Cross Rhythms City Radio

Cross Rhythms City Radio is a Christian community station for Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. It began FM broadcasting in February 2002 as part of the early community-radio pilot. Its approach connects Christian belief with everyday local concerns, using contemporary music and conversation to reach people both within and beyond church communities.

The music includes rock, pop, rap and dance alongside programmes devoted to worship and other Christian musical traditions. This gives the station a different sound from a service based mainly on hymns or extended religious teaching. Interviews and spoken features address local organisations, culture, health, education and employment, while faith-related material remains part of the wider programme mix.

Chris Mountford presents breakfast and Jonathan Bellamy hosts City Drive. Community Choice provides a place for discussion and positive stories from the area. Specialist programmes include DJ Proclaima's Soulcure, DJ Zorro's Street Flava and a blues programme presented by Lins Honeyman. Peter Field explores heavier music, while Anne Donaldson presents Close Encounters. These different voices give musical and conversational strands their own identities.

The station's founding model involved contact with businesses, arts groups, churches and public services, and its history includes participation in local cultural and community initiatives. That background helps explain the balance of its output: Christian values inform the station, while subjects such as events, community projects and the work of local organisations make the broadcasts relevant to life around the Potteries. Listeners can hear contemporary Christian artists in a setting that also makes room for the issues and people of the surrounding area.