Hi,
Thanks for signing up to the icradio mailing list–
Imperial College’s student radio station.
It’s always hard to have a proper chat with everyone
at Fresher’s Fair, to really explain the various things we do, so it’s
usually best to put it in an email.
A little introduction
First and foremost we are a student radio station;
broadcasting online, 24 hours a day. We have a sustain service which plays out
music from our massive library and people come in to do their own shows.
Because we are student radio it is a lot more laidback than a
commercial station. We have loads of different and varied shows; talk, dance,
rock, pop, indie – anything goes. The important thing is to have fun and
get to know more people at university.
If you got to have a look around the station yesterday then
you will have seen that we have awesome resources. IC RADIO has been
running for well over 30 years now, meaning that the equipment and systems
that we have are pretty unbeatable.
Once you have joined the society the door is pretty much
open for you to use our gear. Basically, if there isn’t a show on then
you can come in and have a practice on the decks etc in the studio - much
cheaper and convenient than buying your own stuff and carting it to uni each
year.
Radio isn’t the only
thing that we do.
We have a very well equipped recording studio which a
team of us have spent the last 2-3years setting up. This can be used for
recording and/or broadcasting live sessions on the air or doing more involved jobs
(band demos/radio plays etc etc). We are pretty unique to have such a facility
as a student radio and it is something that we’re going to really push
this year – if you saw any of the flyers yesterday (added as an attachment
to this email) we have 12 sessions booked in the first 9 weeks of term. These
sessions are open for anyone to turn up to and watch and are held in our “shared
studio”. Equally if you are interested in getting involved with the
recording side then the best thing to do is email John, our Production Manager,
production@icradio.com
A big part of being a radio station is of course the music
that we play. We are constantly sent music from all the big labels which needs
to be listened to, reviewed and eventually put into our play out system - Kate
is our Head of Music and leads an army of avid music fans who task is just
that. It is a big job and she needs as much help as possible, if it is
something that you think you might be interested in then please get in contact
with her at music@icradio.com
We’re all at Imperial and so therefore geeks, at least
on the inside. This might not be “cool”, but it does mean that our technical
side to the station is pretty damn good!
As you can imagine there is a lot of upkeep and challenges
associated with keeping a radio station running. We also do things like outside
broadcasts from the annual Varsity (Imperial vs. the Medics in various sports
over a big competition) which are fun and a good experience to be a part of. If
you want to find out more from the technical side email our Technical Manager,
Oli, at technical@icradio.com
Just a few of the things that we do, there is loads more
that I could have included but I don’t want to hit you with a brick wall
of text – I know that it is information overload at this time of year.
“So I’m
interested in finding out more, what next?”
We are going to have our first social event from 7PM on
Thursday 14th October, our annual “Beer and Biscuits”
night. This is a meet and greet where you can come along and have a chat to our
committee and ask us any questions that you have. It’s basically our own
version of Fresher’s Fair, just a little bit less hectic and with lots
more free beer! (and other drinks)
The event will be held in the Level 8 Physics Common Room in
the Blackett Building, a really cool venue with a roof terrace and great views
over South Ken (map included as attachment). Make sure that you come along if
you can.
We are student radio, and so part of the “SRA” –
Student Radio Association. On Wednesday 13th October we have
the annual SRA Nominations Party where we find out if we have got through to
the final SRA Awards in any category. This event is being held in a trendie
East London club and is open to any student radio guys – http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=222406121&v=wall&ref=notif¬if_t=share_wall_create#!/event.php?eid=156301691047917.
This is another great chance to come along and meet our
committee, especially if you are new to London and haven’t been to the
east part yet. We will be meeting up at college and going over together, if you
are thinking of coming along can you please email me (manager@icradio.com) so that I know
numbers. It is a guest list event but if you click attending on the facebook
link then you’ll be put on it automatically.
If you are already convinced that you want to join our
amazing society then you need to join on the union’s website – http://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/radio-211/radio-membership/
Once you have done that and paid the little fee (which goes
towards equipment etc etc) get in contact with me and we’ll talk about
the best way to get you involved. Alternatively, if you want to get doing a
radio show asap, email our Head of Programming, Ramy, at programming@icradio.com
Finally, just a personal thanks from me for helping to make
another amazingly successful Fresher’s Fair. I didn’t get to speak
to everyone but those of you that I did seemed very enthusiastic.
Joining radio is something that you won’t regret. I
randomly signed up in my first year with absolutely no experience or clue of
how anything works, because I thought that DJs were cool and I wanted to be one
- 4 years later and I’m here as station manager for the second time in a
row.
What I’m trying to say is that university is the best
chance you’ll ever have to pick up something new, so why not try radio!
Feel free to email me with any questions that you have
Cheers
Dan Fowler
Station Manager
icradio
www.icradio.com