106.9 West Hull FM

106.9 West Hull FM formerly known as West Hull Community Radio, WHCR is a local community radio station, which launched in 2007, the first community station in the city. It serves the areas of West Hull, England and surrounding towns and villages of Anlaby, Cottingham, Hessle and Willerby with an adult population of over 90,000.

The station is staffed almost entirely by volunteers supported by a full-time paid station manager.

AbOUT

The station's music policy is the greatest hits from the 1950s to the latest releases of today during daytime hours. It plays a much broader mix of music than any commercial stations in the area during the evening including specialist shows focusing on: Bangla, Country, Folk & Jazz.

West Hull Community Radio focuses on local news, community events and sports. The station works on an average 60% music - 40% speech principle with each show having slightly different amounts of these.

In December 2009, the station won Radio Station Of The Year in Yorkshire for 2009 with a potential audience of under 300,000 adults at the Sony radio academy awards.

In 2011, the station became referred to as the 'your new favourite WHCR' following a re-brand including a new more contemporary logo. In August 2011, the then drive-time presenter Pete Mills won the Hull Radio Personality of the Year Award in a three-week online poll carried out by the Hull based telecom company Karoo part of the KCom group beating 10 other radio personalities from the other local commercial and BBC stations including Viking FM.

On 19 October 2012, WHCR moved from the Anlaby Road Studio to a new purpose built studio in the Darley's building on Porter Street.

Staff

• Michael Tuton (Station Manager)
• Mike Woodhouse (Presenter, Sales Manager)
• Sean Bell (Club Classics Presenter)
• James Bowers (Presenter)
• Alex Thomas (Presenter)
• Mike Andrews (Presenter)
• Angie Coite )
• David Watson (Presenter))
• Ripa Moni (Bangla Show Presenter)
• Tom Robinson (Presenter)
• Greg Harman (The Community Show Presenter)
• Simon Williams (Presenter))
• Pete Fairhead (Country Show Presenter)
• Olivia Beaumont Reece)
• Joe Parker (Researcher/Producer/Writer
• Tony Sweeney (Presenter))
• Jon Gibbins (Presenter, Engineer)
• Max Roberts (The Folk Hour Presenter)
• Stuart Miles (Presenter - The Rock Show))
• David G (The Jazz Show Presenter)
• Danny Norton (Presenter))
• Richard Ellarby (Presenter)
• Mandy Whittles (Producer & Tech Support)