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A warm welcome to new and returning listeners!

East Leeds Community Radio is a digital/internet radio station based at Chapel FM Arts Centre in Seacroft.
We celebrate the stories that we all have, encouraging people to find their own ways of sharing them through conversation, music, comedy, writing, sports and other skills.

We broadcast every second & fourth week of the month - we also have a few shows that happen every week. Check out our schedule to find out more.

If you want to contact the Studio during a live show, send us a message on WhatsApp to 07719924988.

When we are on air, there will be a Listen Now button at the top of the page. If it’s not there, check the schedule below for our next broadcast. All previous content from our many years of broadcasting is available on the show pages tab.

What's On

  • 6:00am - 6:45am

    Mia Windsor

  • 6:45am - 7:30am

    The Hapless Child

  • 7:30am - 8:15am

    osc~

  • 8:15am - 9:00am

    Gloria Jeffries

  • 9:00am - 9:45am

    Dini and Ruby

  • 9:45am - 10:30am

    Alex Rushfirth

  • 10:30am - 11:15am

    Pickleball Ensemble

  • 11:15am - 12:00pm

    Nectarine

  • 12:00pm - 12:45pm

    Vocologee

  • 12:45pm - 1:30pm

    PERISONIK

  • 1:30pm - 2:15pm

    Through our Eyes

  • 2:15pm - 3:00pm

    The Project

  • 3:00pm - 3:45pm

    Mafwa

  • 3:45pm - 4:30pm

    Leeds Piano

  • 4:30pm - 5:15pm

    Music House Gospel Choir

  • 5:15pm - 6:00pm

    Orb Community Arts

  • 6:00pm - 6:45pm

    FAH-FLA-TAS

  • 6:45pm - 7:30pm

    Deepa + Nimrita

  • 7:30pm - 8:15pm

    Grey Ravens + LS18 Rocks

  • 8:15pm - 9:00pm

    Xolani Mbathe & Dave Evans

  • 9:00pm - 9:45pm

    Mestisa

  • 9:45pm - 10:30pm

    CJC: Chapel FM Jazz Collective

  • 10:30pm - 11:59pm

    Mami Chula

Programmes coming up soon...

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    Love The Words 297: Laura Sutcliffe

    Tomorrow, 4:00pm Remind me

    Laura is a musician, poet & artist inspired by the connection between humans & the landscape, neurodiversity and biodiversity. She reads from her new collection.

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    Mia Windsor

    This Saturday, 6:00am Remind me

    Mia Windsor is an experimental musician who writes and plays pipe organ drone music and is currently researching making and improvising with a mutable feedback instrument for her P

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    The Hapless Child

    This Saturday, 6:45am Remind me

    Celebrating his upcoming 100 episodes of “Left of Leeds” using audio samples from the programme and the jingles used over the years to create an improvised soundscape.

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    osc~

    This Saturday, 7:30am Remind me

    osc~ (pronounced "osk tilde") is a loose collective of musicians who have been performing together since 2010.

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    Gloria Jeffries

    This Saturday, 8:15am Remind me

    Regular open mic performer and Musicathon regular at Chapel FM, Gloria returns once again.

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    Dini and Ruby

    This Saturday, 9:00am Remind me

    Gu Zheng (Ruby) and Pipa (Dini) from the Leeds Chinese Community School bring us a selection of tradition Chinese music

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    Alex Rushfirth

    This Saturday, 9:45am Remind me

    Emotional Archivist

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    Pickleball Ensemble

    This Saturday, 10:30am Remind me

    Chapel FM's very own Pickleball Ensemble, a music group for adult musicians of all ages who play an instrument.

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    Nectarine

    This Saturday, 11:15am Remind me

    After meeting each other spontaneously at a gig in Leeds, it didn’t take long for Agnes and Eve to discover that they shared a musical connection that was worth nurturing.

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    Vocologee

    This Saturday, 12:00pm Remind me

    Leeds based contemporary choir singing across genres from Pop through to Soul, Motown and Reggae.

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    PERISONIK

    This Saturday, 12:45pm Remind me

    PERISONIK is a composition written by Ben Finlay for electronics and soprano consisted from three pieces.

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    Through our Eyes

    This Saturday, 1:30pm Remind me

    Through Our Eyes will be performing in our hall space, please come join us live in person. If you cant make it please listen to this pre recorded broadcast with the group.

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    The Project

    This Saturday, 2:15pm Remind me

    The Project will be featuring Bass player, composer and band leader Panos Kotsiopoulos and Trumpeter Sam Ehret-Pickett. The duo will be playing tunes from their first album

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    Mafwa

    This Saturday, 3:00pm Remind me

    'Who is Mafwa' is a 45-minute sharing co-created by the participants of the Kuluhenna Drama women's workshop at Mafwa Theatre.

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    Leeds Piano

    This Saturday, 3:45pm Remind me

    Members from Leeds piano competition and Piano Trail will be playing Chapel FM's new upright piano live in Studio 2

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    Music House Gospel Choir

    This Saturday, 4:30pm Remind me

    Get ready to immerse yourself in soulful serenades and harmonies that have been passed down through many generations.

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    Orb Community Arts

    This Saturday, 5:15pm Remind me

    A selection of musicians from orb community music lead by Andy Fretwell

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    FAH-FLA-TAS

    This Saturday, 6:00pm Remind me

    FAH-FLA-TAS are a dynamic improvisatory quartet composed of Ben Gaunt (keys), Panos Kotsiopoulos (electric bass), Sarah Heneghan (drum kit), and Tim Knowles (electric guitar).

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    Deepa + Nimrita

    This Saturday, 6:45pm Remind me

    Deepa + Nimrita are a mother daughter duo who are connected to Chapel FM regulars South Asian Arts UK, brining us a brand new performance live in Studio 2

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    Grey Ravens + LS18 Rocks

    This Saturday, 7:30pm Remind me

    Chapel FM's very own young person music group returns with a wonderful collaboration with Ls18 Rocks

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    Xolani Mbathe & Dave Evans

    This Saturday, 8:15pm Remind me

    Two members of the wonderful band Ubunye come join us in studio 2 for a much more cozy performance.

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    Mestisa

    This Saturday, 9:00pm Remind me

    For over two decades, the vibrant heart of Mestisa has pulsed with the musical connection forged between Ana Luisa and Barbara.

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    CJC: Chapel FM Jazz Collective

    This Saturday, 9:45pm Remind me

    While we get ready for the big dance party in Studio 3, TheChapel FM Jazz Collective will be playing some amazing tunes in the hall and we talk live on the air about the festival.

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    Mami Chula

    This Saturday, 10:30pm Remind me

    Mami Chula is a South-American born, Leeds-based DJ, curator, producer, facilitator and radio host.

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    Love The Words 299: Stiofan O Treabhair

    Tue 6th May '25, 4:00pm Remind me

    Born in Scotland, living in Leeds, Stiofan is a writer & multi-instrumentalist reinterpreting Irish and Scottish folk traditions. Here he talks about folk song & plays a few.

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    Love The Words 300!: Olivia Mulligan

    Tue 13th May '25, 4:00pm Remind me

    Olivia Mulligan is a poet & children's author. She performs her poetry on stage, runs poetry workshops for adults and children, & is BBC Radio York's Poet Laureate.

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Earth Day 2025 at Pudsey Leisure Centre

Sat 26th Apr '25, 12:00pm

A special radio documentary about Leeds Council's 2025 Earth Day gathering.

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From the Bandroom #71: Cockermouth Mechanics Brass Band

Fri 25th Apr '25, 10:00pm

We make a long Journey to Cumbria to help Cockermouth Mechanics Brass Band celebrate their 200th anniversary.

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Awot: A photograph of a gathering of cousins connects to Ethiopia and Eritrea

Fri 25th Apr '25, 5:00pm

Stories about how Awot, an asylum seeker who has become part of our community at Chapel FM and Seacroft, remembers a long ago family gathering in East African and future dreams.

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Mick: A piece of Elvis’ carpet connects to Memphis

Fri 25th Apr '25, 4:00pm

Stories about how a little square of carpet (and some underlay) links Mick Ward with a journey to America, the King of Rock-n-Roll, and unusual encounters.

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Byline Back-chat

Thu 24th Apr '25, 11:00pm

Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu discuss how UK politics and journalism have been bought by the super-rich.

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Golden Years: 1992

Thu 24th Apr '25, 2:00pm

Join us for our fourth episode of Golden Years. We delve into the year 1992, discussing sports, music and politics.

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Vandal Factory #32: Freelance Feelings Factory

Wed 23rd Apr '25, 8:00pm

Featuring writers, poets, musicians and visual artists and Trade Unionists, we explore the good, the bad and the ugly parts of being self-employed in the arts and culture sector.

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Teenage Daydream #133

Wed 23rd Apr '25, 5:00pm

Join us again for another episode of Teenage Daydream with Toby and the gang!

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ELCR Discovery #37

Wed 23rd Apr '25, 2:15pm

Jamie Carnie is back with the best new local music. Expect an eclectic mix as usual from emo to electropop, jazz to dance.

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