| A square black box with red concentric circles and the text rare FM overlaid in a white font Current Rare FM logo | |
| Branding | Student Radio |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Music (various genres) and talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | UCL Union |
| Technical information | |
| Repeater(s) | Central London: 9 months a year on 87.7 FM |
| Links | |
| Webcast | 24/7 live stream and Listen Again podcasts Podcasts with subscription options |
| Website | rarefm.co.uk |
Rare FM is the student radio station of University College London.
Background
Rare FM was set up in 1998 as an affiliated society of UCL Union. Rare FM broadcasts continuously over the Internet with approximately 15 hours of live original programming, starting at 9.00 a.m. and finishing at 12.00 midnight from http://www.rarefm.co.uk/.
Rare FM has started to provide some content via podcast. RareFM now broadcasts a published schedule of shows from November to June between the hours of 09:00 to 00:00. When not broadcasting set shows, the station plays a playlist.
FM Broadcast History:
| Year | Date |
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| 1998 | 27 September - 24 October (4 weeks), from BBC Swain's Lane |
| 2000 | 2 November - 29 November (4 weeks) |
| 2004 | 1 February - 28 February (4 weeks) |
| 2005 | 23 September - 5 October (UCL Fresher's Week) |
| 2006 | No FM broadcast |
| 2007 | 6 March - 19 March |
| 2008 | 4 March - 18 March |
| 2009 | No FM broadcast due to lack of available frequencies |
| 2010 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2011 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2012 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2013 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2014 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2015 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2016 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
| 2017 | 1 November - End of the academic year |
Rare FM DJs also broadcast live at UCL and UCL Union events, such as the Freshers' Fayre and the Summer Arts Festival.
Content
Rare FM is primarily a music station, which in past tended to focus on indie/alternative music. However, in recent years this focus has dwindled and a diversity of genres and interests is now widely catered to. Shows specialising in Funk, Soul, Disco, Jazz, Blues, House, Electro, Hip hop, DnB, Dubstep, Grime, Psytrance, Dancehall and Reggae all now feature on a schedule that of 2008 amasses over 130 DJs with a vast variety of tastes. Rare FM also broadcasts the weekly Student Radio Association chart show each Sunday.
Station Alumni
Alex Zane [1] - DJ in 1999-2000 (with weekly show It's Alex Zane!), went on to be a presenter for XFM, MTV and Channel 4 where he hosted Popworld.
Nick Godwin - DJ in 2000-2001 worked as a DJ on London Live.
Karyn Miller - Head of Spoken Word 1999-2000 went on to be a successful journalist for Vogue and The Mail on Sunday.
DJ Dadbod
See also
References
- ^ "Alex Zane". PFD. 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
External links
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