Bradley Stoke Radio

Bradley Stoke Radio is operated entirely by volunteers for Bradley Stoke and neighbouring parts of South Gloucestershire and north Bristol. Its audience includes communities around Little Stoke, Stoke Gifford, Patchway and Filton. The station offers residents, schools, charities and local groups a place to explain their work and share experiences.

Its schedule combines community news and conversation with an unusually broad range of entertainment. Country, blues, world music and older popular records have dedicated programmes, while radio drama adds a spoken performance strand. Individual contributors bring their interests into the schedule, allowing different musical periods and forms of presentation to coexist.

The station's own programme archive includes The Blues Lounge, where an album of the week and guest contributions give blues selections a more detailed setting. Let Me Be The One explores Eurovision music, extending its interest beyond the annual contest itself. Come Now Is The Time To Worship with Steve Weeks adds a faith-based strand. These individual programmes demonstrate the breadth of a volunteer schedule: a specific musical tradition, an international song contest and religious reflection can each receive sustained attention from contributors with different interests.

Outside broadcasts and appearances at school activities, festivals and sporting occasions connect the station with people beyond the studio. Training and voluntary participation are part of its community purpose, alongside giving organisations a local media platform. These links keep Bradley Stoke Radio closely connected with the towns and neighbourhoods it serves.