Welcome to Desi Radio

Broadcasting 24 Hours a day on 1602AM in West London and around the world via the World Wide Web.

We aim to present Panjabi ideas, concepts and ideals to our listeners through a variety of poetry, writings and music. We are also seeking to improve links with other communities within West London to reflect the cultural diversity of the area.

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The name Desi, is derived from the word Des meaning a specific Space or Homeland, which for us is the Land of the Five Rivers, Panjab. Our object is to analyse our practices and heritage and so ensure a better understanding of the Panjabi culture and traditions.

Desi Radio is a community station staffed by volunteers many of whom have been trained by the various media courses provided by the Panjabi Centre.

The radio station was granted it's licence in May 2002 as part of the British Governments Access Radio Scheme. It has a licence to broadcast for one year as part of this experiment which aims to explore how Access Radio - a new tier of not-for-profit radio which will have social and educational benefits - might work in practice.

The Panjabi Centre (where Desi Radio is based) is a charity working to raise awareness of the Panjabi language, culture and history through the provision of practical learning and skills.