209radio, is a local Community Radio station based in Cambridge, UK, which was awarded a Community Radio Licence by Ofcom in April 2006.

209radio is planning to launch its FM Transmission in July 2007. 209radio is currently available, 24 Hours a Day to listen to over the internet.

About 209radio

209radio exists to provide training and support for those who live, work and/or study in the Cambridge city area; enabling them to make radio programming relevant to themselves and their communities.

209radio is a non-profit social enterprise owned and operated by Cambridge residents.

This volunteer driven radio station is a member of the Community Media Association (CMA) and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NVCO).

Station History

2003:

The project began in March 2003 in the home of founders Karl Hartland and Lucy Clifton as a webcast promotion vehicle for electronic music but grew due to increasing interest from others in Cambridge who either saw the potential of grassroots broadcasting or who were involved in previous Community Media projects in the city.

2004:

Following publication of the Community Radio Order 2004 by the DCMS alongside UK communications regulator Ofcom, the group took the decision to apply for an FM band Community Radio licence in November 2004.

2006:

209radio ran an Restricted Service Licence Station in Cambridge in February 2006.

The station moved from its original premises in April 2006 (209 being the house number of these premises) into vacated Star Radio studios in the newly named, Citylife House on Sturton Street.

The station was awarded a Community FM Radio Licence by OFCOM in April 2006.

2007:

A vote to change the name of the station was voted for at the yearly AGM meeting in January 2007. The decision, from the vote was to keep the station's current name, 209radio.

209radio currently plans to launch FM transmission to Cambridge in July of 2007.

Shows

209radio has a broad range of programming including output based on spirtuality, technology, many kinds of specialist or genre-based music programming, live event broadcasting and radio (sound) art, these include:

Community and Speech:

The Chinese in Cambridge

Ralph's Possitive Hour

209talk with Matt Webb

The Cambridge Volunteer Centre Programme

The Mole Investigates

The Tourist Information Centre Programme

Toujours Afrique

Moving Tone News

Yourspace

Cambridge Storytellers

Bums on Seats

Nature's Voice

Music:

Kids Love Rhymes

Make it Folky

Wind Down with Welsey

Soul Discovery

Revelation

Beatnik

Club Global

Sunday Breakfast

Dirty Bounce

Disco Pogo for Punks in Pumps

Stagger

The Casserole Radio Show

The Irreducible Representation

Open Decks

Close to the Edge

Jimmy Possession

Machines are Funky

Make it Folky

No Danger

The Scene

The 60's Scene

The Bare Minim

Transmission Failure

The Sunday Roasting

The Rob and Gary Show

So Far and Yet So Near

Luke and Harry's Tropical Hour

When 209radio is not Broadcasting Live Programmes, a holding stream is broadcast; titled 'Wide Open Sounds'.

People

The people listed below are on the Management, Outreach or Programming Committees.

Karl Hartland

Lucy Clifton

Axel Minet

Kirsten Lavers

Matthew Webb

Nik Shelton

Christian Mayne

Derek Thorne

Jimmy Possession

Toby Miller

Clive Woodman

Anne Ryan

External links

209radio

Community Media Association (CMA)

Cambridge Evening News article about 209radio's FM Broadcast in February

209radio's Myspace Page