Radio Academy FM Thanet

Academy FM Thanet is a community station serving Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and the surrounding Isle of Thanet. Broadcasting since 5 April 2010, it combines music from the 1960s onwards with current chart selections. Local news, travel and weather accompany wider headlines, while interviews give residents and organisations a way to discuss subjects affecting this part of coastal Kent.

Debbie Day is both a breakfast presenter and the station's programming manager, and also presents All 60s. Paul Rutters, Andy Theoff and Chris West are among the other breakfast voices. Their experience includes local broadcasting across Thanet and Kent, with Theoff involved at Academy FM from its launch.

The daytime team includes Patrick Foster, Craig Cowell and Paul James. Cowell has presented Drivetime, while James combines daytime appearances with a dance and disco programme. Phil Dilley contributes the Retro Years, Live and Unleashed and Sunday Brunch. These individual strands add different musical interests to the station's broad selection of familiar records and recent songs.

Training is a substantial part of Academy FM's work. People of different ages and abilities learn communication and broadcasting skills, and some progress to their own programmes, as Sally Prior did through the station's training project. Local charities and organisations receive support through interviews and publicity. The volunteer group's work has been recognised with the King's Award for Voluntary Service, reflecting a community role that extends from the microphone into practical participation and support across Thanet.