About us
Akash Radio is a community radio station to listeners within the West Yorkshire area and worldwide on different platforms. Akash Radio, which is based in Leeds, originally started broadcasting on 1323 AM/MW and has a lot of experience in the media industry profession.
Akash Radio formerly operated as RS service for 28 days and twice a year. The programme provided service for the Sikh and Hindu communities. The feedback received from the communities was to established the need for a regular and permanent broadcasting radio station.
Gurdev Singh Dahele MBE
Vice President & Committee Director
Gurdev is the Vice Chairman of Akash Radio with extensive experience in the development of community projects, he developed many projects in partnership with the community and in collaboration with mainstream agencies to bring sustained economic regeneration in inner city of Leeds and Bradford. He is chair of ABDN (Asian Business Development Network) and Trustee of Unity Enterprise Board.
Gurmail Singh Sahota
Chairman & Managing Director
Gurmail Singh Sahota has gained extensive experience during the seven years he managed and ran the community radio under RSL and as a successful businessman he committed to put something back in to the community in order to help them to meet their needs. He formed a team of like-minded people to develop the community radio service. As per his efforts, in 2013 OFCOM awarded Akash Radio the permanent community radio licence.
Gurmail has been operating the radio station for the last twelve years. He financially supports Akash Radio to ensure its continuity.
He is the Managing Director of Akash Radio Leeds, which now broadcast on Medium Wave, DAB service in Leeds and Bradford and worldwide web, the internet.
Rani Kaur Sahota
Director
Rani is a Director within the Akash radio team and is also a presenter.
Jatinder Singh Sahota
Director
Jatinder is a Director within the Akash radio team and is also a presenter.
Dr Nirmal Singh Sekhon MBE
Director
Dr Sekhon is a Director within the Akash radio team.
Joginder Singh Teja
Director
Joginder is a Director within the Akash radio team.
Akash Radio’s programmes appeal to the vast majority of South Asian & Panjabi speaking population bringing to them a wide range of programmes, topics, music, news, views and religious sermons exclusively from Sri Harimandar Sahib, Amritsar and in doing so has established a loyal and growing listenership and membership base. It continues to strive in bringing its listeners the very best in programming. Supported by its listeners, members, private organisations and the business community who advertise, Akash Radio reaches an audience on 1323 AM/MW in Leeds and Surrounding areas within Yorkshire.
Also, it offers online appealing to National advertisers who wish to reach the Asian audiences.
With a team that includes presenters, front of house staff and sales team, Akash Radio has strived on team working, a positive working environment and co-operation within the team. Akash Radio has an expanding client base, including local and national advertisers who want to reach the vast Punjabi community within the North of England.
Our Mission:
To provide a high quality broadcast service that informs, entertains and actively represents and promotes the Panjabi language, heritage, culture, traditions, music and artists, acting as an agent of cohesion through which all Asians can unite and flourish.
Akash Radio offers a selection of shows which cover, cultural, religious, social, community, entertainment and news, including a vast selection of Panjabi and Hindi music; from the latest British Asian Bhangra to Folk songs fresh from Panjab and the Latest Bollywood Music. Akash Radio started off as a small dream broadcasting on a 1-month licence since in 2000 and due to the support of the Community, we now are a permanent Radio Station on 1323 AM/MW Broadcasting 24/7.
Akash Radio is a medium through which the Panjabi community, home and away, can express their views and opinions, whilst keeping in touch with their culture and roots.