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Listeners decided they wanted their own radio station for the Somerset area.

Eventually, 10 years later, 麻豆社 Somerset Sound was born.

The radio station hit the airwaves for the first time on 11 April 1988.

At that time, its main studios were based at Paul Street in Taunton with a smaller studio in Yeovil.

Steve Haigh at the launch of 麻豆社 Somerset Sound

In August 2002, 麻豆社 Somerset Sound moved to state-of-the-art studios opposite County Hall in Taunton.

麻豆社 Somerset Sound's first studios on Paul Street

In the same year, it also changed frequency from 1323AM to 1566AM to avoid interference from a Russian radio station.

In December 2007, it was launched on 95.5fm making it available to people all over the county and beyond.

麻豆社 Somerset, as it is now known, is the only local speech-based radio station and covers the shire county.

The station provides all the latest news and information for the county, and the shows are a lively mix of guests, debate, competitions, music and features.

In February 2003, the 麻豆社's Where I Live website for Somerset at bbc.co.uk/somerset was launched.

麻豆社 Somerset Sound's 10th birthday in 1998

It's based in Broadcasting House and plays host to the page you're reading.

From May 2007, the 麻豆社 Somerset Bus is on the road. Its role across the county is manifold, including:

• To bring 麻豆社 Somerset out into local communities across the county
• To help to improve what people in the county want from their local radio station, and from the 麻豆社 in general
• To promote the major 麻豆社 campaigns, such as the Reading and Writing project (RaW) and Springwatch and Autumnwatch among many others
• To feedback to the 麻豆社 any brickbats and bouquets - from listeners/viewers who might not usually have the chance to comment
• To broadcast live shows around Somerset from a town or village near you