April 2009 - ICRadio-Announce

NO SHOWS UNTIL ALICE IS FIXED
by Birkett, Christopher 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

Hi all, There's no easy way to say this, but Alice (our beloved broadcast studio sound desk) is in a very bad way. Walking down the steps into the basement earlier I thought some kind of crazy gunfire was going on in stoic, either being filmed or actually happening, turned out it was Alice throwing one HELLuva tantrum through the studio monitors. Part of the power supply circuit has exploded, and until it's fixed there's no way for any shows to be broadcast live. Rich and I are hopefully going to get into labs tomorrow to try and fix this, so we may even be OK by the start of the weekend, but we could potentially be off air for a lot longer if more work needs doing as Rich/I don't have a lot of time with exams atm. I have had to cancel today's and tomorrow's shows. A couple more things... DON'T GO INTO THE INTERVIEW STUDIO! Bits of Alice are lying everywhere where I have started to dismantle things, it is VERY important that you don't go in as there are some beasty capacitors in the power supply that store up a lethal amount of charge, if you touch the wrong thing it will hurt!! HAS ANYONE LOST A WATCH? I found a brown Next watch on the floor in the interview studio, it is now in the broadcast studio by the Rivendell monitors. SUSTAIN IS STILL WORKING as it does not go through Alice when we're off air, so if anyone wants to record a show at home or wherever and fileexchange a wave file to me to play out when your show is scheduled for, that would work, let me know. I'll keep you posted. If you're a EEE student and fancy helping us out in labs tomorrow, get in touch! Chris Technical Manager IC Radio

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DO YOU WANT A SHOW THIS FORTNIGHT?
by Roast, Andy 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Hello ICRadio! I am your Head of Programming for next year. Since I now have access to the schedule I can practice (don't worry I'm good) setting up one off shows. I actually don't know how to set up schedule week, but I'm guessing most of us have exams over the next few weeks anyway. Basically if you want a "one off" show scheduled during this week or next please email me your name, show name and when you want to do it. I am revising myself, but if you give me at least 24hrs notice, then there should be no problem in getting you guys on the air. Don't worry about getting your weekly slot's back, Chris Birkett will show me how to use the proper scheduler in the office after exams so you'll all still be able to do your usual time shows. Oh one final thing, if you are no longer doing a show, PLEASE TELL ME. It looks pretty unprofessional having a schedule full of empty shows. Cool thanks a lot. Andy

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Rivendell update (realtime library searching)
by Birkett, Christopher 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

Hey, If you've tried searching for songs on the Rivendell computer in the studio recently, you'll have noticed we now have a LOT of music on there! It's still only about 5% of our collection, but hey that's 10000 tracks. Thanks to our fantastic music team and some awesome presenters, we have a load of new stuff on there as well which is awesome, cheers guys! We're going to get our rip on in a BIG way after exams are done so if you'd like to get involved, please get in touch! Anyways, you may also have noticed that it takes ages to enter the first few characters of each track (or jingle) you're looking for - you have to pause as it filters through the entire library with every letter you type and doesn't have a decent text buffer. Not anymore! This realtime filtering worked pretty well when we were getting started but now we have hundreds of gigs of music I've had to take it out because searching was taking waaaay too long. So it should be a lot faster now, but you need to hit Enter after you've finished typing your search string or after you filter by category. As always if you have any problems let me know. Have a good one, see you after exams! Chris

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More key list
by Richard Waldie 23 Apr '09

23 Apr '09

Aight, Just to clarify, that's if you want to be on the key list, but are not already! I won't take anyone off! Should have mentioned that, sorry for the double whammy! Rich

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Key List
by Richard Waldie 23 Apr '09

23 Apr '09

Ladies/Gents, I trust that everyone is having a truly splendid Easter wherever they might be and that revision is going swimmingly. I'm going to do an update of the key list at some point soon. So, if you'd like to be on it, please email get in touch. I shall need your: Name CID number And then you shall be granted passage to IC Radio's magnificent splendor whenever you so require, as long as it's before 11pm or the nicer security guys are on. See you all soon! Rich Station Manager IC Radio

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Radio Academy Membership
by Alam, Roushan 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Hi All Hope revision is going well for everyone. Just a quick message to tell you about The Radio Academy. They are the official body overlooking every UK radio station and our membership will be alongside the stations that you listen to. They are to radio what IChemE are to Chemical Engineers or the GMC are to medics. Being a member means that you strengthen ic radio's position as a student station as it brings us one step closer to industry. You get exclusive access to jobs within radio, radio masterclasses, training, work experience and more. More than anything though I think its an opportunity for ic radio to have their name about in the real radio industry. We're all aware of the way that Imperial's sports teams compete on a national level - I would like to see radio doing the same. This is the best bit....... MEMBERSHIP FOR YOU IS FREE!! Yet another perk of being on icradio. I do need your consent to add your name to the membership list. Just send me your name and email (so its easy for me to copy and paste out of the email) and I'll add you. From next week you will be able to access the radio academy's site at http://www.radioacademy.org/join/ .It costs you nothing but the benefits are endless. Cheers and good luck with forthcoming exams. Roushan

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