Brum Radio

Brum Radio is an independent radio service rooted in Birmingham. Its published programme combines music with arts and conversation, giving the city's creative activity a place alongside specialist selections. The service runs throughout the day, with individual shows providing changes of subject and presentation.

The schedule includes alternative music and spoken cultural material, including poetry-oriented programming. This range allows the station to approach local creativity through more than one medium. Music can be the main subject of a show, but discussion and performance also contribute to the sound of the service.

The archive gives that mix some distinctive names. Steve Taylor presents The A to X of Alternative Music, while Mike Davies hosts Alternative Roots. Brum Radio Poets with Rick Sanders provides a dedicated space for poetry, and Birmingham Midweek with Roifield Brown brings guests into conversation. Other examples include Interval Theatre, Polyrhythms with Peter Sharples and Ruffer N Tuffer with Jonnie Greaves. The individual programmes make room for specialist knowledge as well as the city's performers, writers and cultural conversations.

Its Birmingham identity gives the broad programme a shared setting without restricting listening to people in the city. Brum Radio is particularly relevant to anyone interested in independent cultural radio and the connections between a place, its contributors and the work they choose to share. The combination of music, arts and speech makes it a destination for exploration rather than one fixed musical style.