Fantasy Radio

About Fantasy Radio

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Frequencies & locations:

• FM – 97 FM in Devizes.
• Online – Listen live online via Fantasy Radio and Radio Player UK.
• Radioplayer – Fantasy Radio promotes listening online via Radioplayer on the website and app.
• Coverage – The station serves Devizes and Mid-Wiltshire as a licensed community radio service.

Fantasy Radio is one of those community stations that actually earns the word community. It is not a fake-local brand pumping out a generic playlist with the town name stapled on top. Fantasy Radio is built around Devizes and Mid-Wiltshire, and its own public story makes that obvious. The station began in 1995 through a series of short-term broadcasts before eventually securing a full-time community licence for Devizes, with full-time broadcasting starting in 2012. That history matters because it shows the station was not thrown together overnight. It was built through years of local effort, persistence and actual demand from listeners and businesses.

The content mix is another strength. Fantasy Radio plays music across the decades in daytime output, but it does not stop there. The station’s schedule and programme pages show proper variety, with specialist evening programming covering country, classical, jazz, soul, rock, new music and local artists, alongside community features and regular local information. There is a clear sense that the station wants to reflect life in Devizes rather than just fill airtime. Public pages also highlight projects like Fantasy Introduces for local musicians, concert recordings, and Sunday Night Theatre with material recorded with local theatrical talent. That gives the station much more depth than a basic small-town music stream.

What makes Fantasy Radio competitive is that it sounds genuinely rooted in place. The station broadcasts from The Corn Exchange in Devizes, works closely with local organisations and businesses, and leans hard into what is on in the town, what local people are doing, and what matters across Mid-Wiltshire. It is also entirely volunteer-run, which gives the whole operation a different feel from corporate local radio. For listeners in Devizes, this is the kind of station that can feel useful as well as entertaining: somewhere for music, local awareness, local voices and a stronger sense of connection to the area.

Notable shows & presenters are:

• Mark Barnes — Breakfast / Seriously Seventies: Mark Barnes is one of the most visible names on the Fantasy Radio schedule, fronting weekday Breakfast from 7am and also hosting Seriously Seventies on Wednesday evenings.
• Mark Jones — The Early Late Show: Mark Jones presents The Early Late Show on Thursday evenings, with great music, conversation and occasional live sessions from up-and-coming artists featured on the programme page.
• Mark Lister — Friday Night Live: Mark Lister hosts Friday Night Live, a Friday evening show that gives Fantasy Radio a proper live local feel heading into the weekend.
• Bob Lawrence — The Album Collection: Bob Lawrence fronts The Album Collection on Saturday nights, a specialist show that is prominent enough to be praised by name in the station guestbook by regular listeners.
• Josh Staniforth — The Weekend Extender: Josh Staniforth hosts The Weekend Extender on Sunday nights, tying music presentation to album reviews, blog-style features and a more personality-led end-of-weekend show.

Contact Information

Official website:
https://www.fantasyradio.co.uk/

Studio email:
studio@fantasyradio.co.uk

Studio:
01380 730555

Postal address:
The Corn Exchange
Market Place
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 1HS

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fantasyradiouk/

X / Twitter: https://x.com/fantasyradioUK

Fantasy Radio FAQ

What is Fantasy Radio?
Fantasy Radio is a volunteer-run community radio station serving Devizes and Mid-Wiltshire, with local information, music shows and specialist evening programming.

How can I listen to Fantasy Radio live?
You can listen to Fantasy Radio live on 97 FM in Devizes and online through the station website, Radioplayer and Radio Player UK.

What kind of programmes does Fantasy Radio broadcast?
Fantasy Radio mixes daytime music and local information with specialist evening shows covering genres such as country, classical, jazz, soul, rock and new music, plus features for local artists and community content.

Where is Fantasy Radio based?
Fantasy Radio broadcasts from The Corn Exchange in the Market Place in Devizes, Wiltshire.

How do I contact Fantasy Radio?
You can contact Fantasy Radio by phone on 01380 730555, by email at studio@fantasyradio.co.uk, or through the contact page on the station website.