At Vista Radio we believe that a successful community radio station is one that can connect with the community served by providing a professional, entertaining and informative service that people want to listen to and value as a community asset.

There are many important elements to a successful community radio station and at Vista Radio we believe that connecting them up as one is the essential ingredient. Our years of experience in the Community radio sector and voluntary sector at a senior level means we can offer a unique solution to your needs.

Community radio is a two way communications tool enabling the potential within a community to be realised

Andrew Jones has more than 2 decades of experience of the voluntary sector at a senior level within housing associations in South Wales giving a wealth of experience of community development and regeneration and an in depth understanding of the voluntary sector networks

This experience enabled Andrew to establish Wales's first full time community radio station - GTFM in Pontypridd. It was one of the first full time stations in the UK and under his leadership became one of the most successful building up an impressive profile and listener base in its area. The blueprint for GTFM was the original Swansea Sound in the 1970's - one of the UK's first ( and most successful!) ILR stations!

Andrew grew the station successfully with a secure funding base both through commercial and grant funding. In fact during the time Andrew ran the station he secured funding and support worth around £1 million

Andrew built up the profile of community in radio as a tool for regeneration. His successful lobbying resuled in the Welsh Assembly Government establishing a Community Radio Fund for Wales - only the second such dedicated funding source for community radio in the UK.