Y Radio

Y Radio first began as Youth Voice FM in 2009 as part of the VODA scheme. At this time current presenter Daniel Fawcus took part in the broadcasts, which were originally designed to meet the schemes needs and wishes, and didn't extend much further than those sessions. In January 2010 Y Radio was given an official relaunch by then station manager Laura Robertson and the original www.yradio.co.uk site was born. The station established a series of 8 programmes with topics from Football to Politics and involved local councillors in the area, students and amateur radio presenters. During this time the programmes received a moderate amount of attention and the station also launched an…

One of the more original shows on the schedule is The Graveyard Shift, a show presented by Wayne Madden (once a producer at the former UTV Talk107), which is a Hard Rock and Heavy Metal show containing news, views, interviews and reviews from the scene both locally and further afield. It is the only show on Y Radio to remain unchanged since January 2010 (when it was first broadcast) and has featured both collaborations with festivals like The Damnation Festival and Sonisphere as well as interviews with bands like Trivium, Black Dahlia Murder, Alter Bridge, Theory Of A Deadman and In Flames