[4] In April 2012, the Prescap charity closed due to the loss of its Arts Council England funding.

[5] Preston FM was spun out into its own independent company to allow it to continue broadcasting, and moved out of Prescap's building into its own studios on Cannon Street.

[9] In June 2017, the station was found in breach of its Ofcom licence after transphobic comments were made by the presenter of the Bigger Drive Home programme.

The regulator's investigation found that the station had not adhered to its Key Commitments on a number of levels, including the absence of any news, sport or speech programming, and a lack of older music tracks.

[13] Beat 103 transmits on 103.2 MHz with an ERP of 25 watts from Guild Tower in Preston city centre.