WHAT IS VISION FM?

VISION FM was a community radio station based in the Braunstone area of Leicester. The station  broadcast seven times on a 28 day RSL ( Restricted Services Licence ).

VISION FM was initially set up by the Braunstone Community Association. The BCA  was set up in 2000 after Braunstone made a bid for successful bid for funding under the New Deal for Communities. The BCA is receiving £49.5 million pounds over a seven year period (2000-2007). One of the projects identified early on was the development and management of a Braunstone radio station.

The Vision FM project was run by Steve (Antonio) Hanley who sadly passed away suddenly on the 27th September 2006. Without him Vision would have never happened so we all owe him a great debt and miss him a lot.

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Since January 2003 Vision FM has been "on air" seven times for 28 days at a time and attracted over 110 volunteers (76 of them being Braunstone residents) .

In September 2003,the volunteers became a constituted group known as the Braunstone Community Radio Project (BCRP) formed to support the B.C.A's Communications Officer in endeavours to raise awareness, focus on fundraising and sponsorship opportunities and training volunteers.

 The station broadcasts a wide selection of music, catering for all tastes from mainstream pop, to specialist shows including R&B, Dance, Rock, Country, Gospel, and many more musical genre's, and even talk shows. The station has good interaction from the community with requests being received by text, phone, e-mail, and even personal visits to the studios where they can do their own requests live on air with the Dj!