The parent company (Proper Community Media (Lancaster) Ltd.) was awarded a Community Radio broadcast license by Ofcom in 2014[1] and launched at 10:35 am on Saturday 30 July 2016[2] (the time 10:35 was chosen to reflect the station's FM frequency.
Following an online social media poll the first track played was 'The Boys Are Back in Town' by Thin Lizzy.
Now the building houses two broadcast studios, a production area and a live room with recording facilities.
The station broadcasts at 100 W ERP on the frequency of 103.5 MHz FM from the top of the Ashton Memorial (SD 488 613) at a height of 40 m AGL.
There is an FM relay transmitter in Carnforth on 107.5 MHz with an ERP of 20 W. Beyond Radio also broadcasts on DAB+ through the "MuxCo Morecambe Bay".