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Westside Radio 89.6FM is a community radio station based in
Hanwell Hanwell () is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is about west of Ealing Broadway and had a population of 28,768 as of 2011. It is the westernmost location of the London post town. Hanwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. St ...
, (formerly Southall),
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broadcasting to the surrounding area of West London offering music and local information. The station was launched on 13 September 2007 after being awarded a community radio licence by
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. They broadcast from purpose-built studios based at Clocktower Mews in
Hanwell Hanwell () is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is about west of Ealing Broadway and had a population of 28,768 as of 2011. It is the westernmost location of the London post town. Hanwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. St ...
after moving from previous studios based in Southall. The new website thisiswestside.com launched Monday 11 February 2013 at 5:00pm.


Notable past presenters

* Rickie Haywood Williams at
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(former 95.8 Capital FM) *Alex Mansuroglu at
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*Andrea Zara at
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*Annaliese Dayes at
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*Charlie Tisma at
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(Winner of The KISS Chosen One 2013) at
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* Bobby Friction at
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*Neev Spencer at
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*Jasmine Takhar at
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*Seema Jaswal at
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Worldwide, BDO World Darts Championship *Mark Strippel at
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(former
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) *Eve Jaso at Channel 4 FM *Raj and Pablo at
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*Amy Solomon
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LBC *Georgia LA at
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(former SBTV,
BBC Radio 1Xtra BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts Black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1. Launching at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been ...
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) *Goubran Bahou at Goubtube, UniLad (former Wall Of Comedy) *Claira Hermet former
BBC Radio 1Xtra BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts Black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1. Launching at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been ...
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* Murtz former
BBC Asian Network BBC Asian Network is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles", especially those between the ages of 18 and 34. The station has produc ...
*Panjabi Hit Squad at
BBC Asian Network BBC Asian Network is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles", especially those between the ages of 18 and 34. The station has produc ...
*Remel London at
BBC Radio 1Xtra BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts Black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1. Launching at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been ...
, Sky Television * Ameet Chana former at
BBC Asian Network BBC Asian Network is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles", especially those between the ages of 18 and 34. The station has produc ...
* Graham 'The Captain' Kirk at (Redstone FM DAB Surrey/SW London) * Reya El-Salahi at London Live (Former BBC Radio Nottingham) * Carla Battisti (UBC Entertainment Editor) * Vallisa Chauhan at Sunrise Radio (former Buzz Asia) * Amit Sodha at Sunrise Radio * Sunny Hundal at
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, Sky Television * Lewis Davies former Fire Radio and Pontin's Bluecoat * Adam Turner former DJ at Jemm 1 * Hannah Burns (former TV Presenter and current voice-over artist) * Rebecca Judd at
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References


External links


This Is Westside.com
Community radio stations in the United Kingdom Radio stations established in 2007 Radio stations in London Media and communications in the London Borough of Ealing 2007 establishments in England {{UK-radio-station-stub