Corinium Radio

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Corinium Radio
Broadcast area Flag of the United Kingdom Cirencester — Local Community Station
Frequency FM - 87.7MHz
First air date 5 May 2006
Format Local News and Music for Cirencester
Owner Corinium Radio
Website www.coriniumradio.co.uk

Corinium Radio is a community radio station in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. It was the second community radio station set up in Gloucestershire,[1] and broadcast for the first time on a 2-day Restricted Service Licence[2] in May 2006.[3] Since then, Corinium Radio has broadcast using an RSL a further 3 times - once in November 2006, once in June 2007 and once in November 2007.[4].

[edit] The Setting Up of the Station

Corinium Radio was originally commissioned by the Gloucestershire County Arts Advisory Group to promote and develop community media,[5] and along with the help of Forest of Dean Radio[6] the station developed, and broadcast in May 2006 for the first time.

[edit] How the Station is Run

Corinium Radio is now running as a 'not-for-profit organisation'[7] and all members of the team are volunteers who give up their free time every few weeks to attend planning and programming meetings and broadcasts.[8]. The organisation of the station is run by two teams - the planning group and the programming group,[9] although numbers are short and many people are on both teams. The planning group are a group of 12 people who meet regularly and the planning group are responsible for licence applications, technical issues, fundraising and maintaining the website.[10] The programming group is open to all members of the public and is the group where scheduling is discussed.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Second community radio station in Gloucestershire - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/background/
  2. ^ Broadcast on a Restricted Service Licence - http://www.fred-hart.co.uk/uk/corinium/
  3. ^ Broadcast for the first time in May 2006 - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/background/
  4. ^ Corinium Radio have broadcast a further three times using a Restricted Service Licence - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/broadcasts/
  5. ^ Commissioned by Gloucestershire County Arts Advisory Group - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/background/
  6. ^ Helped by FOD Radio - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/background/
  7. ^ Not for Profit Group - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/about/
  8. ^ All team members are volunteers - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/about/
  9. ^ Two teams to run the station - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/about/
  10. ^ Responsibilities of the Planning Group - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/about/
  11. ^ Responsibilities of the Programming Group - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/about/