Manx Radio has just received some great news. The Radio Satation has been awarded the Radio Academy Nations and Regions Gold Award for best radio station in the Northwest of England.

Manx Radio has supported the Big Wheel Blues Festival

The Radio Academy Logo

for the last two years with live and recorded broadcasts of the Festival weekend and we are delighted for the whole of the Manx Radio team in what must have been a very exciting few years for everyone involved in the station.

The Radio Academy citation reads:

"Manx Radio lives up to it's unique position and status through passion, drive and ambition to be a truly local broadcaster and didn't sit on it's laurels. Impressive diversity of scheduling and a high level of commitment to local news and communities. Exemplary range of current affairs, specialist music interests and sports."