Charity radio stations

Charity radio stations are usually set up by experienced or interested radio DJs who usually want to run a small scale radio station as their hobby. Many people can get involved is charity radio in their own time and many stations take pride in teaching new people who either want to pursue it as a career or just have an interest.

West Hull Community radio station (WHCRFM) is an example of a local charity run radio station in Hull. This station began broadcasting on the 26^th March 2007 and it broadcasts things such as news, sport, weather, travel information as well as broadcasting a range of different music and interviews to West Hull and the surrounding villages which is an adult population of around 90,000 people. It’s also a way for local events and companies to be advertised in a professional and listen to way. There’s an executive committee which are paid to make sure the radio station is running correctly and efficiently but everything else is run by funding and donations from the public and advertisement agreements.