We started out as a team of friends from Haddenham and Thame who all had worked in commercial radio with an idea of creating a pop up radio station for 2 weeks per year to celebrate the Haddenham Beer Festival. So ‘Summerfest Radio’ was born. We did it 4 years in a row with a lot of support from the community to go for a full time community radio licence and widen our reach to focus on Thame, Haddenham and the surrounding villages. We have a number of local presenters. The team is a mix of young and old from all areas, with a vast repertoire of music knowledge and preferences. We’re always keen to build the team so anyone can come in and give it a go after completing our training. We train the presenters in the studio to operate the desk and control the playlist system.

Red Kite Radio & Media Ltd is very proud to be a part of the community radio network. There are over 600 community stations in the UK and you can see our Ofcom Entry for Red Kite Radio. We have a fairly unique coverage area which you can see by downloading a map by clicking here.

Read a bit more of our history with some pictures on our Tumblr Blog.

Company Number: 9779459 - V.A.T. Number: GB 328658076