Rhondda Radio

Rhondda Radio is a volunteer-run, non-profit community station based in Treorchy and focused on life across the Rhondda. Music, local voices, news and events form its core output. An elected board and management team oversee the organisation, while volunteers contribute presentation, newsreading, production and other practical skills. Its home at the Vintage & Retro toogoodtowaste premises on Horeb Street places it within the community it serves.

The published programme archive shows a wide musical range. Tony Buckley revisits the 1970s and 1980s, while separate throwback programmes look at the 2000s and 2010s. Country and Folk and The Classical Show give other styles their own space. Programmes built around newer music, dance and older favourites make the service broader than a single era or genre, with breakfast and drivetime providing familiar points through the working week.

The archive also includes Film Friday, Community Connect and the CCFC Phone In, alongside Saturday Sporty Show. Welsh-titled output such as Prynhawn Da Gyda and Dawnsio appears within the same collection. Amy's Love Show and Planet Amy add further named strands. Together, these programmes illustrate how entertainment, sport and community subjects can share a local schedule without every programme following the same format.

The volunteer team includes Amy Hunt, David Arthur, Gaynor Webster and Wendy Rees, with Carla Lonergan and Katie Bardsley among the newsreaders. Support from organisations including the National Lottery, Trivallis and the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund has helped the station develop. Roadshows, fundraising and recorded local interviews extend its work beyond the studio, keeping participation and Rhondda stories central to the service.