Radio Westminster Waves

Westminster Waves is the University of Westminster's community radio station, based at Harrow Campus. It brings students and colleagues into a shared broadcasting environment, with a studio and professional station management supporting their work. Live radio and podcasts provide different ways to present the creativity and interests of the university community to listeners across London.

The station works with the Smoke Radio society to create opportunities for collaboration and programme-making. Its areas of participation include news and journalism, sport, arts and culture, music and specialist presentation. That breadth allows contributors to develop a particular interest while working within a service designed to include people from across the university.

The university's outline gives particular scope to local music support, arts listings and event reporting. Sport can involve commentary as well as presentation, while journalism includes production and digital reporting in addition to reading news. Students and colleagues can also work on partnerships, events and the business side of broadcasting. These strands make the station a collaborative project across several disciplines, with the Harrow studio serving a wider university community. Its relationship with Smoke Radio is described as collaboration, allowing existing student-radio experience to contribute to the new service.

Training in radio production and broadcasting compliance forms part of the route for volunteers. Technical operations, outside broadcasts and digital content also offer ways to contribute away from the microphone. Westminster Waves combines those practical learning opportunities with a public community service, giving student and staff ideas a place in programmes that can reach beyond the campus itself.