Editing Swindon (section)

===Radio===
The first commercial radio station launched in Swindon was [[Wiltshire Radio]] in 1982, with [[BBC Radio Wiltshire|BBC Wiltshire Sound]] launched in 1989. Wiltshire Radio later changed to [[GWR FM]], then to [[Heart Wiltshire]], and is now [[Heart West]], broadcasting from studios in Bristol.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heart |url=https://www.heart.co.uk/southwest/ |access-date=1 September 2020 |website=Heart South West |language=en}}</ref> An alternative commercial radio station, [[Brunel FM]], was launched in 2006 and replaced in turn by [[Total Star Swindon]], [[More Radio (Swindon)|More Radio]], [[Jack FM (Swindon)|Jack FM]] and [[Sam FM (Swindon)|Sam FM]]; the frequency is now used by [[Greatest Hits Radio Swindon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greatest Hits Radio - Latest Show Schedule |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/schedule/ |access-date=1 September 2020 |website=Greatest Hits Radio |language=en}}</ref> Another independent station called [[Swindon FM]] was also on the air between 2001 and 2006.

Since 2008, the town has had its own 24-hour community radio station, [[Swindon 105.5]], which was given the [[Queen's Award for Voluntary Service]] in 2014, the highest award which can be given to a voluntary group.{{cn|date=October 2024}} In regards to the wider Wiltshire county, the public-sector station [[BBC Radio Wiltshire]] remains based in Swindon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wiltshire - Listen Live - BBC Sounds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_wiltshire |access-date=1 September 2020 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>