About Us
Outreach Classical is an Ofcom licensed regional radio station with a genuinely local heart. Serving Hampshire, the South Coast and the Isle of Wight, we combine the reach and professionalism of a commercial broadcaster with the personality, accessibility and community connection of a local radio station.
Outreach Classical reaches listeners:
Online . Smart Speakers . Outreach Player App
A wonderfully attentive and loyal listenership, Outreach classical pulls a concentrated and a loyal pocket of the local county population filling a perfect middle ground: county-wide reach with a hometown feel.
We are…
Your Truly Local Classical Station
Based on the success of Outreach Radio’s classical music programmes and live broadcast events, Outreach Classical was spun-off as a radio service dedicated to classical music and local arts.
Outreach Classical is designed to ensure a strong age overlap, complimenting our other stations and aims to serve as a local classical music alternative to the national classical music radio stations, featuring content from local musicians, ensembles and choirs, and live services from a rotation of local churches every Sunday morning.
Our Mission – Keeping Local Radio Local!
Since the consolidation of big corporate networks caused many local stations to shut down or merge, Outreach Radio and it’s sister stations (Outreach Gold, Outreach Extra, Outreach Dance and Outreach Classical) have successfully stepped into that vacuum to provide a truly authentic local voice for Hampshire, the South Coast and the Isle of Wight. Over the last several years, corporate mergers forced classic heritage stations like Wave 105, Sam FM, and The Breeze to shut down or turn into national streams, dramatically changing the local radio landscape. This has led to local studio closures, staff dismissed and all local programming discontinued.
For young people interested in radio broadcasting, media or journalism, this has significantly reduced the opportunities to gain valuable work experience and, importantly, the potential career pathways into local radio employment. It is crucial that local radio stations such as Outreach Classical play a role in providing training, work experience and employment opportunities, and ensure that we are a radio station that genuinely serves local people, and to the best of our abilities.
With all of the local & regional commercial radio stations across our region now taken over by major media corporations, re-branded, and “converted” to national services from centralised locations in other parts of the country, Outreach Radio and it’s sister stations are now the only locally-based regional commercial and community broadcaster serving all of Hampshire, the South Coast and the Isle of Wight.
Whilst we are a not-for-profit company, we depend entirely on revenues from advertising and sponsorship to sustain our service. If you are interested in advertising or supporting Outreach Classical, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Discover Our History — Click Below
Outreach Classical is an Ofcom licensed regional radio station with a genuinely local heart. Serving Hampshire, the South Coast and the Isle of Wight, we combine the reach and professionalism of a commercial broadcaster with the personality, accessibility and community connection of a local radio station.
Outreach Classical reaches listeners:
Online . Smart Speakers . Outreach Player App
A wonderfully attentive and loyal listenership, Outreach classical pulls a concentrated and a loyal pocket of the local county population filling a perfect middle ground: county-wide reach with a hometown feel.
We are…
Your Truly Local Classical Station
Based on the success of Outreach Radio’s classical music programmes and live broadcast events, Outreach Classical was spun-off as a radio service dedicated to classical music and local arts.
Outreach Classical is designed to ensure a strong age overlap, complimenting our other stations and aims to serve as a local classical music alternative to the national classical music radio stations, featuring content from local musicians, ensembles and choirs, and live services from a rotation of local churches every Sunday morning.
Our Mission – Keeping Local Radio Local!
Since the consolidation of big corporate networks caused many local stations to shut down or merge, Outreach Radio and it’s sister stations (Outreach Gold, Outreach Extra, Outreach Dance and Outreach Classical) have successfully stepped into that vacuum to provide a truly authentic local voice for Hampshire, the South Coast and the Isle of Wight. Over the last several years, corporate mergers forced classic heritage stations like Wave 105, Sam FM, and The Breeze to shut down or turn into national streams, dramatically changing the local radio landscape. This has led to local studio closures, staff dismissed and all local programming discontinued.
For young people interested in radio broadcasting, media or journalism, this has significantly reduced the opportunities to gain valuable work experience and, importantly, the potential career pathways into local radio employment. It is crucial that local radio stations such as Outreach Classical play a role in providing training, work experience and employment opportunities, and ensure that we are a radio station that genuinely serves local people, and to the best of our abilities.
With all of the local & regional commercial radio stations across our region now taken over by major media corporations, re-branded, and “converted” to national services from centralised locations in other parts of the country, Outreach Radio and it’s sister stations are now the only locally-based regional commercial and community broadcaster serving all of Hampshire, the South Coast and the Isle of Wight.
Whilst we are a not-for-profit company, we depend entirely on revenues from advertising and sponsorship to sustain our service. If you are interested in advertising or supporting Outreach Classical, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Discover Our History — Click Below