Community Radio

The Community Radio Awards are to return for a third year, celebrating the best of the community radio sector.

Graham Coley, the founder and manager of Takeover Radio in Nottinghamshire, has died after a battle with cancer.

Eight new community radio licences in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland have been awarded by Ofcom.

Ofcom is to monitor Beyond Radio in Lancaster after it failed to deliver on its Key Commitments for the second time in six months.

Raaj FM has been found in breach of the Broadcasting Code for transmitting offensive language during a song.

Radio Dawn has been fined £2,000 for breaching its community radio licence, after saying violent acts committed against non-Muslim people would bring honour to Islam.

The city of York will get two new community radio stations, as Ofcom awards licences to Jorvik FM and YO1 Radio.

Rhubarb Radio is now covering match day live commentary of this season’s home and away games on UK soil for Wakefield Trinity.

Presenters at Wirral Radio have locked themselves in the studio to draw attention to their plea for help to revive the station.

Ofcom has found Guildford’s Kane FM in breach of the Code over potentially highly offensive comments made during one of its shows.

Wirral Radio has launched a Crowdfunding page after listener reaction to the closure of the station.

Dom Chambers has posted a new edition of the RadioToday Third Sector podcast to celebrate UNESCO's World Radio Day.

RadioReverb has announced that this year’s Reverbathon will take place on 3 March 2018.

Merseyside station Wirral Radio has surprised listeners and the industry by announcing its immediate closure.

A brother and sister are celebrating a year of hosting their own radio programme on Lancaster's community youth station Beyond Radio.

A joke about missing children which went wrong has caused Tameside Radio to be put in breach of its Ofcom licence.

A new radio station playing the sounds of Dartmoor National Park has been given a licence by Ofcom.

Ofcom has today announced the award of six new community radio licences in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Established community radio station Cannock Chase Radio FM will launch its FM service at the end of March.

Wolverhampton community radio station 101.8 WCR FM is to broadcast an hour programme in memory of the late broadcaster Ed Doolan.

Former BBC Radio Cambridgeshire presenter Richard Spendlove has joined community station Zack FM.

Former Rock FM, Magic, Century and The Bee presenter Rob Charles is taking over the evening show on Preston community station City Beat.

Seven new community radio groups have been given licences to broadcast, including five in the North West of England.

Chester’s community radio station celebrates 10th birthday with 24-hour charity broadcast.

Radio Newquay will focus on surfing when it launches on FM after winning a five-year community radio licence from Ofcom.

Ofcom has received 44 applications to operate new community radio stations in areas which overlap with existing services.

Ofcom has awarded nine more community radio licences - to groups in Staffordshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall and south Wales.

Community radio station TCR FM in Tamworth did not close over the weekend as previously announced.

Tamworth community radio station TCR FM is to cease broadcasting after nearly eight years on the air.

The second annual Community Radio Awards were held on Saturday evening with Wycombe Sound 106.6 FM named Station of The Year 2017.

The Community Radio Awards takes place this Saturday in Bristol, hosted by last year’s Station of the Year winner, Ujima Radio and broadcast live on inRadio.

YO1 Radio started at 7am on Tuesday 12th September, aimed at people in York and the North Yorkshire area.

Preston's community radio station CityBeat 103.2 has been found in breach of its licence for a comment made about transgender people.

Awaaz FM station manager and presenter Rozi Sakhi Mughal has died just days after getting married.

See the full shortlists for this year's Community Radio Awards, being held in Bristol on 23rd September.

The UK's longest running annual RSL at Blackburn Rovers Football Club has ceased broadcasting this season.

Community radio station Erewash Sound has organised a variety show to help raise funds for a new studio and to support a local hospice.

Radio Dawn, a community radio station broadcasting to the Muslim community in Nottingham, has been found in breach of its licence for the broadcast of a Nasheed.

Three dozen hopeful groups want a new community radio licence from Ofcom.

Stone Radio has started streaming with programmes one day a week aimed at the Staffordshire town.

A consortium of ex-Q96FM employees and local Renfrewshire businessmen have applied for a community radio licence for Paisley.

Sheffield community radio station Iman FM will not be going back on air, after Ofcom revoked its licence for extremely serious breaches of the Broadcasting Code.

Former Star Radio presenter Neil Jones is moving his long-running Rock Show to Cambridge 105.

Only those in an area on the list of approved areas can apply at this time.

Community stations Saint FM, Beyond Radio and TCR FM have been found in breach by Ofcom following concerns they weren't complying with the requirements of their licences.

Lancashire community station has been found in breach of its licence by Ofcom after playing a song containing various uses of the F-word.

A community radio station in Sheffield is off-air after Ofcom suspended its licence.

MKFM’s campaign to collect 50,000 tins of food for the MK Food Bank over 90 days has overachieved its goal.

Station tells Ofcom its lack of live shows was due to illness of a key member of staff.

This community station has been found in breach of the Broadcasting Code after reporting itself for not sticking to the rules.