Spark Sunderland

25/10/2025

Another MASSIVE well done to Grace Stewart-Piercy for taking home a Silver award tonight at the Community Radio Awards 🧡

Voices of the Community Award
🏆 Older Voices - Radio Tyneside
🥈 In Her Element, supporting women and girls in the North East - Spark
🥉 Mark McKenzie & Major Karen Tate - BFBS Scotland

25/10/2025

Huge congrats to our Seb Grant for winning Bronze in the Community Radio Awards’ Best Newcomer Category!

Newcomer of the Year
🏆 Amy Boyd - Chelmsford Community Radio Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4FM
🥈 Kirsty Corbett - Erewash Sound Erewash Sound
🥉 Seb Grant - Spark Sunderland

23/10/2025

We also talked to Owen Marshall, a local DJ who is supporting the bigger artists on the lineup, he also spun some tunes on our decks too!🎧

23/10/2025

Celebrate Sparks 16th birthday and 16 Student Radio Association Awards Nominations with us in style over the weekend!

Kicking us off on Friday 3-6pm is Sparks very own birthday special hosted by alongside other special moments throughout the weekend, to finish it all off with a social in the Media Hub on Wednesday 6-8.

READ THROUGH ALL OF SPARKS NOMINATIONS BELOW!

Best Station - Spark

Best Diversity - Spark

Best Station Sound - & .oore & the rest of the Prod Team

Best Podcasts -
Spark in the City ep 1 & +
City Runs Team

Spark in the City ep 2 - & + Play off OB Team

Best Entertainment Show -
Breakfast & Hometime -
The Diva Hour -

Best Newcomer -



Best Specialist Show - The Diva Hour

Spark Sound System - .213

Best Interview - In Her Element -


Best Sports Programming -

Spark Play Off Final - ,213, ,, , ,

The Sports show - .213, , , ,

Best Creative Speach -

23/10/2025

Was great talking to Jude Rain on The Grooveyard Saturday just gone , Jude is a promoter from Back To The Groove , who has a upcoming House Music event at on 15th of November bringing some of the UK’s Finest Dance Music Artists to the local area 🕺🫶

17/10/2025

Do you LOVE Sunderland? Do you wanna get involved with Spark?

Now’s your chance; from now until November we’re accepting new members! You don’t need to be a student, anyone from the local community can be a part of the team, just love the City, be passionate and know how to engage young audiences.

How can you get involved?

1) Download our app 'Spark Sunderland, FM' and use the Join Us function from the side menu - sign up, and we'll see ya soon!

2) Whether you're interested in Producing, Presenting, Music, Social Media, Websites & apps or anything local we've got room for you 🥳

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Spark on 107FM, Online, on our App and on your Smart Speaker

www.sparksunderland.com

Spark HQ | c/o mediaHuB, St Peters Campus, University of Sunderland, SR6 ODD

24/09/2025

Congratulations to all our nominees in the 2025 Community Radio Awards. You can check out their amazing shows through our website and mobile app.

10/09/2025

Back at 8pm tonight here on sparksunderland.com for another 2 hours of feel-good Funk Soul Disco and Old Skool RnB till 9pm.

Join our 'Funk-Father' Stevie.B jow for Funk Soul Brother till 10pm. He'll take you in a non-stop journey through Funk Soul Disco and Old Skool RnB🔥🔥😍😍
- sparksunderland.com
- On our new Spark app
- and on the Tune-In app too.

11/08/2025

Want a chance to win a pair of tickets to this year’s Creamfields?

To win, simply enter your NAME, EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER and ADDRESS to [email protected]
You must be over 18 and must have an SR, DH or NE postcode

Competition closes at 4:30pm on Friday 15th August and WINNERS will be announced at 4:45pm live on Hometime!

Full terms and conditions on sparksunderland.com