Your local station, made by about forty volunteers - people just like you.
101.1 FM · DAB+ · online
Made by about forty volunteers - people just like you.
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News bulletin Sunday 27th Sept 2026 Wayne Elliott
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News bulletin Sunday 27th Sept 2026 Wayne Elliott
Wey Valley Radio is run entirely by local volunteers — and we’re always happy to welcome new ones. Whether you fancy being on air or helping out behind the scenes, there’s a place for you.
You don’t need any experience. You just need a bit of enthusiasm and some time to give — we’ll show you the rest.












Your local station, made by about forty volunteers - people just like you.
101.1 FM · DAB+ · online
Made by about forty volunteers - people just like you.
On air in Alton since 1992. An Ofcom-licensed not-for-profit community station, run entirely by volunteers - no shareholders, nobody paid, everything you hear made by people who live here.
On air in Alton since 1992. Not-for-profit, run entirely by volunteers.
Your own slot, your own music, your own town. An hour a week, or two, or three - whatever suits you and the schedule. The rest of the time you get to say you are on the radio.
Your own slot, your own music. An hour a week is plenty.
Some of our presenters joined straight out of school. Some started in their sixties. Everyone is taught the desk from scratch. If you can hold a conversation, the rest is just practice.
We teach you the desk from scratch. Nobody arrives knowing how.
Carnivals, fireworks, the Classic Car Show, the Beer Mile, Christmas lights switch-ons, school fetes. Interviewing, recording, running the gazebo, or just handing out stickers and having a chat.
Carnivals, fireworks, car shows, switch-ons. Interview, record, or just have a chat.
In the last six months alone: our MP, a rock choir, a drama group doing 'Allo 'Allo in full costume, charity organisers, car restorers and a guide dog puppy. People will tell you anything if you put a microphone in front of them and look interested.
In six months: our MP, a rock choir, a drama group and a guide dog puppy.
Weyfest is on our patch and we cover it every year. Jools Holland, Billy Ocean, Scouting for Girls, Ward Thomas, Limahl, Arthur Smith - all of them have sat in front of one of our microphones.
Jools Holland, Billy Ocean, Scouting for Girls - all in front of our microphones.
Our press accreditation has taken volunteers to Reading, 2000 Trees, Radar and plenty in between, recording interviews for the station. Twenty years of it so far, and we are still being let in.
Press passes to Reading, 2000 Trees and Radar. Twenty years of it.
Our engineers built the new studio themselves - desk, wiring, playout, transmitter, network. If you like solving things with a screwdriver and a laptop, there is a great deal here for you.
Our engineers built the new studio themselves. Bring a screwdriver.
News and interviews. Music scheduling. Social media and photography. Fundraising and grant applications. Selling advertising. Admin and paperwork. Every one of those is a volunteer job, and every one keeps us on air.
News, music, social media, photography, fundraising, admin. All volunteer jobs.
We train you properly - a National Lottery grant helps us do it. Plenty of people who learned here went on to careers in radio and the media. Others just enjoyed themselves for twenty years. Both are fine with us.
We train you properly. Some went on to careers in radio.
We are back in the Alton Assembly Rooms and very proud of the new studio we have built there. Present a show, lend a hand behind the scenes, advertise your business, or just listen along.
E-mail [email protected] or use the contact form.
E-mail [email protected] or use the contact form.
There’s far more to a radio station than the voices on air…
Host your own show — music, chat, specialist programmes. Full training and studio support given.
Gather and read local news bulletins, or keep listeners up to date on travel and weather.
Help keep us on air — studio kit, the stream, recording and editing. Great for the technically minded.
Come out and about with us at fêtes, markets and community events across Alton.
Help tell our story online — posts, photos, and keeping the website fresh.
Behind-the-scenes support that keeps a not-for-profit station running. Every hand helps.
Pick up real, hands-on skills in the media industry — on air or off.
Do something you love with a friendly, welcoming bunch of people.
Be part of something that genuinely matters to your local community.
We'll get back to you for a friendly chat about what you'd like to do, and usually invite you in to see the studio and meet a few of the team. No commitment, no experience needed — just come and have a look.
Want to know how we do things first? Read: Our values → Volunteer resources → Our policies →
Text: 07565 244101
Studio: 01420 260001
E-Mail: [email protected]
Wey Valley Radio is run entirely by volunteers and stays on air thanks to donations, grants and local advertising. Every gift helps keep Alton’s voice broadcasting.
© 2026 Wey Valley Radio (Alton) Ltd Company number 09822128