Kube Radio
This article is about a student radio station in England. For the radio station in Seattle, Washington, see KUBE (FM).
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| City of license | Keele, Staffordshire, England |
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Slogan | The Shape of New Music |
| Frequency | Internet Broadcast |
| First air date | Spring 1994 |
| Format | Various Genres |
| Owner | Student Society |
| Website | www.kuberadio.com |
Keele University Broadcasting Enterprise (abbreviated to KUBE) is an award-winning student-run radio station at Keele University in Staffordshire, England and has been running officially since 1994.
All the members of KUBE are students at Keele University and so are all volunteers.
Early history
KUBE was founded in 1994 by a small group of students which included Dan Davies, Julian Holmes-Taylor, Conrad Jacobson, Paul Cottington and Nat Sones, who formed the core committee. Assisted by Cat Jenkins, Huw Micklewright, Vish Vishvanath, Adrian the Studio Manager, and with studio furniture built by Mat Stoker and Dave Hiley, KUBE obtained a short-term AM licence, as opposed to the short-term FM licences typically on offer - this greatly increased the range of the initial broadcast. However, KUBE has since moved to broadcasting exclusively via the internet, no longer broadcasting on AM radio.
KUBE's studio has changed greatly since 2007, when it was given a dedicated studio and office space to the back of K2, when the original space used by the station was used to redevelop the toilet facilities of K2.
Awards
In November 2007 KUBE was awarded 'Best Internet Only' award at the first European Radio Awards in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
On 28 June 2007 KUBE was awarded the 'Gold Medal Award' for 'Best Online Radio' at the New York Festival’s Radio Programming & Promotion Awards 2007 [2] and were originally nominated for the award after a fund raising event for Comic Relief raised thousands in a single 24-hour broadcast.
In June 2007 the lead technical member of KUBE was short-listed for the Gary Frisch Busary award, of which is for an entrepreneur or pioneer who is innovating in the fields of radio and audio software.
KUBE Radio received a nomination at the Student Radio Awards in 2008. The show 'Llamageddon' was nominated for 'Best Interview' for their interview with indie-pop rock group 'The Hoosiers'.
KUBE events
KUBE holds events throughout the year including the Launch Party in freshers week. This event is open to all students at the university and is an opportunity for new members to get to know each other.
Another regular event that KUBE has held since 2007 is the 24-hour broadcast. During the even,t the station broadcasts live for 24 hours and raises money for a chosen charity. Initially run to tie in with Comic Relief and Red Nose Day, the event has evolved into being a key part of the fundraising Rag Week.
In 2007, Mark Welch and Matt Hallworth spent the whole 24 hours presenting from KUBE's original studio, before the area was redeveloped. This event led to KUBE winning its NY Festivals award. In 2008 a different approach was taken and there was a multitude of different presenters who did the full 24 hours. In 2009, Georgie Hammerton and Nick Lancaster took the reins and in 2010 TC Balmer and Aide Rushton fronted the broadcast.
For KUBE Radio’s 24 Hour Charity Broadcast 2011, Holly Beaumont-Wilkes and Dwayn ‘D-Won’ Evans were challenged to host the marathon broadcast solely from one studio, with no breaks and no sleep. Through online and off-line donations, KUBE Radio raised over £1000 for The Donna Louise Children’s Hospice Trust on Monday 30 May 2011.
The 24-hour broadcast was rebranded in 2012, simply as ‘KUBE24’.[3] Following the similar style as the previous years, presenting duo Megan ‘JMeg’ Jones and Lauren ‘Dodge’ Dodgeson were set the challenge of broadcasting for a full 24 hours in the studio, with no breaks and various challenges to perform throughout the broadcast.
Refurbishment
KUBE's current studio in Keele University Students' Union underwent major refurbishment in 2010 and was officially opened by Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe on 6 November.[4] The opening ceremony followed previous openings/ribbon cuttings done in the past by members of the Kerrang Team and Faithless.
References
- ↑ "Keele University's student radio station wins another international award". Keele University. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ↑ "Kube Radio Strikes Gold in New York". Keele University. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ↑ "KUBE24 - KUBE Radio's 24 Hour Charity Broadcast". KUBE Radio. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ↑ "Zane Lowe opens refurbished KUBE Radio studio". Keele University. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "KUBE Award press release". Keele University Students Union. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
- "Gary Frisch Shortlist press release". QSoft Consulting. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
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