Automation and Local Programming

6am to 7pm Monday to Friday, Radio Wave is fully live and does not run automated programming.

Radio Wave takes programmes from the UTV Network Centre from 7pm - 6am Monday to Friday, Saturdays from 6pm till 8am on a Sunday. UTV Network Programnming continues between 12 noon & 4pm and 7pm and 10pm on Sundays.

Radio Wave also broadcasts the BigTop40 on a Sunday between 4 and 7pm. This originates from studios in London.

Charity Support

Over the years Radio Wave has been very proactive in fundraising for local charities including over £95K for the Macmillan Windmill Appeal. We raised the profile as well as funds for Donna's Dream house. We have supported The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Brian House Children's Hospice and this year our chosen charity is the Butterfly Group.

We are very committed to LOCAL charities.

If you would like us to consider your charity then please apply in writing to the Station Director.

News Bulletin Schedule: Local, National and Extended Bulletins

Radio Wave news bulletins are broadcast weekdays between the hours of 7am & 6.30pm, in addition to news and sport headlines at 7.30am, 8.30am, 4.30pm, 5.30pm and 6.30pm.

On weekends locally produced news is broadcast on a Saturday between 8am & 1pm and on Sundays between 8am & 12noon. Sky News Radio is broadcast at other times.

News Team

Andy Mitchell

Andy's been News Editor of Radio Wave since it started nearly 18 years ago. Prior to that he worked as a reporter at Piccadilly Radio covering famous stories such as the Moors Murders and the Strangeways Riots.

He started off as a 17 year old continuity announcer and technical operator at BBC Radio Lancashire and got the bug for local radio news that's now grown into an addiction!

Away from Radio Wave, Andy has also been a regular presenter for Border ITV News and in his spare time drives his own double decker bus!

OfCom Localness Guidelines

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Recent Highlights

Radio Wave continues to be the first choice for the residents of the Fylde Coast for it's local news, in recent times we've broken the news of the Yates's blaze in Blackpool Town Centre, the Riverdance ferry running aground of the coast of Cleveleys and the homecoming of soldiers from Irag and Afganistan. In January 2010, Radio Wave service proved invaluable once again when heavy snowfall closed schools across Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde.

Crime and disorder in Blackpool continue to dominate Radio Wave's agenda. The Police rely on Radio Wave to get descriptions out quickly in a town known for its population transience.

In programmes we have broadcast along the promenade to cover big events in the town such as the Blackpool 10K Fun Run, Blackpool Marathons and the opening of the Hounds Hill Shopping Centre.

Radio Wave supports local sports, the station broadcast live from the new Wembley Stadium and provided full match commentary for Blackpool's victory over Yeovil for the League 1 Play off Championships

We hold a number of community events throughout the year including the Heroes In The Community Awards celebrating the Fylde Coast's unsung heroes, the Culture and Lifestyle Awards championing our local area and Radio Wave are proud to a sponsor of the Grand Theatre, Blackpool.

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