A British comedy television show, Phoenix Nights, cited Chorley's radio station, Chorley FM, whose slogan was " Coming in your ears ".

Chorley does have a radio station, ( which is unconnected to the TV Series ) The station based in Chorley originally broadcast for only a few weeks, but in 2005 received a licence to broadcast from Chorley Community Centre, for more information see Chorley FM.

Chorley FM is a radio station based in Chorley, Lancashire, England.

The name " Chorley FM " originated as the name of a fictional radio station featured in comedy programmes That Peter Kay Thing and Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere.

Then on 9 September 2005, Chorley FM was awarded a five-year licence to broadcast round the clock to the local community, this has recently been extended for a further 5 years.

Shortly after being granted their licence, the Chorley FM team created a competition in association with the Chorley Citizen newspaper, asking members of the community to design a logo for the station to use throughout its life, which was won by then 15-year-old, Rhys Griffiths.

In February 2008 Chorley FM saw a re-launch and implemented a new daytime music policy consisting of modern chart music, R & B, commercial dance, Indie rock and a few 80s, 90s chart classics.

In late 2007, Chorley FM won the ' Community Service Award ' at the National LGBT Health Summit and drew particular mention to the ' Breakout ' Show targeted at the LGBT community of Chorley.

In late 2008, Chorley FM worked in Conjunction with Search for a Star ( Launched as a joint project with the Daily Star ), a talent contest in partnership with Bobby Ball and Casey-Lee Jolleys.

2009 has seen the station continue to grow with much media attention ; including a number of inclusions in reports on Granada Reports and a behind the scenes look into volunteering as a young person at Chorley FM as part of the national BBC Blast project.

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* Paul le Roy, often mis-pronounced Leroy ( Kay )-A local disc jockey for the radio station Chorley FM.

Dave Spikey is patron of the non-profit radio station Chorley FM which is not the fictitious radio station made famous by That Peter Kay Thing and Phoenix Nights TV series.

He is a passionate 1980s music fan and fictional Radio DJ for a fictional Radio station called Chorley FM.

He is well known for his durastic punchline, " Chorley FM, coming in your ears!

Following the destruction of the Phoenix Club at the climax of the first series of Phoenix Nights, Brian Potter, whilst attempting to reform his staff line up, calls Max and Paddy as they are driving elderly Asian gentlemen to the mosque and singing at the tops of their voices to Is This the Way to Amarillo by Tony Christie, which is playing on Chorley FM, in what was to become an iconic moment for the series.

In addition it broadcasts to Preston, South Ribble and Chorley on 106. 5 FM.

Chorley is also famous for its famous Chorley cake.

Chorley, like most Lancashire towns, gained its wealth from the industrial revolution of the 19th century which was also responsible for the town's growth.

Also Chorley in its location on the edge of Lancashire Coalfield was vital in coal mining.

Chorley became incorporated as a municipal borough in 1881 by its first mayor William Augustus Smethurst.

It is the seat for the Borough of Chorley which is made up of Chorley and its surrounding villages.

Chorley St James Cricket Club are the second side in the town, competing in the Southport & District Amateur Cricket League, having been members of the Chorley League until its demise in 2005.

In 1922 the house and its contents were given to Chorley Corporation by Reginald Tatton, as a memorial to the local men killed in World War I.

Cheltenham, colloquially known as ' The Ham ', takes its name from a house built by William Chorley, a Sydney tailor and men ’ s outfitter, who acquired the land when it was released from the Field of Mars Reserve.

From his bed in the Chorley Park Hospital, Smythe dictated a statement to the Toronto Globe and Mail, which printed it on its front page on September 19, 1944:

Cheshire had its own system of taxes in the mediaeval period, the Mize, and in the records for 1405 Chorley was assessed at 20s 0d and Nether Alderley at 27s 0d.

As the railway network expanded and travel became easier, the railway company did not want its station called Chorley any more because of the possible confusion with Chorley in Lancashire.

Under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1866 Chorley became a civil parish in its own right.

Chorley constituency was one of the largest in electorate at the start of the review, which was a factor in the alterations to both its own composition and the changes to surrounding constituencies.

The hill is a distinctive feature on the skyline for most of the Borough of Chorley and further afield due to its unusual shape.

Unlike its local neighbours the village is developing a more suburban role through a series of land use planning decisions taken by Chorley Borough Council over the last 40 years.

Chorley wrote the English libretto for Gounod's Faust, for its first presentation in London in 1863 ( at Her Majesty's Theatre ).

They also built a second factory in the neighbouring town of Chorley which still remains today as the headquarters of the LEX leasing and parts company.

A second British temple was built in 1998 in Chorley, Lancashire.

During 1442 a local noble named Sir Rowland Standish ( a relative of Myles Standish, Mayflower passenger and military commander of Plymouth Colony ), who had fought at Agincourt, brought back to Chorley the skull and bones of Saint Lawrence and interred them at an altar at the parish church.

Chorley is served by the local NHS hospital Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital which is located on Euxton Lane in addition to a private hospital located in Euxton.

In terms of local sporting facilities the town is home to Chorley Fitness, who was awarded UK Fitness Centre of the Year and UK King of Clubs at the 2007 Club Mirror Awards.

Chorley has two local newspapers: the weekly paid-for Chorley Guardian and the free Chorley Citizen.

After finishing in sixth position, one place outside of the promotion play-offs, in the UniBond League Division One North during 2009 / 2010, manager Garry Flitcroft and several players departed the club to join local rivals Chorley.

* Chorley local elections

Following the construction of the railway, the local landowner, Sir Humphrey de Trafford, of Chorley Hall, laid out an extensive estate of new roads and new houses were incrementally added, filling-in most of the available sites by 1910.

Leyland station is now very much a commuter station from and to Preston, with links to Chorley, Wigan and Liverpool ( after years of no " Southbound " services towards Wigan a ' local ' service was resumed in 1988 ) and Manchester, with no long distance main line services calling at the station.