedule. Guests from businesses, organisations and the wider community contribute experiences and information, giving the spoken parts of the service a relationship with life around Sherborne.

John Shearing and Bob Ford are both presenters and directors, while Susan Boyce combines presenting with work as membership secretary. The wider team includes Roger Cowley, Steve Wills, Chris Mason, Fred Theobald, Gilly Saunders and Sue Hill. These overlapping roles show how community radio depends on organisational work as well as voices on air, with volunteers helping to sustain the programme behind the scenes.

Community partners, event information and studio interviews extend the station's connections beyond its regular music shows. A listen-again collection also makes selected programmes available after their first broadcast. Abbey 104 offers residents and people with a continuing link to Sherborne a service shaped around the town and nearby villages, where local contributors have room to discuss their work and interests alongside the music.