Radio One (New Zealand)

Radio One
Student radio;
Ownership
Owner	Otago University Students' Association (OUSA)
History
First air date	1984
Former call signs	4SAO
Links
Website	www.r1.co.nz

Radio One (also known simply as "The One") is a

MHz. it is a member of the Student Radio Network

group of stations, all of which are run from New Zealand University campuses.

The impetus for the station began with an open letter to the President of the

Critic Te Ārohi. 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.

The Onecard scheme

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.

Notable former and current staff

External links

Official website

References

^ Dignan, J. (19 February 2009). "Pilots of the airwaves still". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

[1] Dignan, J. (19 February 2009). "Pilots of the airwaves still". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

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