Six radio stations receive The King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2024

Six radio stations across the UK have been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2024.

It’s the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and equivalent to an MBE for an organisation.

The stations are Zetland FM, Surrey Hills Community Radio, Somer Valley FM and Switch Radio in England, along with CareSound Radio and Hospital Radio Perth in Scotland.

At Zetland FM in Redcar and Cleveland, station founder, chairman and presenter Jeremy Gartland told RadioToday the award “an incredible honour” and “a tribute to everyone who has been involved with the station since launching in 2015.”

Jeremy said: “For more than nine years, Zetland FM has existed because of the dedication of our amazing team and the loyalty of our listeners, which I always find extremely humbling.

“A lot of hard work goes on behind the scenes to provide a radio station which, we hope, local people feel is always there for them.

“To receive The King’s Award For Voluntary Service is an extremely proud moment for all of us at Zetland FM.”