Media
HFM on 102.3FM was formed in November 1994 to provide a local FM station for Market Harborough and South Leicestershire, as it was felt the established local independent and BBC stations did not cater for the area.
OFCOM awarded the station a full-time licence on 15 July 2005 for 24 hours, 365 days a year operation. It is run largely by volunteers but has some freelance presenters.
The station launched full-time on Saturday 10 February 2007, with a live broadcast from The Square in Market Harborough's town centre. The first official voice on the station was that of Chris Jones, Programme Controller, and the first record played was "Are You Ready For Love" by Elton John.
HFM's programming is music-based but also focuses on community news and events. There is a daily Community Update as well as local news on the hour 8:00 am – 5:00 pm on weekdays, with updates at the weekends. Outside of these times, the station takes IRN (Independent Radio News)
The Harborough Mail is the local newspaper published each Thursday.
Market Harborough Magazine is a glossy monthly publication covering Market Harborough and surrounding area
| Leicester | Melton Mowbray | Uppingham | ||
| Lutterworth | Corby | |||
| Market Harborough | ||||
| Rugby | Northampton | Kettering |
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