Background

Corinium Radio is the second of a series of projects set up to offer communities in Gloucestershire a chance to explore what a radio station created by local people truly sounds like. It is about celebrating and sharing what is truly local, giving people a voice, as the waves of new community radio stations sweep accross the UK.

It was commissioned by the County Arts Advisory Group made up of all the local authorities and Arts Council SW to promote the development of community media. The project was developed by Forest of Dean Radio (a Forest Community Media project), based on 11 years of community radio experience. On 1st January 2006 FoD Radio went on air with the first ever full time community radio licence in the UK.

Corinium Radio broadcast for the first time on 5th and 6th May 2006.