KEVI Radio
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| Broadcast area | The King Edward VI School Lunch Halls |
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| First air date | March 2003 |
| Format | CHR/AC |
| Owner | The KEVI Radio Group |
| Website | www.keviradio.com |
KEVI Radio is a term describing the music and news reports provided to the King Edward VI School Lunch Halls. In the past, KEVI Radio has broadcast over Morpeth, Northumberland for a period of one week.
The idea started back in the 1985 with Mr J. White (the current AV Technician) however the idea was shelved, being thought unviable. The idea of KEVI Radio was again bought back in 2001 with Mr White and Mr J. Hughes (Student) whom then became the Station Manager in 2002. Mr Hughes started creating the foundations of the modern station with Mr J. White i.e. building up studio equipment. A Link with Lionheart Radio a Community Station in Alnwick was formed.
Broadcasting started in March 2003 under Station Manager James Roxburgh and Deputy Stage Manager Phillip Wright who were students and KEVI Radio "Your School Station for More Music" moved into its current premises of the Old Green Rooms, from the then Television and Audio Visual on B Floor. In this year their website was launched at www.keviradio.com.
In 2005 there was a new Station Manager, Nick Woolley. Phillip Wright moved into the Programme Controllers position. Robert Pobjoy became Deputy Station Manager and his main responsibility was to overhaul the station's sound and image. In March 2005 KEVI Radio launched its new Jingle and Ident package from Devaweb, the production company based in London and Dallas. The station also introduced Sound Sequencer automation and Live assist. KEVI Radio ditched its old Castle Logo to reveal a more modern KEVI Radio logo, and the website also had an overhaul. KEVI Radio was modernised and bought up to the present day. In July, Robert became Acting Station Manager before taking on the full role as Station Manager in September 2005. Deputy Station Manager post was filled by Johnathan Hindhaugh in September, with Nick Woolley assisting him in this role.
In 2005, KEVI Radio continued to broadcast and the stations profile was raised within the area. Educational and Entertainment Podcasting is going to be introduced in March 2006, as well as the RSL Broadcast in September 2006. In March 2006, KEVI Radio launched its Your Music, Your Way scheme where they asked listeners to log onto the website, and take an audio survey so the station is able to adapt its music policy and image further. The Your Music Your Way confirmed that KEVI Radio's target audience wanted more Dance and Rock music. In July 2006, the Station had one of its biggest organisational changes, which has resulted in John White and Robert Pobjoy taking roles as Staff Advisors, Johnathan Hindhaugh and Danny Flounders taking on the joint role as Station Managers and Lydia Hill as the Senior Producer directing a team of program producers. The roles of Programme Controller (and Deputy), Administrator (and Deputy) were disposed of due to the fact they were outdated and no longer as relevant to the station.
