Demon FM

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Demon FM
Broadcast area Leicester
Slogan The station for fun, young Leicester! / Leicester's No.1 Community Station!
Frequency 107.5 (FM)
First air date 29/09/1995 (Restricted Services License (RSL))
04/05/2009(Community Radio License)
Format Student Radio/Community Radio
Owner De Monfort University/DMU students' union
Website www.demonfm.co.uk

Demon FM is Leicester's No.1 Community Station based at De Montfort University.

The station is simulcast on FM (on a frequency of 107.5 FM) and online on a 24/7 basis and was set up in 1995 by the Communications Officer of the time, Rob Martin.

The first licence broadcast on 106.4FM from 29 September 1995 to 26 October 1995, the second broadcast on 106.2FM from 22 April 1996 to 19 May 1996. The last of the 25 RSL broadcasts were on 97.5FM.

Demon FM finished their 26th and final Restricted Service Licence on the 30th of November 2008 before beginning a 5-year community radio licence in the spring of 2009.

The station is part of De Montfort Students' Union's award-winning Demon Media group which also comprises The Demon newspaper and Demon TV.

The first record ever played was Public Enemy - Don't Believe the Hype.

Station facilities

Producer console in the old Campus Centre studio
Producer Console in Queens Building Studio 1 (One of the smaller studios)

Demon FM broadcasts from the CTS studios, within De Montfort University's 'Queens Building', and previously the students' union's 'Campus Centre' building before shifting all programming entirely to the Queens Building. Demon FM broadcasts to an area of around 5 miles in all directions, covering Leicester's student area and city centre. In addition to the studio, various pre-production facilities are available so broadcasters may prepare material for their shows. The station also typically runs several outside broadcasts.

The current studio is the third building that Demon has occupied. The original studio was a portable building behind the students' union building, with fairly basic equipment. Around 2000 they moved into what had been a small brick building which had previously been a campus branch of NatWest bank. With the construction of The Campus Centre and incorporation of De Montfort Students' Union they negotiated a dedicated area and this included a purpose-built floating room to house the studio facilities, with the station moving across in 2003. When the station began broadcasting under its community license, a majority of the programming shifted to the Creative Technology Studios in DMU's Queen's Building, with the Campus Centre studio remaining primarily for the use of specialist music shows.

Programming & Schedule

Demon FM has a range of shows to cater for all music tastes. The schedule is built up with weekday daytime strands and evening and weekend specialist shows.

Weekday Strands

  • Demon Breakfast - 8am-10am
  Monday: Alex Richardson & Anna Vennard-Tierney
  Tuesday: Chris Blackmore & Natalie Beech
  Wednesday: Ricky Lount & Dave Murphy
  Thursday: Holly & Charlotte
  Friday: Sam Plummer & Luke Smith
  • Rewind - 10am-12pm
  • Intermission - 12pm-2pm
  • The Afternoon Show - 2pm-4pm
  • Rush Hour - 4pm-6pm
  • Catalyst - 6pm-8pm

For the schedule of shows, click here.

Demon FM News

From November 2011, the station has had a dedicated news team, broadcasting bulletins at the top of every hour from 8am to 6pm every weekday, with half hour headline updates during Breakfast and Rush Hour shows.

The service is presented by a separate team to the main show presenters and a variety of student, local, national and international stories are covered, alongside entertainment, sports and weather, which are relevant to Demon FM's audience.

Beginning October 2012, The News Show is an hour-long weekly show, covering stories from DMU, Leicester and around the world on a larger scale. Entertainment and Sports are also covered by their respective teams.

Notable events covered include:

  • Newarke Point 'hostage' situation
  • The Queen's visit to De Montfort University
  • Varsity events between DMU and the University of Leicester
  • Olympic Torch relay comes to Leicester
  • DMU Heroes Flashmob

Station management

The day-to-day running of the station is performed by a voluntary student committee, elected in annually by members of Demon Media. This committee is overseen by the managing director (a role taken on by the Vice President Media & Communications, elected to the union council in a full-time sabbatical student position) and other board members of Demon FM Ltd,.

Station managers

  • 2013 - 2014 Neil Kewn (MD and VP Media & Comms Alice Wilson)
  • 2012 - 2013 Adam Jinkerson (MD and VP Media & Comms Tom Williams)
  • 2011 - 2012 Tom Williams (MD and VP Media & Comms David Winter)
  • 2010 - 2011 David Murphy (MD and VP Media & Comms Amy Seabrook)
  • 2009 - 2010 Jef Nunn (MD and VP Media & Comms Andy Schooledge)
  • 2008 - 2009 Andy Schooledge (VP Media & Comms Shahinaz Nabeeh)
  • 2007 - 2008 Andy Schooledge (VP Media & Comms Bryony Morris)
  • 2006 - 2007 Ed Stagg (VP Media & Comms Nikki Slawson)
  • 2005 - 2006 Chris Doherty (VP Media & Comms Jo Leese)
  • 2004 - 2005 Ben Crookes (VP Media & Comms Zuelika Brown)
  • 2003 - 2004 Maddy Comrie (VP Media & Comms Anne-Marie Spellman)
  • 2002 - 2003 John Lawley (Communications Officer Heidi Hansen)
  • 2001 - 2002 James Blakelobb (Communications Officer Lisa Smith)
  • 2000 - 2001 Chris Skinner (Communications Officer Emma Scrafton)
  • 1999 - 2000 Richard Cole (Communications Officer Rob Malyan)
  • 1998 - 1999 Aaron Gow (Communications Officer Matt Simpson)
  • 1997 - 1998 Mike Newman (Communications Officer Amanda Dodson)
  • 1996 - 1997 Chris North (Communications Officer Jonathan Bown)
  • 1995 - 1996 Belinda Hanks (Communications Officer Rob Martin)

Famous/notable alumni

  • Annie Green Broadcast Journalist (Freelance) - Heart Cambridge
  • Dan Gooding Broadcast Journalist - Mix 96 (Aylesbury)
  • Jon Jackson Breakfast Producer - Magic 105.4, cover presenter - Kerrang! Radio & former Evening Presenter - Q Radio
  • Ryan Arnold Station Sound Producer, Capital FM Network
  • Jim Salveson Breakfast Show Producer, XFM Manchester
  • Erica Dancer Former Assistant Breakfast Producer, Heart West Midlands
  • Ant McGinley (aka The Antman) Broadcast Assistant, BBC Radio 1, Breakfast Presenter Mercia FM, Coventry, Heart North Wales Coast, Marcher Sound, Beacon Radio, Podjockey FootballFancast.com
  • Chris North Former Joint Managing Director, Wise Buddah
  • John Lawley Talent Manager, Wise Buddah
  • Ed Stagg BBC Radio Leicester, Presenter
  • Emma Newman (née Scrafton) Xfm South Wales, Head of Music
  • Emma Marston Heart FM, Producer
  • Phil Saunders Company Manager & Promoter, Ten Feet Tall
  • Jason Bourne BBC Radio Leicester & BBC Radio Derby, Sport Broadcast Journalist/Presenter[1]
  • Jason Williams Heart West Midlands, Assistant Producer & BBC, Web Developer
  • Jim Salveson XFM Manchester, Breakfast Producer
  • Jonathan Bown Editor of Star magazine
  • Rob Tofield MD, voicereels.co.uk
  • Laura Turner ITN, IRN Newscaster
  • Mike Newman Former Xfm South Wales Programme Controller, Mercia and Kerrang Radio Breakfast Producer now Programme Director at Gem 106
  • Richard Culver BBC Radio 4, Executive Producer
  • John Bain Prominent YouTube Gaming Critic, owner of Cynicalbrit.com
  • Will Gavin talkSPORT & Absolute Radio, Presenter, Producer & Commentator. Host of Absolute Radio 90s NFL Coverage and the Tuesday Morning Football, American Football podcast.

Awards

Demon Media (DemonFM's parent company) won 'Best Student Media 2013' at the NUS Awards.

Demon FM won national recognition at the annual Student Radio Awards in 2001 winning the prestigious Best Student Station award, following it up in 2007 by taking home the bronze award.[2]

The station has also won the Best Marketing award in 1998, and picked up the Best Specialist Music Award in consecutive years for 'Future Innovations' in 2003 and 'Street Beat' in 2004. Demon FM has also seen award winning talent within its member base with member Ali Moore just missing out on the Best Newcomer award to take home silver in 2006 and receiving a Best Male Presenter nomination in the 2007 awards. More Recently Presenters Jon Jackson and Erica Dancer received Bronze Awards for Best Male and Female respectively in 2011 whilst Will Gavin was nominated for Best Male in 2010.

Student Radio Association

Demon FM is a member of the Student Radio Association, the national organisation set up to support student radio stations in the UK. Many of the station's members have actively supported the association through voluntary committee positions, taking on tasks such as organisation of the annual Student Radio Awards.

  • Tom Williams Marketing Officer (2013-present)
  • Sarah Ghost Secretary and Finance (2008-2010)
  • Ben Hodgson Technical Officer (2008-2009)
  • Nikki Slawson Head of Events (2007 - 2008)
  • Heidi Hansen Head of Events (2003 - 2004)
  • Chris Skinner Chair (2002 - 2003)
  • Lisa Smith Secretary/Treasurer (2002 - 2003)
  • Emma Newman (née Scrafton) Head of Events (2001 - 2002)
  • Richard Culver Regional Officer, East Midlands (2001 - 2002)
  • Ant McGinley (aka The Antman) Regional Officer, East Midlands (1999 - 2000)
  • Chris North Development Officer (1998 - 1999)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jasonbournemedia.co.uk/
  2. ↑ "Student Radio Awards 2007 - Winners". The Student Radio Association. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2007-11-16. .

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