209 Radio is broadcasting on 103.5 FM for one week in Cambridge - the 10th - 19th of February. 209 Radio has been broadcasting over the internet since March 2003, building up its output - a range of specialist music programs with community and arts programmes being added all the time. And 209 Radio is hoping to hear soon about the results of its application for a long term FM community radio license.
As the Community Media Association say "Community Media is community owned and controlled, giving access to voices in the community and encouraging diversity, creativity and participation. Community media provide a vital counterbalance to the increasing globalisation and commercialisation of the media."
The shows being broadcast include local news and views on Newzone, local and global issues on So Far and Yet So Near, socially responsible technology on Brain Candy and traveller issues on Romani Radio.
Update 24/3/2006: Shows have been uploaded as additions to this article.
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So Far and Yet So Near
So Far and Yet So Near shows you that the world really is on your doorstep here in Cambridge. We will bring to you the diversity of Cambridgeshire by speaking to people who are originally from different parts of the world, and covering news stories that link you to the whole globe. Presented by Hannah Higginson and Derek Thorne
So Far and Yet So Near is on the air at 6:15 pm on Sunday the 12th and Wednesday the 15th.
Newzone
Newzone brings to your living room the issues and events from the local area and beyond with its own particular slant. Covering issues we see in the news in its own unique way and those issues that are rarely covered but are a real part of our lives. Sponsored by Cambridge Action Network.
Newzone is on the air at 10:30 pm on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (the 12th, 13th and 14th).
Brain Candy
Cambridge is chock-full of creative, clever people, overflowing with ideas, inventions and noble intentions --- some of which just might change the world. Host Michelle Thong explores the global, environmental and social appeal of hot topics in science and technology, featuring interviews, fun facts and more. Tune in at 1820 on Friday, February 17 for 30 minutes of brain-tickling fun, guaranteed to leave you with something to chew on.
The topics for the upcoming show are:
Technology that's as highly-principled as it is high-tech:
- Interview with Dr. Quentin Stafford-Fraser of Ndiyo, a Cambridge organisation that promotes computing that's simpler, more affordable, and more sustainable -- for the entire globe.
- Interview with Alan Jackson (CTO) and Chris Wilson (Chief Engineer) of Aidworld, a Cambridge organisation that develops Information Communication Technology (ICT) services to make tangible improvements to the lives of ordinary people across the developing world.
Radio and community media:
- The technology of how radio works
- Community radio in Africa
- Community radio in Cambridge
Brain Candy is on the air at 6:20 pm on Friday the 17th.
Romani Radio
The first of many new radio productions by Romani and Traveller communities in Cambridgeshire and the rest of the UK, distributed to communities in CD format and broadcast on Community and Art radio stations 209radio in Cambridge and Resonance 104.4 FM in London.
In this programme, Romani journalist Jake Bowers and a community in Wisbech Cambs aim to cut through some of the myths and raise awareness of some of the problems they face every day.
Music, poetry, discussion and journalism - finding a voice for Gypsies and Travellers.
Romani Radio is on the air at 5:20 pm on Wednesday the 15th.
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