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We are Norwich's Community Radio Station

Future Radio is one of the longest running community radio stations in the UK. We received our full-time broadcast licence in 2005 and since then we have been Norwich’s Community Station, broadcasting for and about the people, organisations, culture, news and events in our City.

What is Community Radio?

Community radio stations are run for, and by, people in their communities. They are powered by volunteers and offer anyone the opportunity to get involved with radio, develop new skills, have their voice heard and take part in their community.

Run by volunteers Our People

Coordinated by a small team of staff, our volunteers create and present shows, interviews, features and podcasts representing their interests, specialist music genres, culture, groups and goings-on in Norwich.

Future Radio is operated by around 70 volunteers, who present and produce shows, source local news stories, carry out administrative tasks and anything else needed to run a radio station.

Local people choose to get involved with Future Radio for all sorts of reasons, such as representing their interests or community on-air, learning new skills, or feeling more involved with their community.

Our volunteers use their time with us to build on their skills and experiences, many go on to have successful careers in the media or other industries, such as Greg James (Radio 1), Thordis Fridriksson (Radio Cambridgeshire) and Sam Day (Radio Norfolk & The Community Radio Male Presenter of the Year 2019). Many Future volunteers are now also working at local media organisations, including the Eastern Daily Press and Norwich Evening News.

The station is managed by our Station Manager, Dean Tucker and Business Development Manager, Christopher Remer, supported by a core team of volunteer Broadcast Assistants, including university students who join us on a work placement as part of their degree.

Station Manager Dean

Hi I’m Dean, I’ve spent my whole working life in radio – community, commercial and the BBC, but now I’m responsible for everything you hear on Future Radio. Get in touch if you would like to get involved!

Business Development Manager Christopher

Hi, I’m Christopher Remer, Future Radio’s Business Development Manager. I’m responsible for generating revenue for the station, and promoting Future Radio to the wider community across Greater Norwich. If you’d like to promote your business or organisation on air, give me a call!

Broadcast Assistants

“With my time at Future Radio having only just begun, I’m happy to say it more than lives up to my expectations and surpasses them in many areas. Learning about Future Projects as a whole has really put the work we do at the station into perspective and I’m looking forward to what is to come.”

Claire Allen, Broadcast Assistant (Work Placement)

Our Content

We are Norwich’s local radio station. We broadcast shows and content representing the interests of the people of Norwich, created by our volunteers and featuring hundreds of guests each year from local businesses, charities, community groups, music groups, events, political organisations and so on.

Every weekday, you’ll hear interviews, local news, music, traffic and travel info, and regular features, as well as great music and conversation!

Around our core programmes, Breakfast with Future Radio, The Community Session and Drive, our schedule is populated with specialist shows dedicated to particular music genres, interests, hobbies or cultures. Right now in our broadcast schedule, you can hear shows dedicated to music genres from the 60s, Jazz and Rock right through to Indie, Dance and Drum & Bass.

We work with local organisations to create shows dedicated to supporting people in need, such as:

  • The 12th Man Radio Show (with The Outsiders CIC), discussing and breaking down the stigma around men’s mental health.
  • The Better Together Show (with Voluntary Norfolk), providing information and positive stories for people struggling with loneliness and isolation.
  • Money Matters (supported by The Aviva Foundation), providing money management tips and info about local resources for people struggling with their finances.

We produce shows reflecting community interests, including our Gardening Show with seasonal gardening tips and info about where to source your garden necessities locally, our arts and culture show, Platform, and the UK’s only Vegan radio show, Future Vegan.

Future Projects Our Parent Charity

Future Radio is part of Future Projects, a charity whose mission is to unlock the potential of communities experiencing hardship and deprivation by delivering high quality services and support which enables lasting change.

Alongside the radio station, Future Projects delivers that mission through Future Support and Future Education. Future Support is a collection of specialist support services helping those most in need in areas such as housing and homelessness, welfare entitlements, family support, debt and money advice, health and wellbeing, employability support, loneliness and isolation, and any other challenges being faced by vulnerable people in our communities.

Future Education is a specialist independent school which engages children with complex needs and nurtures them to become successful adults through an academic and therapeutic curriculum.

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Contact

Get in touch about featuring your story on air in our local news segment or to request an interview about your organisation or cause.

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Our Schedule

Broadcasting to 380,000 people in Greater Norwich, our schedule is made of dozens of shows led by a creative and diverse range of passionate presenters.

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NR5 8EG

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