SW1 Radio hits the airwaves

The temporary licence lasts until the end of December, but the DJs are hoping they will be allowed to stay on FM radio full-time.

Jacob Niedzwietki, who goes by the name DJ Jacob Adam, said: "SW1 Radio has been going quite well on the internet so far, and listening figures are steady.

"Going on FM will be really good because it will increase people's awareness of what we're doing.

"I'm hoping we will compete with what's on offer at the moment, stations like Virgin and XFM.

"The music we play is quite cutting edge, as we don't have the pressure to play certain songs like commercial stations.

"We don't restrict DJs, and we don't have a play list."

Mr Niedzwietki will present a breakfast show from Wednesday to Friday, 7am-10am.

Other popular shows include DJ Atomic Mosquito, which runs on Thursdays between 6pm-8pm and plays music by unsigned bands; Girls from the Green, on from 12pm-2pm on Thursdays, who discuss recycling and environment issues, and Pimlico Colin who plays tracks on the Saturday morning breakfast show from 7am-10am.

Mr Niedzwietki added: "We're also hoping to nurture new talent. DJ Dimah has just joined us and is really enthusiatic about becoming a DJ.

"He hasn't had any formal training, but he mixes well and plays great tracks. If people think they have talent, they can send us a demo to studio@sw1radio.co.uk"

From tomorrow, SW1 Radio can be heard at 87.7FM or at www.sw1radio.co.uk