The Sound of Cov: On Air

Sat 7 Aug 2021 to Sun 8 Aug 2021

Listen on BBC CWR
94.8FM, 103.7FM and BBC Sounds

Duration: Saturday (4-8pm) and Sunday (12-4pm)

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Radio from all communities with one voice.

While the last few artists take to the stage at The Sound of Cov: Live, Coventry’s community radio stations are taking to the airwaves on BBC CWR.

Between 4pm and 8pm on Sat 7 Aug and between 12pm and 4pm on Sun 8 Aug, tune in to BBC CWR and hear from a range of local voices telling the stories that represent their stations and their communities. Scroll down to see the schedule.

This audio experience will give you the chance to immerse yourself in Coventry life and discover what makes Coventry such a unique and exciting place to be in 2021.

Eight local community, student and hospital radio stations have been working hard over the last few months to each create an hour of radio. Each contribution, created with support from Creative Lives and BBC CWR, invites you into their communities, showcases the talented teams at their stations and helps you learn more about the people of Coventry.

Hillz FM, Radio Abbey, Radio Panj, Block Radio, Radio Plus, Vanny Radio, Raw and Coventry Hospital Radio will each have an hour on the airwaves to showcase their stations.

You can listen to BBC CWR on your radio (94.8FM, 103.7FM) or on BBC Sounds on your computer, smartphone or tablet.

SATURDAY 7 AUGUST

4PM - 5PM

HILLZ FM

Meet the people of Hillfields who tell the stories of how they came to Coventry from all over the world, and how important community in this corner of the city has become to them.

5PM - 6PM

RADIO ABBEY

In this hour, we learn about Kenilworth's epic Covid response, meet the woman who's keeping literature and live music going in the town, and enjoy a light-hearted radio play.

6PM - 7PM

RADIO PANJ

We go on a culinary tour of India with a cooking special, and meet singing sensation Shinda Sureela, hearing all about his journey to Coventry and how his career took off.

7PM - 8PM

BLOCK RADIO

This is a musical history of Coventry told by Block Radio's passionate DJs and well-known names from the Ska days, with plenty of banging beats to get you moving

VIEW SATURDAY SCHEDULE (Link takes you to BBC CWR website)

SUNDAY 8 AUGUST

12PM - 1PM

RADIO PLUS

We hear about Radio Plus's youth project from ex-gang member Izekiel King, meet Coventry's women's football team and enjoy words of wisdom from Allesley's gin drinking vicar Lizzie.

1PM - 2PM

VANNY RADIO

Coventry rapper Icey Stanley shares his journey from performing at school to having his own studio, and we take to the streets of Coventry to meet the people keeping the city buzzing.

2PM - 3PM

RAW

Lifting the lid on student life at Warwick University, it's not all partying but we do learn about the campus beer festival! We find out about student societies, the importance of Warwick Arts Centre and hear about the impact of Covid on students.

3PM - 4PM

COVENTRY HOSPITAL RADIO

In this hour, we meet the volunteers behind the radio station, learn about the air ambulance and hear from one of the consultants what it was like to be on the front line at UHCW during the Pandemic.

VIEW SUNDAY SCEDULE (Link takes you to BBC CWR website)