Panj Pani Radio broadcasts on the Internet from its superb studios located in the grounds of the Towers Hospital, thanks to the continued support of the Leicester City LPT. After the successful four week FM licence of last summer, where the coverage of community issues were seen as truly ground breaking and the Special Olympics week totalled more hours than the entire UK media coverage, plans are taking shape to broadcast on an FM licence again.

Since last summer a quiet revolution has been taking place from the studio where every Wednesday evening a dedicated group have created something special – the Jazz Shambles show. These guys are now seasoned broadcasters and have even pulled off a 12 hour marathon show called the Complete Shambles.

They are currently planning an exciting partnership with the young reporters of the unique Leicester Wave newspaper. The plan is to broadcast a two hour show called Air Wave on the Saturday following Wave’s third Wednesday of the month publication.

Simon Parker was involved in the Citizens’ Eye and Leicester Library Service shows last summer.

“The opportunity to support young reporters from Wave in creating a dedicated news show for young people in Leicester is one we couldn’t pass up.”

Steve Beverley, of the Jazz Shambles added: “This is a great opportunity to help young people from the Wave take their journalistic skills to the next level.”

Sukhdev Singh Aujla, the lead figure behind Panj Pani Radio, agrees: “What we have here is unique. Individuals and groups from across all of the Community Media Hub’s eleven news agencies, contributing community news from across the city and county. We all believe that community cohesion is about communication. What better way to prove it?”

The next FM licence will include partnerships with Action Homeless to bring live shows created specifically for, and by, those experiencing homelessness and organisations working with refugees and asylum seekers.

For more information on Panj Pani Radio please visit www.panjpaniradio.co.uk