First of all, congratulations to everyone who's started a show recently! We've got loads of great new shows and lots of variety, so take a look at what's on and have a listen.

If you're a new presenter but would still like extra training, or someone to help out with a future show, keep reading.

Starting your first show, and getting a show

If you have a show slot already and you've been trained, please schedule your show for either this week or next:

To schedule, log in to the members' area. You do not use your normal college login here - you will have been emailed automatically with login details up to 24 hours after buying membership. If you didn't get an email, please contact Stephen at it@icradio.com and ask him for an account. I know several associate members have had issues with this and we are looking in to fixing it for future members; for now, please email Stephen.
In the modules menu on the right, click 'Show Request'. There, you will be able to tick future episodes and schedule them. You must schedule each episode for it to appear in the listings and be recorded!

An experienced presenter or member of the committee will join you during your first time to show you the ropes and help with any queries. If you've already started but would still like some help, reply to this email and let me know.

If you do not have a show yet and would like one, there are just a few things you need to do:

First, make sure you have bought membership from the Union website. It will take up to 24 hours for your IC Radio account to be created, so please do this as soon as possible.
Take a look at the schedule spreadsheet to see which slots are free.
Email me at programming@icradio.com and let me know which slot you'd like, and what your show's name will be.
Come to a training session: these are usually at noon on Wednesday, but others will be announced. If you can't make any, please email me to let me know, and I'll arrange one at a time that's good for you.
When you're trained, schedule your show and give it a go! An experienced presenter will join you to help with your first time, and if you would like to sit and watch any of the committee's shows to see how we do it, feel free to come along; they're listed below.

Training

As usual, training will be on Wednesday at noon. The IC Radio studio is in the Beit West Basement. Just go down the stairs, turn right, walk to the end of the corridor and you'll see it there.

Feel free to come along if you've already been trained and want a refresher: we'll be going over more Rivendell use, and letting everyone have a go at queueing, announcing and playing tracks.

Don't forget to read the updated presenters' guide here, or attached to this email.

Finally, if you'd like to watch a committee members' show, come along to one of the ones listed below:

Presidential Address – Monday at 14:00 – George & Aislinn

The Attic – Sundays and Wednesday at 13:00 – Kartik

The Eclectic Ectoplasm – Monday at 20:00 - Eamonn

Best Foot Forward – Tuesday at 20:00 – Alex

The Happy Hour – Sunday at 17:00 – Michael

The AMS Night Bus – Thursday at 21:00 – Keir

As always, feel free to email the committee with any questions or suggestions you have.

Happy Presenting!

Keir

Head of Programming