What is Local Radio Day?

Local Radio Day is an annual event that celebrates the relationship between a local radio station and their listeners. It was launched in 2016 by UKRD and has been facilitated by the Sound Vision team since 2019 when UKRD was sold to Bauer. Sound Vision are a charity dedicated to empowering individuals and communities through personal development, education, creativity and communications.

Since then we also use the day to raise awareness of the community value of local radio. 

When is it?

Friday 29th May 2026

Who is it for?

Any UK based local radio station. 

What is special about this year?

For 2026, we are launching a new award and recognition process to create the first Local radio Station of the Year Award. There’s a great buzz right now in local radio so let’s get the UK talking about it on 29th May. In 2023 LRD reached 3.5 million impressions on social so exceeding that sets our ambition for 2026.

What to do?

For more information and to register your station simply Click Here

Who We Are:

Maxine Stride, Natalie Randall, Pete Helmore and Dom Chambers are the same volunteer team that has been working hard to coordinate celebrations every year since 2019.

If you are involved in the day and want to share your stories and ideas, please do get in touch with us, lrd@soundvision.charity