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A new DAB radio station with the freedom, spirit and free programming policy inspired by the original Radio Luxembourg in its hey day has been launched, and it covers the Solent and much of the Isle of Wight.
Media
The Isle of Wight media scene is very vibrant, which may be a surprise for many.
Here’s where you will find all of the articles that News OnTheWight has published about the various strands of the Island media, or where the Isle of Wight has featured in TV or films.
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Want to know what Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, wants to achieve for the Island and what he wants to be respected for? Watch this three minute video by Core Politics.
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Tune in on Friday to see Gardeners' World presenter, Mark Lane, make a visit to the Isle of Wight.
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Tune in this weekend to see the episode of Antiques Roadshow that was filmed on the Isle of Wight last September.
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Last Friday saw BBC radio 4's Any Question come to Ventnor for a live broadcast. The Isle of Wight MP is now encouraging other Island venues to host the programme too.
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The panelists for this week's Any Questions, being broadcast live and recorded at the Ventnor Winter Gardens, have been announced and include and Island businessman who is known right across the country.
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Once again the Isle of Wight's most southerly town, Ventnor, makes it onto a top ten list in a national paper.
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You might not realise it, but meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker is also a great artist. On Monday evening he'll be exploring Dimbola Museum and Galleries and learning more about Julia Margaret Cameron's pioneering photographic techniques.
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Any Questions? will be giving Islanders an opportunity to put questions on the most stimulating moral, political and social issues of the day to leading politicians and people prominent in public life. OnTheWight has details of how to get your free tickets.
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Angie Booth from Valu4U in East Cowes explained to a BBC reporter today how her business - which had been profitable for 21 years - has been decimated since Floating Bridge 5 was taken out of service in January 2017.
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Ian Marchant from BBCR4's Open Country programme comes to the Isle of Wight and finds out about the Island's ambitions to become plastic-free.
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Did Donna become a model? Did Lisa make it to Africa? Does Edward still like "interesting girls, ones who've got something to say"? Help us identify these young Islanders from 30+ years ago who appeared in the 1986 Just Seventeen double page spread.
