Kube Radio

This article is about a student radio station in England. For the radio station in Seattle, Washington, see KUBE (FM).

KUBE Radio

File:KUBE-logo.png
Keele, Staffordshire, England
Broadcast area	Worldwide
Frequency	Internet Broadcast
Programming
Format	Various Genres
Ownership
Owner	Student Society
History
First air date	Spring 1994
Links
Website	www.kuberadio.com

Keele University Broadcasting Enterprise (abbreviated to KUBE) is an award-winning student-run radio station at Keele University in Staffordshire, England and has been running officially since 1994. All the members of KUBE are students at Keele University and so are all volunteers.

Early history

KUBE was founded in 1994 by a small group of students which included Dan Davies, Julian Holmes-Taylor, Conrad Jacobson, Paul Cottington and Nat Sones, who formed the core committee. Assisted by Cat Jenkins, Huw Micklewright, Vish Vishvanath, Adrian the Studio Manager, and with studio furniture built by Mat Stoker and Dave Hiley, KUBE obtained a short-term AM licence, as opposed to the short-term FM licences typically on offer - this greatly increased the range of the initial broadcast. However, KUBE has since moved to broadcasting exclusively via the internet, no longer broadcasting on AM radio. KUBE's studio has changed greatly since 2007, when it was given a dedicated studio and office space to the back of K2, when the original space used by the station was used to redevelop the toilet facilities of K2.

Broadcasting awards & nominations

GTN European Radio Awards

In November 2007 KUBE was awarded 'Best Internet Only' award at the first European Radio Awards in Barcelona, Spain.

New York Festival’s Radio Programming & Promotion Awards

On 28th June 2007, KUBE was awarded the 'Gold Medal Award' for 'Best Online Radio' at the New York Festival’s Radio Programming & Promotion Awards 2007 and were originally nominated for the award after a fund raising event for Comic Relief raised thousands in a single 24-hour broadcast.

Channel 4's 4Talent Awards

Andy Ward won Channel 4's 4TalentAward for a string of comedy ghost stories as well as performance hosting the 'Llamageddon' show.

Student Radio Association

KUBE Radio received a nomination at the Student Radio Awards in 2008. The show 'Llamageddon' was shortlisted for 'Best Interview' for their interview with indie-pop rock group 'The Hoosiers'.

KUBE events

KUBE holds events throughout the year including the Launch Party in freshers week. This event is open to all students at the university and is an opportunity for new members to get to know each other.

24 Hour Broadcast

Another regular event that KUBE has held since 2007 is the 24-hour broadcast. During the event, the station broadcasts live for 24 hours and raises money for a chosen charity. Initially run to tie in with Comic Relief and Red Nose Day, the event has evolved into being a key part of the fundraising Rag Week.

In 2007, Mark Welch and Matt Hallworth spent the whole 24 hours presenting from KUBE's original studio, before the area was redeveloped. This event led to KUBE winning its NY Festivals award. In 2008 a different approach was taken and there was a multitude of different presenters who did the full 24 hours. In 2009, Georgie Hammerton and Nick Lancaster took the reins and in 2010 TC Balmer and Aide Rushton fronted the broadcast.

For KUBE Radio’s 24 Hour Charity Broadcast 2011, Holly Beaumont-Wilkes and Dwayn ‘D-Won’ Evans were challenged to host the marathon broadcast solely from one studio, with no breaks and no sleep. Through online and off-line donations, KUBE Radio raised over £1000 for The Donna Louise Children’s Hospice Trust on Monday 30 May 2011.

The 24-hour broadcast was rebranded in 2012, simply as ‘KUBE24’. Following the similar style as the previous years, presenting duo Megan ‘JMeg’ Jones and Lauren ‘Dodge’ Dodgeson were set the challenge of broadcasting for a full 24 hours in the studio, with no breaks and various challenges to perform throughout the broadcast.

Refurbishment

KUBE's current studio in Keele University Students' Union underwent major refurbishment and was officially opened by Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe on 6 November 2010. The opening ceremony followed previous openings/ribbon cuttings done in the past by members of the Kerrang Radio's James Walshe and Maxi Jazz of Faithless.

External links

• KUBE's main website