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Darlo Fans Radio is an online local radio station operated by fans of and in conjunction with Darlington F.C. to provide commentary of Darlington's games, both home and away

History
Up till 2012, Darlington games were covered in part by BBC Radio Tees. However Darlington were put into Administration in January 2012 by Chairman Raj Singh. At the end of the season, Darlington finished in a relegation position and were relegated, because the incoming 1883 rescue group could not secure a C.V.A. or get the football share, which entitled Darlington to play football, from former Chairman Raj Singh, the The Football Association decreed that Darlington F.C. was dissolved and further relegated the club, now known as Darlington 1883, a further 3 Divisions to the 9th Tier Northern League

Launch
In 2012, Darlington 1883 started life in the Northern League groundsharing at Heritage Park, home of Bishop Auckland F.C.. Because of there low position in the National League System, radio coverage of the club had all but stopped.

In 2013, Darlington fan Andrew Simpson saw a gap and came up with the idea of Darlo Fans Radio to provide commentary for the exiled Darlo fans and ex-pat Darlo fans around the world.

Since starting in 2013 Andrew has been joined by Michael Cansfield, Michael Price and Stuart Armstrong in presenting commentary home and away.

Football commentary
Since 2013 Darlo Fans Radio has broadcast games up and down the country from the Northern Premier League First Division North right up to present season in Vanarama National League. Some of the more famous games games covered by DFR are when Darlington won the 2014-15 Northern Premier League Season Play-Off against Bamber Bridge F.C. and when Darlington won the 2015-16 Northern Premier League Season with a 7-1 win away at Whitby Town F.C.

Programming
It's programming is solely devoted to Football Commentary, with music being played in the build up to a game and at half time.

Darlo Fans Radio also has there own Twitter Account to take dedications before a game.

DFR also has a showreel archive of previous for listeners to listen to again and download

Listeners
Darlo Fans Radio is popular amongst exiles and ex-pats, they broadcast on mixlr, which can be downloaded onto any smartphone, tablet or P.C. It is available in the Google Play Store fpr Android Users And in the iTunes store for Apple iOS users. Since it's launch it has racked up over 135,000 listens and has over 550 followers, with listeners from as far away as Texas in the United States to Hong Kong in the Far East. It is also popular amongst fans who do not attend away games. They have also won praise from opposition supporters, who have listened in when there team was playing Darlington, for there relatively unbiased matchday commentary

Presenters

 * Andrew Simpson
 * Michael Price
 * Michael Cansfield
 * Stuart Armstrong

Sometimes players and ex-players are invited to join the commentary