Volunteer

Like what you hear, have a passion for music, the community or want to get involved – then why not volunteer at WRFM.

Volunteering at WRFM is a big commitment but if you have passion, drive and are willing to give it your all, it is fantastically rewarding. Everyone is welcome.

Benefits: volunteering for WRFM is a gift relationship you give something to Witney Radio and hopefully in return you get to do something you love. Benefits include:

• The opportunity to take part in outside broadcasts and community events
• The opportunity to take part in regular social events
• The opportunity to share something you love
• The opportunity to promote local events, bands and organisations
• The opportunity to gain new skills through training.

Plus you get to play the music you love and share that passion with listeners, and it’s a whole heap of fun! What’s stopping you?

To find out more email us at mail@WRFM.co.uk

Some comments from our presenters on why they joined WRFM.

I’m Big Rich your Sunday morning dj on WRFM, not something I expected when I did a guest slot on another show, but here I am some five years on.It’s a true privilege to have the opportunity of playing my favourite tunes, discovering new ones all the time and being able to share them across the airwaves with whoever may be out there? If you are, thanks for being my listener

As they used to sing in the seventies, float on….Big Rich (Sunday Breakfast, From Here To There)

When people find out that I’m a presenter on WRFM, they sometime ask me “how I got into radio”. This is my story… I was asked to be a guest on Cotswold Hospital Radio to talk about my 30+ years as a projectionist at the Odeon Cheltenham and my hobby of herpetology. After about a month I hadn’t heard a thing from the presenter regarding a recording. Then a week later the phone rang and the Chairman of CHR (Colin) said he was pleased I was doing the show. I replied that I can spare 20 minutes or so for the interview. I think he was taken aback as he replied that it was an hour show. It soon became apparent that we were talking about different things. It turned out that her producer had left CHR and she had said I would produce her show! This was news to me, I said I would ‘have a go’ ….. and the rest is history. Chris Martin (Light Bites, The Magical Musical Mystery Tour)

I’ve been at WRFM since 2017 and have presented shows on Sunday Mornings, Friday Nights and now Sunday Evenings. The thing I enjoy the most about doing a programme is the chance to play music that people may not have heard before. You may know the band, of course, but they all have those deep cuts that you don’t know that might just become your favourite track by them.I also like playing those artists you may not know. Stuff from the early days of rock and roll or those brilliant 60’s soul groups or Ska bands and hopefully it introduces my listeners to those as well so they can go and explore them. I’m really lucky to do what I do and I wouldn’t change it for the world. Mark (The Sunday Evening Show)

Hi I’m bob and I do a show on Sunday afternoon at 2 called a walk in the 80s because there is no music as diverse as the 80s you can get so many variations of music from New Romantic to punk to operato reggae and even silly songs like agadoo ,sometimes I even have a joke with my listeners as to when my first mistake will be ,as I usually occasionally put on the wrong song but my main reason for doing the show is that I want to get the great 80s song out there again. Bob, (A Walk in the 80s)

My name is Graham aka “animal” drummer from Freefall. I do the Rockomania show on Tuesday nights from 7 till 9. I fell into presenting by accident. Ben, who originally hosted the show was leaving and it was his dad and Simon who suggested to me to “have a go” at it as I had been a drummer in a local band for 30 years and they thought I might know a bit about rock music ……I was a bit worried as I am the one who sits at the back and never speaks …… but after my first show I was hooked. I love having guests in and they have all been great. I’ve always loved music of all genre’s but rock and blues are my favourites, so Rockomania is the perfect show for me and I love being part of the WRFM family, everyone is great and so helpful, as anyone who knows me will know, me and technology don’t mix well……..Graham (Rockomania)

I’m DJ Craig I joined Witney radio back in July 2017 when I saw them at Witney Carnival and asked them if I could join the station I thought now is my chance to be a radio presenter in the area which I live in. I'm into dance music specially back in the 90s when I used to go clubbing every Saturday night and I managed to find some remix tunes over the years like you’ve never heard before which I now play on WRFM on Saturday nights at 6pm. I’m in my element when I’m in the studio doing a live show that gets everybody in the mood to get ready to go out on a Saturday night as my clubbing days are now over, but I love doing my show and entertaining people and just having interaction from listeners during the show which makes the show even more popular. It's great just meeting people on outside broadcasts and being part of a great radio station and a team of presenters. (DJ Craig - Love 2 Dance)

“I joined Witney Radio following an interview I did for International Women’s Day around two years ago. I was so nervous being interviewd but once it begun I couldn’t shut myself up and when the interview ended wanted to do it all again! I loved it, I think I found the inner exhibitionist in me!! Two years on and I’m presenting a Friday evening show, playing the music I love, I can’t think of a better way to spend a Friday evening than having a boogie while doing something I love, radio… my me time! Helen (That Friday Feeling)

“Hi I’m Grant, aka Mr G, I’ve had a passion for music since an early age and missed the opportunity to join radio while at college as it was a closed shop and cliquey. When I saw the opportunity to join a local radio station I jumped at the chance. There are so many skills that you can learn and bring to help the station succeed. I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to play the music I love and become involved in interviews and all aspects of a truly local radio station. If you are motivated and driven the sky is the limit at here at WRFM” Grant (The New Music Show, G-Force Show and others)

“Hi my name is Michelle and I have grown up with the wireless “(radio) and listen every day to music of all genres. When I first heard Witney Radio about 3 1/2 years ago I new it was a special station playing all sorts of music including many of those songs I had forgotten!! I would smile and think how brilliant . So when I checked out the website and saw the station was run by volunteers I thought I want to have a go at this, all these years later and I’m still loving all the different music being played.”
Michelle (The Rainbow Mix)