Pulse is a volunteer-run full-time community radio station (with charitable status) broadcasting from Barrhead to the various communities of East Renfrewshire and beyond. Among our objects, Pulse Community Radio aims:

• To provide a range of training, development, volunteering and vocational opportunities for local people, promoting active volunteering and maximising the participation opportunities for marginalised and disadvantaged young people
• To encourage and advance active citizenship in all sections of the community through the making and presenting of radio programmes focused on local issues and concerns
• To provide an outlet for local talent and expression across a range of artistic disciplines and to promote local undiscovered artists
• To advance education by providing training for volunteers of all ages, with a particular emphasis on developing the skills, talents and confidence of local young people through links with local schools and colleges
• To provide a stimulating programming output with a view to raising awareness about local and national heritage issues and to establish a forum for discussion on these issues
• To promote cultural diversity and community cohesion by providing a right of access to minority and marginalised groups, thereby reflecting the interests and opinions contained within our local communities