Writing On Air: the First Ten Years
Sun 7th Jun '26, 7:00pm Remind me
To mark its 10th birthday, Chapel FM hosts a celebration of the festival with past highlights and casting forward to a bright radio future.
Radio Player
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
All our latest programmes
View allFinding Safety: Life in Refuge Episode 1
Fri 5th Jun '26, 3:00pm
Having lived in refuge herself 30 years ago and now a Team Leader at that very same refuge, Clare Sanderson from Leeds Women's Aid joins us to discuss her journey.
Sanctuary Diaries: The Role of Hope When Seeking Asylum
Wed 3rd Jun '26, 11:00am
This episode we talk all about the part that hope plays when going through the asylum process.
Love The Words 347: A Bright Room Called Day
Tue 2nd Jun '26, 4:00pm
A Bright Room Called Day is a rarely staged play by Tony Kushner. Produced by Leeds Arts Centre, it follows a group of friends in 1930's Berlin navigating the rise of fascism.
The Irish Hour: Finding Home Away from Home
Mon 1st Jun '26, 8:00pm
Join us for a warm, lively chat about home, identity and the unspoken ways Irish people recognise one another, wherever they end up.
Bashert Special 5786: Robert Cohen on Gen Z, Scorpio Stelliums and finding Jewish joy
Sun 31st May '26, 12:00am
You can hear more from Robert on X @RobertCohen2
Media available soon!
ProgrammeTHE CHAPEL FM OPEN MIC NIGHT, LIVE! MAY 2026
Fri 29th May '26, 7:30pm
Come show East Leeds what you have got! Poetry, music or even juggling? Live on the Radio and Youtube. For full details, Check out the information below.
Vandal Factory 38: Crochet on the Barricades
Fri 29th May '26, 6:00pm
Henry and Natalie discuss recent protests, the Bussing In installation, their gig with Bob Vylan and Nat's dog, Ivy, pops by.
The Billy Myers Radio Show Ep 9
Tue 26th May '26, 5:00pm
Billy Myers presents his own unique brand of comedy, co-featuring Alan Partridge, Terry Wogan, Paul McCartney and many more Chapel FM stars of screen, music and radio!
Love The Words 346: Steph Shields
Tue 26th May '26, 4:00pm
Yorkshire author/sheep farmer Stephanie Shields has just been awarded a gold medal for her new novel After Amba set in the summer of 1948. She talks about the book.