Wythenshawe FM (WFM) won a bronze and two silver awards at the national Community Radio Awards, which recognise the dedication, creativity, and commitment of volunteer community broadcasters. The station’s volunteers were acknowledged for their success with programmes celebrating the station’s history, local life, health, and immersive music and soundscape.

Stronger Routes to Better Health, by Marie Greenhalgh with Ben Cooper and Johnny Robinson took silver in the Community Impact Project of the Year category.

George Jerome’s Club Plastique won silver in the Arts & Creative Radio of the Year category.

Johnny Robinson,’s 25 Years of WFM documentary received bronze in the Celebrating & Championing Community Radio of the Year category.

Also, Ben Cooper was a finalist in the Championing & Supporting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion category, for his news package Hate Crime Awareness Week: Too Great for Hate.

The station is now encouraging more Wythenshawe residents to join its volunteer team as it prepares to invest in programming and training over the next 12 months. Its programmes feature music, interviews, and community discussion, giving local people a platform to share their stories and interests.

“We’re extremely proud of what we achieved at the Community Radio Awards. As the station grows over the next 12 months and invests in programming and training, we want more local people to get involved and join our volunteer team.
“Wythenshawe’s voices, experiences and ideas are at the heart of WFM, and we want to give more residents the opportunity to help shape its future.”

Johnny Robinson, WFM operations coordinator

“The awards ceremony was a brilliant evening, celebrating the work of community radio presenters and content makers from across the country.

“We’re particularly delighted that WFM’s volunteers, who consistently produce shows and audio material of an extremely high standard, have been recognised formally at national level.

“Well done and congratulations to our award winners Ben, George, Johnny and Marie!”

Colin Owen, Treasurer and long-serving volunteer presenter.

Click below to listen to all four shortlisted audio entries..

Report by Carole Boyd, Wythenshawe Wave.