Boom has enjoyed brilliant coverage on BBC and ITV and just about every press title and magazine you can think of. Our Great Marigold Hotel-type approach is quite a story!

We know from your messages how our regular presenters have become your friends.  Your words touch us daily. Our team remains almost unchanged since the early days, although we were delighted to welcome names like Judi Spiers and Simon Bates to our weekly team just a few months after we started.

We’ve also welcomed many guest presenters – from Paul Burnett to Angela Rippon on Jubilee Day; Gyles Brandreth to Clare Teale; Keith Skues and Dame Jenni Murray to DLT and Rosko. Pete Murray was keen to contribute, not least on his 100^th birthday – and how great it was to hear Tony Brandon return, aged 92. 

We were delighted when Paul O’Grady agreed to join Boom and the response to his first programme was phenomenal. As you can imagine, we were as shocked and upset to hear of his death as you were; and we were so sorry we could not enjoy his voice weekly.  Mind you, we did repeat his jolly Christmas show the following Easter which caused some raised eyebrows!

Co-ordinating this orchestra of true radio talent from our back bedroom often feels surreal – and we are so pleased when they clearly feel that our humble station is worthy of their time.

We’re proud of our specials too – from marking the 50^th anniversary of the pirate Radio London or the anniversary of Radio Luxembourg’s closure - to our 70 years of ITV special or the programme marking 80 years since the start of the BBC Light Programme with all those familiar programmes like XXXX and XXX.

You’ve voted too on a range of fascinating charts – whether for Elvis songs, Bacharach compositions, Beach Boys tracks – or your favourite instrumental or easy listening track. And, of course, there’s our annual All Time Chart – which always delivers our highest ever audiences by some margin. You can vote for this year’s All Time Chart here.

Challenged to feature more easy listening and ‘50s music, we launched our Boom Light sister station in August 2022, followed by Boom Rock two years ago – with each station adopting the same approach of an expansive record collection.