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Entries to Future Radio's prestigious Next Big Thing competition are now open!

The competition, now in it's 7th year, is inviting online entries until the deadline of Wednesday September 29th - for more details and to enter, head to the Next Big Thing group page.

The Next Big Thing has seen previous winners such as Ed Sheeran and The Kabeedies and represents one of the best regional opportunities for new and emerging musical acts to break through and gain more recognition and opportunities.

Prizes include professional studio time, musical equipment and £1000 in cash, as well as the opportunity to play at leading venues across the city and provide support for touring bands.

Future Radio Station Manager Tom Buckham commented, "The Next Big is without doubt the leading regional competition for discovering new and emerging acts. Watching the entries come in over the next few weeks is going to be an exciting time.

Last year broke all previous records for the number of entries so we're hoping to see a lot of interest again this year and I'm sure we can look forward to hearing some quality acts coming through."

To submit an online entry head here

Friday August 6th saw the 3rd birthday of Future Radio, marking 3 years of full time broadcasting since we launched back in 2007.

With the recent relaunch and frequency change we decided to keep things fairly 'low key' this time round, but we'd like to thank all our supporters, listeners, volunteers and friends who have all contributed to our first (successful) 3 years on air.

Here's to many more on our new licence and frequency!

Love from 'Team Future'

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Friday July 2nd saw the official relaunch of Future Radio 107.8FM, and the end of transmissions on our old frequency.

At 8.30am, Terry Lee (hosting an extended 5 hour relaunch show) signalled the end of 96.9FM with a 'funeral song', which was provided by the Sex Pistols 'God Save The Queen'. As the song faded James Bensley and Station Manager Tom Buckham pulled the plug on our old transmitter, and the sounds of Primal Scream 'Moving on Up' officially launched Future Radio 107.8FM.

We've had some encouraging listener feedback so far on the new frequency, with lots of reports of improved reception - if you're now able to tune in to Future Radio (and couldn't before) - let us know where you're listening from!

See the map below for some of our recent listener reception points

Where can you tune into Future Radio on 107.8FM now? - Let us know and help fill our coverage map

View Future Radio 107.8 Coverage Map in a larger map