Radio Harrow

What Radio Harrow does

Radio Harrow is a registered UK charity (Charity No. 1161203) and volunteer-led community radio station that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from studios inside Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, North West London. Its core offering combines continuous local broadcasting — including flagship shows such as Harrow Today, David Reece's Breakfast Piece, and The Shuffle — with a volunteer-run Befriending Service that visits hospital patients in person to collect song requests and provide companionship. The station traces its lineage to Radio Northwick Park (founded 1971) and Harrow Community Radio (2010), which merged with Ward Radio in 2015 to form the current entity.

Technically, Radio Harrow runs on a community radio broadcasting platform with digital streaming capabilities. Content is distributed via FM radio across Harrow, Brent, and Ealing, and globally through website streaming, TuneIn mobile, smart speaker voice integration, and podcast platforms including Spotify. The platform supports both live and on-demand consumption through a Listen Again archive and a podcast series (Harrow Today). No proprietary software products, APIs, or technology IP beyond standard broadcast/streaming infrastructure are indicated.

The organization operates as a nonprofit with no commercial pricing model. It is funded entirely by donations and charitable contributions, with revenue figures not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market is community-led: listener and donor acquisition is driven by continuous 24/7 broadcasting, live community events, outside broadcasts from local venues, and active social media presence across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Mixcloud. Key relationships include a hosting and operational partnership with Northwick Park Hospital / London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, industry association membership in the Hospital Broadcasting Association, and event-based partnerships with local organizations such as the Pinn Medical Centre.

Name

Radio Harrow

Legal name

Radio Harrow

Website

https://radioharrow.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Radio Harrow is a volunteer-led UK charity operating a 24/7 community radio station from Northwick Park Hospital, serving listeners in Harrow, Brent, and Ealing with local programming and an in-person hospital patient befriending service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGACAD

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Community radio broadcasting
• Hospital befriending services
• Health and wellbeing charity
• Local radio programming
• Volunteer-led broadcasting

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Radio Harrow operates entirely on donations from the community. The station runs on contributions from listeners and supporters to keep broadcasting and supporting patients and the local community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Radio Harrow is a community radio station and registered charity (no. 1161203) that provides 24/7 live radio broadcasting across North West London (Harrow, Brent, and Ealing). It offers music, local news, health and wellbeing programming, and on-demand listening through its Listen Again archive. Beyond broadcasting, the charity runs a Befriending Service where volunteers visit patients at Northwick Park Hospital to provide companionship and collect song requests, plus community outreach programs at local events.

Product overview

Radio Harrow is a community radio station and well-being charity offering a unified platform of broadcast and support services. The core offering consists of 24/7 live radio broadcasting (Radio Harrow Live Broadcast), on-demand listening (Listen Again), and the flagship nightly Harrow Today show. Morning programming includes David Reece's Breakfast Piece and The Shuffle with Sarika Unadkat. Beyond broadcasting, the charity operates a Befriending Service visiting Northwick Park Hospital patients and Community Outreach programs engaging local residents across Brent, Harrow, and Ealing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Radio Harrow Live Broadcast
• Listen Again On-Demand Archive
• Harrow Today Show
• David Reece's Breakfast Piece
• The Shuffle
• Befriending Service
• Community Outreach Programs
• Harrow Today Podcast

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000 patients visited annually at full service
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA)coreOthersRadio Harrow is a member of the Hospital Broadcasting Association, the national body representing hospital radio stations across the UK. This membership provides industry recognition, awards eligibility, and connection to the broader hospital radio community.
• Northwick Park Hospital (LNWH NHS Trust)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadio Harrow is based within Northwick Park Hospital and provides radio services and befriending support to patients. The station operates studios within the hospital and volunteers conduct in-person visits to wards, collecting song requests and providing companionship.
• London North West Healthcare NHS TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the NHS Trust for health awareness programming and TB awareness campaigns. Radio Harrow collaborates on health initiatives including World TB Day broadcasts and other health awareness campaigns.
• Pinn Medical CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadio Harrow participated in the Pinn Medical Centre's Health & Wellbeing Fair, providing MC services and community engagement at the event opened by the Mayor of Harrow.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/radioharrow
• Facebookfacebook.com/radioharrow
• Instagraminstagram.com/radioharrow

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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