Imperial College Radio
 | |
| Broadcast area | Imperial College London |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Online |
| First air date | 1976 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Owner | Independent |
Imperial College Radio or IC Radio is the student radio station at Imperial College London
History
IC Radio was founded in November 1975 with the intention of broadcasting to the student halls of residence from a studio under Southside. Broadcasting actually commenced in late 1976 on 999 AM although IC Radio has since stopped broadcasting over this frequency. Imperial College Radio pioneered a new system of broadcast, known as Leaky feeder and was the first station to be licensed by the Home Office for the use of this technique.[1] For a short period in 1989, IC Radio broadcast on FM under a Test and Development license, but this way never expanded into a full FM license.[2][3] In 2001 it moved to its current location, in the West Basement of Beit Quad over the internet www.icradio.com and, since 2004, on 1134 AM in Wye.
Current Shows
IC Radio prides itself as a station that represents the student body of the university and has often been dubbed "The Official Sound Of Imperial College London". Mainstreams shows have included Pick n' Mix, Pirate Radio and The Roushan Alam Show whilst specialist shows include The Spectre Show, Music Tech Sessions, The Nat and Mit Show, Believe The Hype, One For The Heads, and SHOWTIME! with improvised live hip-hop freestyles.
The Flagship Show
In 2009 IC Radio started doing a weekly magazine show named The Flagship Show. The show was a collaboration of all of IC Radio's output. It featured a live session with a band, a weekly competition, music reviews, a "soc spot" interview with a society and a "takeover" where a show would take over the last 30 minute of the show.
The show would be presented by a combination of IC Radio's presenters. In 2009 the show was presented by Roushan, Michele, Katie, Andy, Claire, Dan, Rich, Varun, Connor, Spectre, Jade, Dave, Al and Adam amongst others. The music reviews were presented by the music team, Lia and Kate.
Sessions this year included Arun Rao, Reemer, Far From The Dance, Everybody Be Cool and Pure Reason Revolution.
Studios
Historically, Imperial College Radio consisted of two studios, "Southside" and "Northside", named after the accommodation blocks under which they were situated. Southside was the main broadcast studio, whilst Northside was primarily designated as a recording/production studio. The two studios were linked via audio cables which ran through the College's system of service tunnels, enabling communications, and the ability for the Southside studio to broadcast the output of the Northside studio.
After relocating to the basement of Beit Quad in 2001, Imperial College Radio combined both studios in a single building, but retained its two-studio setup, with one studio focussed towards recording and another to live broadcast. Both studios were also greatly upgraded in terms of equipment.
Awards and nominations
Student Radio Awards:
2000: New Media Innovation
2002: Best Speech Based Factual Programming: Mission Impossible
2011: Bronze award for Best Newcomer - Aislinn Hayes
2012: Kevin Greening Award: Beyond Silence - Saving the Sounds of Spring (Jen Whyntie)
2012: Bronze award for Best Speech Programming: Beyond Silence - Saving the Sounds of Spring (Jen Whyntie)
Student Radio Award Nominations:
2006: Best Male: Martin Archer
2006: Best Entertainment Programme: Liquid Lunch
2009: Best Male: Roushan Alam
2009: Best Entertainment Programme: The Roushan Alam Show
2009: Best Interview: Roushan Meets Derren Brown
2011: Best Newcomer: Aislinn Hayes
2012: Best Speech Programming: Beyond Silence - Saving the Sounds of Spring (Jen Whyntie)
Crocodile Club
The Alumni association for Imperial College Radio is known as The Crocodile Club, and was formed in 1985 by a group of students who were members of Imperial College Radio. The intention was to make sure that when people left the hallowed halls of Imperial College, that there was an easy way for them to keep in touch with each other, meet up now and then, and generally keep the fire burning. Further to this, Reggie was set up as the clubs official annual handbook, to publicise events, circulate the membership address list and provide an airing for the members many views and opinions. [4]
All Station Managers
- 13-14: George Butcher
- 11-13: Aislinn Hayes
- 09-11: Daniel Fowler
- 08-09: Richard Waldie
- 07-08: Thomas Bull
- 06-07: Michael Higgins
- 05-06: Sam Richards
- 04-05: James Yearsley
- 03-04: J. Parker & A. Miller
- 02-03: Dave K Edwards
- 01-02: Steve Little
- 00-01: Tom Gray
- 99-00: Dave H Edwards
- 98-99: John Corcoran
- 97-98: Kenny Green
- 96-97: Paul Brown
- 95-96: Rob Hodgkinson
- 94-95: Melissa Parcell
- 93-94: James Handley
- 92-93: Dave Cohen
- 91-92: David Lane
- 90-91: T.W. Cunnington
- 89-90: Matt A. Reeve
- 88-89: Nigel Whitfield
- 87-88: Steve Gutteridge
- 86-87: Pete Hands
- 85-86: Chris Martin
- 84-85: Pete Coleman
- 83-84: Neil Collins
- 81-83: Neil Sykes
- 80-81: Dave Fuller
- 80: Simon Milner
- 79: Harvey Nadin
- 77-79: John Allen
References
- ↑ http://www.johnallen.com/icradio/press.html IC Radio Press Coverage
- ↑ The Crocodile Club - The Alumni Association of Imperial College Radio: Reggie Volume 6, article 4
- ↑ The Crocodile Club - The Alumni Association of Imperial College Radio: Reggie Volume 6, article 3
- ↑ The Crocodile Club - The Alumni Association of Imperial College Radio: About
External links
- IC Radio website
- The Student Radio Association (SRA)
- Imperial College media group website
- Early IC Radio history
- More Early IC Radio History
Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 0°10′41″W / 51.5001°N 0.1780°W
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
