Felixstowe Radio

Felixstowe Radio is a community service combining local conversation with a notably varied music schedule. Interviews introduce people and businesses from the town, while requests and listener contributions connect the programmes to their audience. The station works from premises at the former Orwell High School off Maidstone Road, shared with the Felixstowe Opportunity Group.

Trish Mitchell and Jimmy Simmonds are among the breakfast voices. Pete Guilder presents Pete 7 in the Afternoon, and Laura Locke hosts Laura Unlocked. Neil Gallant's Gallanty Ravioli Show revisits music from different decades, including less frequently heard records. These presenter-led programmes provide a daytime framework around which the more specialised shows are arranged.

Classical Ann with Ann Kearney gives classical music its own place. Brian Smith contributes All That Jazz and Afternoon Delight, while Steve Swain explores jazz, funk and soul. Gary Cookes selects reggae, Middagh Goodwin presents This Is Ska and Andy Phillips draws on his own collection for Andy's Album Show. Clare Rowe's Friday Rock Night adds another distinct musical direction, and Graham Malster-Smith's Remix Room covers disco-pop and dance styles.

The station also connects music with film, theatre and local interests. Thanks for the Memories, presented by David and Sylvia K, draws on a century of stage and screen music, from film themes to songs from musicals. Pat Haseman contributes a local sports roundup as well as music from the 1950s and 1960s. That contrast between specialist collections, community interviews and sport is central to Felixstowe Radio's broad programme.