| Broadcast area | University of Essex campus, 1404 AM, and online. |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1404 kHz Live Stream Real/WM |
| First air date | 1971 |
| Format | Various |
| Owner | University Of Essex Media Guild |
| Website | [1] |
Red Radio is the student radio station of the University of Essex.
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RED, as it is called in short, is part of the University of Essex Media Guild, along with newspaper The Rabbit and television station SX:TV. RED is a member of the Student Radio Association (SRA), and was nominated for best show[1] in November 2007.
The station was originally called University Radio Essex (URE), and was founded in 1971, making it one of the first student radio stations in the UK[2]. It was renamed "RED AM 1404" in 2001 (by the station committee), renamed to "RED - 1404 AM" in 2007, and simplified to RED Radio in 2008, when it stopped transmitting in AM.
The station originally had three studios, and in 1998 transmitted on FM for a month, this number was reduced to two in 2004, and then to only one, renovated in 2007.
RED organises many events throughout term, including "The End": a BYOB and live music semi "rave", that occupies all 3 of the main squares of the University of Essex.
Red Radio broadcasts during term time across the university campus and parts of Colchester on 1404AM/MW and over the internet. It was one of the first student radio stations in the UK to be licenced to broadcast on LPAM (instead of induction loops). It runs solely on the voluntary efforts of students, who dedicate their free time to keep it running, and the efforts of a part time Station Manager, appointed by the University of Essex Students' Union. The decision to appoint a Station Manager was part of a process to have the UoE SU's Media Heads all be paid.
The station had a partial rebranding again in 2008 to overcome the problems with students not knowing what 'RED' was. The idea was to "bring it into age", droppign the 1404am and promoting the online aspects of the station, by marketing with the name and logo of 'RED Radio'.[3]
| Year | Station Manager | Programme Controller | Other Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999/2001 | Marina Lois | ? | Mary Sweeney, Nik Young, Alison-Jayne Barker, Edward Rustioni, Daniel Sands, Rumi Josephs, Dan Burn, Rebecca Brice, Catriona Clark, Andy Freeburn, Matt Anthony, Stephen Dyson, Andy Webb, Paul Smith, James Emery, Joseph Jones, Emma Critchley |
| 2003/2004 | Andy Colborn | Andy Steavenson (daytime), Joelle King (weekends), Greg Bradley (specialist) | Emma Palmer, Nicola Hall, Reuben ? |
| 2004/2005 | Emma Palmer | ? | ? |
| 2006/07 | Joseph Blenkinsop | ? | Edouard Raffour |
| 2007/08 | Margarida Santos Silva | Catherine Holdstock, Samantha Anderson | Michael Crispin, Jeremy Halford, Daniel Hewlett |
| 2008 | David Johnson (June - November 2008) | ? | ? |
| 2008/09 | Michael Crispin (December 2008 - June 2009) | ? | Vicky Samways, Gemma Fiander, Richard Moger, Jonny Allen, Freddie Supple |
| 2009/10 | Daniel Lear | Daniel M Gleghorn | Ed Aldridge, Edward Brereton, Chazz Atkins |
| 2010/11 | Laurence Langan | Daniel M Gleghorn | Jevon Harper |