Corinium Radio
| Broadcast area |  Cirencester — Local Community Station |
|---|---|
| Frequency | FM - 87.7MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Local News and Music for Cirencester |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corinium Radio |
| History | |
First air date | 5 May 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.coriniumradio.co.uk |
Corinium Radio is a community radio station in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. It was the second community radio station set up in Gloucestershire,[1] and broadcast for the first time on a 2-day Restricted Service Licence[2] in May 2006.[3] Since then, Corinium Radio has broadcast using an RSL a further 4 times - once in November 2006, once in June 2007, once in November 2007 and once in June 2008.[4].
The Setting Up of the Station
Corinium Radio was originally commissioned by the Gloucestershire County Arts Advisory Group to promote and develop community media,[5] and along with the help of Forest of Dean Radio[6] the station developed, and broadcast in May 2006 for the first time.
How the Station is Run
Corinium Radio is now running as a 'not-for-profit organisation'[7] 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.[8]. The organisation of the station is run by two teams - the planning group and the programming group,[9] 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.[10] The programming group is open to all members of the public and is the group where scheduling is discussed.[11]
References
- ^ Second community radio station in Gloucestershire - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/background/
- ^ Broadcast on a Restricted Service Licence - http://www.fred-hart.co.uk/en/coriniumradio/
- ^ Broadcast for the first time in May 2006 - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/background/
- ^ Corinium Radio have broadcast a further three times using a Restricted Service Licence - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/broadcasts/
- ^ Commissioned by Gloucestershire County Arts Advisory Group - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/background/
- ^ Helped by FOD Radio - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/background/
- ^ Not for Profit Group - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/about/
- ^ All team members are volunteers - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/about/
- ^ Two teams to run the station - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/about/
- ^ Responsibilities of the Planning Group - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/about/
- ^ Responsibilities of the Programming Group - http://www.coriniumradio.co.uk/about/