Insanity Radio 103.2FM
| Broadcast area | Egham, Englefield Green and surrounding area |
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| Frequency | FM: 103.2 MHz AM: 1287 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Student |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1998 (RSLs) 2000 (AM) 2012 (FM) |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 25W (FM), 1W (AM) |
Transmitter coordinates | 51.426075°N -0.564840°E / 51.426075°N 0.564840°W Coordinates: longitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude FM, 51.426736°N -0.560040°E / 51.426736°N 0.560040°W Coordinates: longitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude AM |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Official website |
Insanity Radio (103.2 FM, 1287 AM) is the student radio station of Royal Holloway, University of London and a member of the UK Student Radio Association. Established in 1998, the station broadcasts throughout the year on a community radio license, with presenters in the studio presenting a varied schedule from 8AM until 2AM every day during term time, and from 2pm until 6pm each day during the University's recess periods. The positions of Station Manager and Assistant Station Manager are elected yearly via a campus-wide election. The current Station Manager is Philip Nutter.
History
The station began as the Radio Society in Spring 1997, after Ed Harry had sent four delegates (Richard Clarke, Ian Joliet, Simon Delany and Karen Williams) to the annual Student Radio Conference in Edinburgh.
Insanity Radio was formed a year later, taking its name loosely from the fact that Royal Holloway's founder Thomas Holloway also opened the Holloway Sanatorium, a hospital for the treatment of the mentally ill, a short distance away.[1] It began broadcasting under Restricted Service Licences in 1998, meaning that these broadcasts could only be held for 28 days at a time, twice a year. The station was forced to operate from a studio in Royal Holloway, University of London's historic Founders' building with a satellite dish positioned out of ground view on to the building’s roof.
However, in 1999 the station was forced to move out of the Founders' Building and find a new home. Matt Deegan and Richard Clarke started making lists of rooms in the University that they felt were acceptable to base the radio station. All these ideas were dismissed, except for a seminar room in the Queen's Annexe. After getting the budget cleared by the Students' Union it was constructed into a broadcasting studio, a meeting room and a production studio, which still operates to the present day. Late in September 2000 the station was granted a low power AM licence (LPAM) which permitted continuous broadcast all year round on 1287 kHz AM frequency. This license is still held by the station.
Joe Friel served as Station Manager from 2007–2008 and was instrumental in applying for a Community Radio licence, which was awarded by radio regulator Ofcom to the station in early 2010. This license allows Insanity Radio to broadcast on an FM frequency at an increased power of 25 watts. The 103.2 MHz frequency was allocated by Ofcom in late 2011 and installation and testing of the transmission system begun in February 2012 for a March 2012 launch of the new FM service. As part of a week of events to celebrate Insanity Radio's new status as a community radio station, the FM transmitter was officially switched on at midnight on March 8, 2012.
Awards and recognition
These include:
- 2011 Gold Best Technical Achievement [2]
- 2008 Silver Best Marketing and Promotions[3]
- 2006 Silver Best Male Presenter – Phil Noyce[4]
- 2005 Silver Best Student Radio Station[5]
- 2005 Bronze Off-Air Promotions and Imaging[6]
- 2004 Silver Best Student Radio Station[7]
- 2002 Winner Best Marketing and Promotions[8]
- 2001 Winner Best Female: Natasha Sims[9]
- 2000 Winner Best Marketing and Promotions[10]
- 1999 Winner Best Marketing and Promotions[11]
References
- ^ "Insanity Radio". Insanity Radio. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "2011 Winners". Student Radio Awards. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ "Previous Winners of the Student Radio Awards". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ "Previous Winners of the Student Radio Awards". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ "Previous Winners of the Student Radio Awards". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ "Previous Winners of the Student Radio Awards". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ "Previous Winners of the Student Radio Awards". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ "Previous Winners of the Student Radio Awards". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ "Previous Winners of the Student Radio Awards". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ "Previous Winners of the Student Radio Awards". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ "Previous Winners of the Student Radio Awards". Retrieved 2012-03-21.