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{{Infobox Radioradio Stationstation

| name = More Radio Hastings

| imagelogo = =

| city =

| area = [[Hastings]] & [[Bexhill-on-Sea|Bexhill]]

| sloganairdate = Where11 greatApril music lives1998

| airdate frequency = 10 April107.8 1998MHz

| frequencyformat = 107.8[[Adult MHzContemporary]]

| formatpower = [[Adult Contemporary]]=

| powerformer_names = Arrow = FM

| erp = 100w

| class = omni polarisation

| callsign_meaning =

| owner = [[MediaTotal SoundSense HoldingsMedia]]

| sister_stations = [[More Radio Mid-Sussex]], [[More Radio Eastbourne]] and [[More Radio Worthing]]

| websitewebcast = [httphttps://www.moreradio.online/radioplayer/more-radio-hastings/ MoreListen RadioLive]

'''More Radio Hastings''', formerly '''Arrow FM''', is an [[Independent Local Radio]] station serving [[Hastings]], [[Bexhill-on-Sea|Bexhill]], [[Battle, East Sussex|Battle]] and surrounding areas. It is owned and operated by [[MediaTotal SoundSense HoldingsMedia]] and broadcasts from studios in [[Worthing]], as part of a network of stations across [[Sussex]] in [[South East England]].

The group disbanded a year before the Radio Authority advertised a licence for one or more services in East Sussex. The winning bid, Conqueror Broadcasting Ltd - a consortium of local investors and radio operators, led by businessman Bill Uttley Moore CBE, who created the Arrow fm brand - won the licence in 1997. Mark Briggs rejoined the station ahead of its full-time launch on [[Good Friday]] 10 April 1998.

By 2000, Arrow FM had been sold to Radio Investments Ltd, which also had interests in nearby stations. This group went on to become [[The Local Radio Company]], which then sold Arrow FM along with sister station [[Sovereign FM]] to Media Sound Holdings in 2009. Bespoke local programming for the area was reduced to the weekday breakfast show, with all other output shared with sister stations [[Bright FM]], [[Sovereign FM]] and [[More Radio Worthing|Splash FM]].

In November 2010, [[Ofcom]] approved a request to share programming across all four stations, stating the changes ''would not substantially alter the character of the service.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6535 |title=More sharing for Sussex stations |quote=Sussex radio stations Splash, Sovereign, Bright and Arrow have been given permission to share all programmes across the stations, Ofcom has announced. |date=7 December 2010 |accessdate=21 February 2011 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503235846/http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6535 |archivedate=3 May 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

All programming on the station is produced from MediaTotal SoundSense's Worthing studios and shared with [[BrightMore FMRadio Mid-Sussex]], [[SovereignMore FMRadio Eastbourne]] and [[SplashMore FMRadio Worthing]] with opt-outs for local news and advertising.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://arrowfm.co.uk/public-file/ |title=Arrow FM public file] |access-date=17 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722160933/http://arrowfm.co.uk/public-file/ |archive-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> TheLocal network'snews presentersairs includeevery Paulhour Williamsfrom (weekday6am breakfast),to Anna6pm Binghamon (weekday daytime)weekdays and Simonfrom Osborne8am to 12pm on Saturdays with headlines on the half-hour during (weekday breakfast and drivetime) shows.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arrowfm.co.uk/public-file/ |title=Arrow FM public file |access-date=17 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722160933/http://arrowfm.co.uk/public-file/ |archive-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> National news bulletins from [[Sky News Radio]] are carried hourly at all other times.

*[http://moreradio.online/ officialOfficial website]

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