GTFM Nominated for National Community Radio Award

GTFM is proud to announce that it has been nominated as a finalist in the 2025 Community Radio Awards, a national celebration of excellence in community broadcasting.

The nomination come in the category for ‘Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year’ for the coverage the station provided when the National Eisteddfod of Wales came to Rhondda Cynon Taf in August 2024.

GTFM is a local radio station based in Rhondda Cynon Taf and has been serving the community for 23 years with a mix of local news, information as well as playing the music of your life with a mix of specialist programming including Welsh Language programming.

GTFM Station Manager Terry Mann said:

“We’re absolutely thrilled to be recognised on a national level. This nomination is a testament to the hard work of our volunteers and the support of our amazing community.

The National Eisteddfod coming to Rhondda Cynon Taf was by far our biggest ever sustained outside broadcast involving the majority of our volunteers, so this is great news”.

The Community Radio Awards, this year hosting the 10th awards, received the highest number of entries for a few years from across the UK. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Bradford on Saturday 25th October 2025, following the UK Community Radio Network Conference.

Chair of the Awards, Rebecca Steers, said:

“The awards are a fantastic opportunity to reflect on the incredible impact community radio has across the UK. Being nominated is a huge achievement in itself.

The Station, its presenters and volunteers should be so proud of all that they do for their community, and for this nomination and the recognition for all their hard work.”

For more information about the awards, visit: www.communityradioawards.org.uk