Access FM was initiated as a function of Bridgwater's YMCA and as such held the same values as the charity. Access FM was founded by Martin Hodgson (CEO of Bridgwater YMCA), Grant Francis (owner of Special Media Projects) and Tom Copestake, a youth worker who had worked with a Christian radio station in Coventry before moving to work at Bridgwater YMCA. Soon after the station launched on 9 June 2013, Jason Pimm joined the management team to help with development. The community station began with the intentions of providing youth based programming to 16 - 25-year olds in order to give the younger generation something new and productive to get involved with. Many of the voluntary presenters were aged 16 – 20 and the station acted as the first step into the industry. Under the management and direction of Tom Copestake and technical skills of Grant Francis, Access FM had mild success within the community, attending multiple events and marking new ground for local radio in the area. The station was the first in history to provide live broadcast coverage from Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival in 2014. Tom Copestake left Access FM in October 2015 and the station went through a re-branding process under a revised management team. Local radio expert Dave Englefield joined Martin Hodgson, Grant Francis and Jason Pimm, along with Bryan Leaker MBE to create Sedgemoor FM, which launched on 4 April 2016. Sedgemoor FM broadcasts on 104.2FM across Bridgwater and the rest of the district, providing listeners with a unique schedule of programming specific for the community. Dave Englefield now directs station and sales operations, Grant Francis continues his work as technical manager and Jason Pimm plays as support to both as station administrator and facilitator. Deciding to push Sedgemoor FM towards an older demographic than its predecessor, the team have successfully created a radio station that the community have welcomed. Scheduling consists of a variety of informative and entertaining radio shows including Dave Englefield's Breakfast Show, Sedgemoor Life with Jackie Sealy and The Carnival Show with Andy Bennett, along with local and national news coverage, local events guide, The Lowdown, and Just The Job, which highlights current job vacancies in the area. Bridgwater is now best known for the illuminated "Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival" that attracts around 150,000 people from around the country and overseas. Now held annually on the Saturday after the first Friday of November (i.e. - the nearest Saturday to 5 November), it was original held on the first Thursday of November, later moving to the first Friday.