Canalside's The Thread 102.8FM

About Canalside's The Thread 102.8FM

Canalside’s The Thread 102.8FM is the community radio service for Macclesfield, Bollington, and nearby Cheshire towns, created to reflect local life through familiar songs, conversation, and useful updates. Daytimes offer a friendly mix of popular favourites, local news, weather, travel, and what’s on, while evenings and weekends showcase specialist programmes shaped by volunteers with deep roots in the area. Interviews and features give a voice to charities, arts groups, independent traders, and civic organisations.

Listeners rely on the station for companionship and for timely information about events, fundraising, and opportunities to get involved. Outside broadcasts and studio guests help connect audiences with what is happening on their doorstep, and sponsorship highlights the contribution of local businesses. The service is available across the area on traditional radios and online via the web stream and smart speakers, so residents can keep Macclesfield conversation close at home, at work, or while travelling.

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