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Corinium Radio
Broadcast areaCirencester , Gloucestershire.
Frequency87.7 MHz FM
Programming
FormatLocal News and Music for Cirencester
Ownership
OwnerIndependent not-for-profit constituted group
Links
Websitewww.coriniumradio.co.uk

Corinium Radio is a community radio station in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. It was the second community radio station set up in Gloucestershire, after Forest of Dean Radio,[1] and broadcast for the first time on a 2-day Restricted Service Licence in May 2006.[2]. Corinium Radio has broadcast using an RSL a total of 9 times[3], with a planned 10th run to take place in the Summer of 2011.

Background

Corinium Radio was originally commissioned by the Gloucestershire County Arts Advisory Group to promote and develop community media, and along with the help of Forest of Dean Radio the station developed, and broadcast in May 2006 for the first time.[4]

Structure

Corinium Radio is now running as a 'not-for-profit organisation' and all members of the team are volunteers who give up their free time every few weeks to attend planning and programming meetings and broadcasts. The organisation of the station is run by two teams - the planning group and the programming group, although numbers are short and many people are on both teams. The planning group are a group of 12 people who meet regularly and the planning group are responsible for licence applications, technical issues, fundraising and maintaining the website. The programming group is open to all members of the public and is the group where scheduling is discussed.[5]

Trivia

In Corinium Radio's 5th broadcast, poet Pam Ayres, who lives in the area was interviewed on the station.[6]

In August 2009, Corinium Radio was featured as part of a Community Radio Showcase programme on BBC Radio Gloucestershire.[7] Chair of Corinium Radio Liz Young was interviewed and a clip from the station's breakfast show was broadcast.

In November 2009, the station management said that they're winter broadcast was heard by 10% of the local population, around the same as the local BBC station.[8]

References

51°42′26″N 1°58′54″W / 51.707205°N 1.981631°W / 51.707205; -1.981631