academy fm folkestone
Folkestone's Local Radio Station 105.9 Academy FM is the Community Radio station
for the Folkestone area, and an educational charity. We are unique and won
School Radio Station of the Year and BBC Sounds Rising Talent Awards at the
Young Audio Awards. We've also won national Community Radio Awards in 2016, 2017
and 2018 for our broadcasting and educational work. We are based in the
Folkestone Academy school, and broadcast to the local area on 105.9 FM and
online. We have a small team of staff and a large group of volunteers. Our
charitable educational work is mainly with young people - they are trained in
radio production and along the way learn self-confidence and communication
skills, and we run projects on literacy, science, the arts, heritage and many
more subjects. We broadcast a vibrant mix of chart hits and classic tunes, and
many interviews.