The impetus for the station began with an open letter to the President of the Otago University Students' Association (then Phyllis Comerford) from Alastair Thomson, who had worked on the Waikato University student radio station. This letter brought together other interested parties including members of the bands Netherworld Dancing Toys and The Verlaines:Graham Cockroft was the first station manager. With a grant from the OUSA of approximately $12,000, the station first went to air in early 1984 broadcasting from the OUSA's former boardroom. The station initially ran on a part-time basis during the university year until the 1986 when it started operating round-the-clock throughout the year. In 1987 Radio 1 shifted into a new annex to the Student Union building which was specifically designed to house the station, the OUSA's offices, and the university's student newspaper Critic. The station celebrated its 25th birthday at the beginning of 2009.[1]
In the station's early years, its 100 Watt transmitter was located on the top of the campus's tallest building (the 11-storey Richardson Building, then known as the Hocken Building), but since the 1987 it has had a transmitter on the top of Mount Cargill, 12 kilometres north of the campus. This gives the station a range which covers much of coastal Otago, from Oamaru to past Balclutha.
The changes to become a year-round station operating from purpose built facilities and expanded coverage were undertaken by the 1986 station manager Chris Lambourne.
Radio One can now be heard anywhere in the world as it streams all content in 128 kbit/s stereo mp3 over the internet.
The station is run largely by volunteer announcers, with a small paid staff. It runs a wide variety of general interest and specialist shows, many of them catering for audiences not covered by Dunedin's other radio stations, such as The Local which plays only New Zealand content and Overgrown which is New Zealand's only Cannabis Law Reform themed radio show.
In 1986, the station launched an innovative scheme to raise money to support the station - a loyalty card called "The Rad-one Card" (more recently just "The Onecard"). This gave subscribers ("Rad-ones") the opportunity to gain discounts at local stores and events, and to enter on-air competitions in return for a small annual fee. The scheme has been widely adopted by other student radio stations around New Zealand.
^Dignan, J. (19 February 2009). "Pilots of the airwaves still". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
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radio, zealand, radio, also, known, simply, student, radio, station, operating, from, university, otago, dunedin, zealand, broadcasts, frequency, member, student, radio, network, group, stations, which, from, zealand, university, campuses, radio, onedunedinfre. Radio One also known simply as The One is a student radio station operating from the University of Otago in Dunedin New Zealand It broadcasts on a frequency of 91 0 MHz it is a member of the Student Radio Network group of stations all of which are run from New Zealand University campuses Radio OneDunedinFrequency91 0 MHzProgrammingFormatStudent radioOwnershipOwnerOtago University Students Association OUSA HistoryFirst air date1984 1984 Former call signs4SAOLinksWebsitewww wbr r1 wbr co wbr nzThe impetus for the station began with an open letter to the President of the Otago University Students Association then Phyllis Comerford from Alastair Thomson who had worked on the Waikato University student radio station This letter brought together other interested parties including members of the bands Netherworld Dancing Toys and The Verlaines Graham Cockroft was the first station manager With a grant from the OUSA of approximately 12 000 the station first went to air in early 1984 broadcasting from the OUSA s former boardroom The station initially ran on a part time basis during the university year until the 1986 when it started operating round the clock throughout the year In 1987 Radio 1 shifted into a new annex to the Student Union building which was specifically designed to house the station the OUSA s offices and the university s student newspaper Critic The station celebrated its 25th birthday at the beginning of 2009 1 In the station s early years its 100 Watt transmitter was located on the top of the campus s tallest building the 11 storey Richardson Building then known as the Hocken Building but since the 1987 it has had a transmitter on the top of Mount Cargill 12 kilometres north of the campus This gives the station a range which covers much of coastal Otago from Oamaru to past Balclutha The changes to become a year round station operating from purpose built facilities and expanded coverage were undertaken by the 1986 station manager Chris Lambourne Radio One can now be heard anywhere in the world as it streams all content in 128 kbit s stereo mp3 over the internet The station is run largely by volunteer announcers with a small paid staff It runs a wide variety of general interest and specialist shows many of them catering for audiences not covered by Dunedin s other radio stations such as The Local which plays only New Zealand content and Overgrown which is New Zealand s only Cannabis Law Reform themed radio show Contents 1 The Onecard scheme 2 Notable former and current staff 3 External links 4 ReferencesThe Onecard scheme EditIn 1986 the station launched an innovative scheme to raise money to support the station a loyalty card called The Rad one Card more recently just The Onecard This gave subscribers Rad ones the opportunity to gain discounts at local stores and events and to enter on air competitions in return for a small annual fee The scheme has been widely adopted by other student radio stations around New Zealand Notable former and current staff EditShayne Carter Wallace Chapman Charlotte Glennie Sam Hayes Aaron Hawkins Sean Norling Jan Hellriegel Lesley Paris David Pine Dave Norrie BorrieExternal links EditOfficial website References Edit Dignan J 19 February 2009 Pilots of the airwaves still Otago Daily Times Retrieved 17 March 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Radio One New Zealand amp oldid 1166817853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
