LISTENERS across the globe are tuning in to a community radio reggae show from Swindon.

Andy Vater hosts the Random Reggae Show every Saturday night from the 105.5 community station in Liden.

And he has listeners tuning in from across the globe including Germany, France, America and Jamaica.

He joined the radio station six years ago and has grown his show from a one-hour Saturday night slot to a three-hour performance.

The choice of reggae was an easy one for Andy as it’s been his chosen genre throughout his life.

The 56-year-old explained: “Reggae is my music. To be honest, I could listen to any genre of music, but reggae is my focus and it has been throughout my life.

“It’s what I’ve been brought up on and what I’ve loved.

"Being in a position where I can impose my likes of the reggae world and uplift other people’s music is brilliant.”

To try and increase his listener numbers, Andy took to social media.

Andy, from Royal Wootton Bassett, said: “We do some livestreaming on social media, we attracted a variety of people and bands and artists in the music world and it’s just progressed.

“At some points we were hitting 4,000 views and people tuning in so that’s really good.”

Listeners told the Adver why they enjoyed the show.

Tommie Tei from Kingston Jamaica said: "I always tune in. It is an amazing show that keep me going the lock down, keep up the great job I will always keep it lock."

Roland Burrell, listening in Jamaica, said: "We are usually three generations sitting around listening.

"We appreciate positive vibes as they are so needed in these uncertain times. We hope DJ Andy is going to continue touching people and bringing them together through his magical radio show.

Taurean Estrada, from Trinidad and Tobago, added: "Appreciation goes out to him in playing my 2020 Reggae Track "Is Reality" weekly."

Andy said: “We’ve got much more attention now we have a worldwide focus.

“Bands and record companies send me material every week from all around the world, Jamaica predominantly but also the USA and Europe. It seems like they all want to jump on the Random Reggae Show.”

When he’s not on the radio Andy is a health and safety inspector, but he would give it up if his reggae show could support him.

He said: “It’s a very difficult balancing act, it’s like being on a tightrope really.

“I never let my interest in music interfere with my work and my work won’t interfere with my weekend activities.

“If it was a case of right place right time and I could still pay my bills, I’d do it full-time.

“I would never be in it to make hundreds of thousands of pounds but if it paid a living then I would definitely jump ship.”