About Resonance FM

Resonance is a groundbreaking 24/7 radio station which broadcasts on 104.4 FM to central London, DAB to Greater London, nationally on Radioplayer and live streamed to the rest of the world. Realised by a dedicated community of volunteer engineers and programme-makers, Resonance offers over 105 creative broadcast series every week featuring local and international artists, makers and experts.

Kindly supported by the generous donations of our listeners and by key partners including Arts Council England and The Wire, we collaborate widely with visionary individuals and organisations including Mixcloud, Radiophrenia, and Radia. Resonance is a project of London Musicians' Collective Limited, registered charity 290236.

Our Mission

Resonance seeks to discover, encourage and support a diverse range of artistic voices through radio - from first-timers to seasoned broadcasters. Our ambition is to provide a broadcast platform through which as many people as possible can exercise “the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community and to enjoy the arts” (Article 27, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights).

Our role extends to support for the rights of free speech; the rights to freely receive and impart information; and, in these days of algorithms curating and pushing us to mainstream commercial content, we offer protection to freedom of thought by ceding as much editorial control as current broadcast regulations allow to our contributors.

Studio 1

Studio 1 measures 6m x 3.5m and can accommodate up to 5 guests behind the main radio desk.

The space has been treated to eliminate reverberation and is ideal for recording speech radio and podcasts. It can also be used for live music performances (acoustic and/or basic electrified setups, no drums).

The main radio desk is a Soundcraft Series 15 which is routed through to a Cymatic Audio uTrack24 digital interface for multitrack recording. In-house recording software is Adobe Audition.

The studio is up one flight of stairs and isn’t wheelchair accessible.

Studio 2

Professionally treated 2m × 3m studio. Ideal for voiceover, podcasts, DJ practice, voiceover work, video call recording.

- Up to three guests at a Soundcraft Series 15 desk
- CDJs for DJ rehearsal and mix recording
- Ideal for voice tracking, editing, overdubs and small sessions
- Video recording options

Best for: solo presenters, podcast edits, DJ practice, quick voice records.

Project Space

Resonance's project space is a self-contained area designed for sound artists, featuring acoustic treatment and dedicated voice recording booths. It was first used to host A Week in Air, Resonance's new radio art residency programme, supported by San Francisco-based Cockayne Foundation in collaboration with experimental art venue IKLECTIK. The space gives resident artists everything they need to create new work and broadcast it live on Resonance EXTRA.

Volunteer-powered media

Resonance is built and run by its community. Since moving into our new HQ near Southwark Tube two years ago, over 50 dedicated specialist volunteers have been salvaging and rebuilding our analogue studio equipment for the space, all on a long lease secured in early 2024.
None of this happens without listener support. Over the past year alone, that community helped us broadcast more than 4,000 original programmes, double our DAB coverage across North London to reach around 4 million people, deliver free broadcast and engineering training to over 100 volunteers and trainees, and secure our FM licence until 2035 — protecting community radio on the dial for the next decade. We also opened our new Studio 2, doubling our capacity for live broadcasts. With that support, we're steadily building Resonance into an open-access community media production house for London's arts and culture.