Imperial College Radio
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Imperial College Radio or IC Radio is the student radio station at Imperial College London
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. 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. 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.
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, 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.
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.
2000: New Media Innovation
2002: Best Speech Based Factual Programming: Mission Impossible
2011: Bronze award for Best Newcomer - Aislinn Hayes
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
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
History
IC Radio was founded in November 1975 with the intention of broadcasting to the student halls of residenceDormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
from a studio under Southside. Broadcasting actually commenced in late 1976 on 999 AM
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
although IC Radio has since stopped broadcasting over this frequency. Imperial College Radio pioneered a new system of broadcast, known as Leaky feeder
Leaky feeder
A leaky feeder is a communications system used in underground mining and other tunnel environments. It consists of a coaxial cable run along drivages which emits and receives radio waves. The cable is "leaky" in that it has gaps or slots in its outer conductor to allow signal to leak into or out of...
and was the first station to be licensed by the Home Office for the use of this technique. For a short period in 1989, IC Radio broadcast on FM
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...
under a Test and Development license, but this way never expanded into a full FM license. 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 and One For The Heads.The Flagship Show
In 2009 IC Radio started doing a weekly magazine show named The Flagship Show. The show was a collabration 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, 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
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
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.All Station Managers
- 11-12: 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: P. Brown
- 95-96: R. Hodgkinson
- 94-95: Melissa Parcell
- 93-94: J. Handley
- 92-93: D. Cohen
- 91-92: D. 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