After concerted efforts from a whole range of people, but most especially Geoff Thompson, the aerial is repaired and back broadcasting as it should do to the Siren FM area.
Thanks for your understanding. Apparently the repair is so robust it will outlive the life of the building!
Happy listening – Andrew David
We must apologise that, at the moment, we are not broadcasting on full power as the aerial has suffered in the recent high winds. Currently we have our aerial supremos looking at the best was to get us back up to full output.
For the moment, though, we can only be heard very close (about 500 metres) to the transmitter which is on top of one of the University buildings. The best way to hear us clearly is on line at www.sirenonline.co.uk.
As soon as it’s fixed we’ll let you know so that you can get back to full effect on 107.3FM.
Andrew and the Siren FM Team
The appointment of a new news team, following Dom McAndrew’s marathon stint as the excellent News Co-ordinator since his first year at the University of Lincoln, has given us a chance to build on his excellent tenure of that office. John Fernandez heads the team as our News Editor with help from 3 Assistant News Editors (ANEs), Emma Greatorex (Training), Rachel Harris (Outreach) and Jamie Freshwater (Webcomms).
Jamie and his Comms colleagues have started as they mean to go on by getting the 5.45pm bulletin – with audio clips - onto the Siren News area of the website. Check it out. It’s our aim to get each evening’s bulletin up on the web as soon as practically possible so that if you can’t go on line or listen live, you can always catch up with what’s been happening in Siren’s area at your convenience.
Siren FM is delighted to be part of an exciting and wide ranging project to send some of our interviews to a European radio network called Euranet – www.euranet.eu. Each week the production team headed up by Deborah Wilson, acting deputy head of the Lincoln School of Journalism, receives a briefing which gives our reporters the theme for that week. Siren FM is part of a 10 strong team of community radio stations who’re working with national radio stations from across Europe. A quick look at the website shows that we’re joining part of a very illustrious group.
So far we’ve supplied two pieces – and you can find the latest here: www.euranet.eu/eng/Euranet-Special – and it’s the piece on Pre school education.
Andrew David
This week we’re proud to be sending in a 30 minute extended interview which is part of the “Profile” series; and I have been to meet one of the MEPs who represents our area, Bill Newton Dunn, who is the longest serving MEP from the UK. Our discussion ranges from Japan, Libya and the nuclear debate, to education and global warming.
So catch it in full on Wednesday 23rd March at 1230 as part of my show or on line from the Euranet site from the same time.
Happy Listening – Andrew David, Managing Editor
The new transmitter!
After many months of planning and a few little hiccups (!) in the final stages, we have finally installed and powered up our new transmitter. It’s been specifically designed for community or small power stations and has one or two clever attachments that should make our signal, in the Lincoln and surrounding areas, as good as all the other stations you can hear (or maybe better). We have also installed an RDS unit which means that, if you’ve got the right sort of radio (most cars have), then, when you tune to 107.3, it’ll tell you you’re listening to SIREN FM.
So have you noticed any difference, please let us know by dropping me a note to reception@sirenonline.co.uk. We’d be particularly interested to see just how far the signal carries!
Happy listening – Andrew David, Managing Editor
Did you see the earlier post about our exciting opportunity for a new volunteer News coordinator? Just roll back the posts below and you’ll find full details and a link to the application process. If you want to chat it through with me – call 01522 886001.
Look forward to hearing from you, Andrew David – Managing Editor
We’re starting the search for a new news Co-ordinator to oversee our evening weekly news programme at 5.45pm and run the 4 news teams.
If you would like to know more, here’s a link to the Job Specification.
1. Applicants should read the PDF document which sets out the main duties carried out by the News Co-ordinator;
2. In order to apply, please let us know in no more than two hundred words, in a Word document, why you want to be the News Co-ordinator and why you’d be good at it;
3. The deadline for applications is 1700 on the 10th March 2011. The interview date has yet to be fixed but it is likely to be held from 1700 on the 17th March 2011. The interviews should last no longer than twenty minutes. Depending on the number of applicants you can expect a decision that evening;
4. The interviews will include a short written law test especially around the areas of contempt, libel and the reporting of children – you might like to use the BBC online law module. http://www.bbc.co.uk/journalism/law/
Please send applications to bchoudhury@sirenonline.co.uk and copy in adavid@lincoln.ac.uk and dandrew@sirenonline.co.uk
AND PLEASE SUBMIT A PAPER VERSION TO ANDREW addressed to:
Andrew David, Managing Editor, Siren FM, Brayford Pool, LINCOLN, LN6 7TS
You may have noticed that yesterday, Wednesday 12th, there was a different sound to the output. The big computer which stores all our music decided to give up. Despite herculean efforts from our computer team, the kit resolutely refused to start. So we’re now running on the system we moth-balled last February! Please bear with us, especially if you think the music seems as though it’s from a by-gone age! Normal service will be resumed asap. One change means that Eddie Pinion and his eclectic Weekend Diary show will be Live @ 5 on Friday evening rather than at 9 in the morning.
2011 – National Year of Communication.
That’s what this year’s been designated by HMG and you could find your “voice” as part of the Siren FM team. And as we say a fond farewell to Rise ‘n’ Shine Rachel and the seriously arty Graham King, there are opportunities for some new talent. Your opening into the fabulously exciting world of radio is just one call, 01522 886001, or an email, adavid@lincoln.ac.uk, away. Remember we’re only limited by nerve and imagination!
