Radio Cracker Ballymena

We will be broadcasting 24 hours a day from Thursday 27th November until Wednesday 24th December 2025.

Radio Cracker Shop

We have our shop at Unit 58 Tower Center on Wellington Street (the old Shoezone store)

Opening hours are 9.30am to 2pm Monday to Friday

We have loads of goodies in our shop.

We would like to thank the Tower Centre for extending our lease.

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Join us

If you would like to become a Radio Cracker member and volunteer in our shop, or help with our next radio broadcast, please contact us!

2025 Radio Cracker Program

This is the program of shows that broadcast in 2025

You can get one of our program flyers from the Radio Cracker shop and selected local stores.

Or just click the images below to view the flyer and details of school choirs, show times, sponsors, projects and more...

2024 Supported Projects

Here are the details of the projects your donations will be supporting this year (click image to enlarge)

We hope, with your support and generosity, that we will be able to fully fund them all. These projects will bring hope and a better future to many in Cambodia, India, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mozambique and Zambia, covering educational needs, medical and spiritual support, help for the disabled and providing for street children.
Here's a brief summary -

• The Francina Foundation - bunk beds, mattresses and bedding for a Children's Home, also sewing machines and computers for skills training
• Mission Africa - a solar converter, wash hand basins and mattresses for a hospital
• Teach Beyond - training for 50 much-needed primary school teachers in the Teach Beyond programme
• Care For Cambodia - desks and chairs for multi-purpose use in schools and also for youth group meetings, Bible studies, etc
• E3 Initiative - building a safe space to help street children access the material and spiritual support they need
• Somos Nos - wheelchairs for disabled children in Mozambique

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Radio Cracker History

We've been broadcasting in Ballymena every Christmas since 1992, and we have raised over £1,800,000 thanks to our volunteers and you, our listeners and supporters.

Radio Cracker is Ballymena's only charity radio station

Our annual Christmas 1 month radio broadcast started in 1992, ran by volunteers raising money for charitable Worldwide projects to benefit people and communities who do not enjoy the same standard of life as we do.

Radio Cracker Ballymena now incorporates a shop, creation of hand crafted items and charity events to our fundraising. All ran by volunteers, All money going to charitable projects.

Our longevity relies on the support of our volunteers and the generosity of businesses and people in the Ballymean area and beyond. We have raised over £1,800,00 since 1992.