Legacy 90.1FM is committed to:
The station is a communication point for local services. We give them space on our schedule so they can promote how they are helping people.
Our volunteers are the backbone of our station. They work tirelessly as DJs, board members and project volunteers. Without their support we would not exist. We also rely on our advertisers and donors. Our other supporters include sponsors and most importantly, you, our listeners. Without you, we would not exist! Thank you to everyone who supports us – Team Legacy x
Legacy 90.1 FM was set up in 2008. It is an integral part of the African and Caribbean communities of Hulme, Moss Side and the surrounding areas.
We aim to inform, engage, entertain and serve. As the longest established Black community radio station in Manchester, we understand what people want from a community radio station. The station is managed by 65 volunteers and over 14 years we have built solid partnerships. We have delivered events and projects that fit with our ethos of bringing people together. Our community programmes give a voice to people who are often unheard. Our board members are involved in Manchester Together CIC, a social enterprise that delivers the annual Manchester Caribbean Carnival.
People say that our station is a calming force that they depend on in times of raw emotion and distress. Over the years, the communities of Moss Side and Hulme have experienced more than their fair share of tragedy, including a high death rate during two years of Covid. They tell us that listening to music from the Caribbean islands offers them comfort when life is hard.
African and Caribbean communities have experienced health inequality and economic disadvantage since the Windrush years of the 1950’s. Things have changed to some extent, but not enough.
We respond to these issues by supporting community projects and hosting talk shows where people can share their views.
Our latest project was Voices That Care, a series of shows talking about the issues and systems that work against people caring in the Black community.
We have strong partnerships with health and justice organisations, mental health services, businesses and the public sector.
These partnerships give our listeners information from experts. They also help us to add Black voices to national debates.
Legacy 90.1FM has hosted many events over the years that promote local talent. We aim to support young people to showcase their talents.
Our mission is to train young people in media and bridge the intergenerational gap within the media industry.
We continually strive to represent the African and Caribbean community and to lobby for inclusion and equality.
We do this by:
Key talk shows with elderly people, women and young people.
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