West Coast Radio - Blackpool

West Coast Radio is Blackpool's local station - community radio for Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre, the Lancashire seaside strip in north-west England where the tower and the promenade are. It calls itself Blackpool's local radio station and means it. The music mix leans on 80s and oldies, with news and community updates between the songs.

It behaves like proper local radio: presenters on air, competitions, request hours and eclectic music blocks, with a studio phone and WhatsApp open to listeners. Shows come and go through the week, but the listener line is the constant. The audience is the community itself - Blackpool first, the Fylde coast around it.

Listening works everywhere: the stream at westcoastradioblackpool.uk, free iOS and Android apps, and smart speakers - just ask for West Coast. Radio like this is the glue of a small community: seaside radio in the old tradition, updated for the app age.