Insanity (radio)
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| Broadcast area | North Surrey, England |
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| Frequency | 103.2MHz (FM) Previously 1287kHz (AM) |
| First air date | 1998 (RSLs) 2000 (AM) 2012 (FM) |
| Format |
CHR (daytime) Variety (evenings) |
| ERP | 25W (FM), 1W (AM) |
| Transmitter coordinates |
51°25′34″N 0°33′53″W / 51.426075°N 0.564840°W FM, 51°25′36″N 0°33′36″W / 51.426736°N 0.560040°W AM |
| Affiliations | Student Radio Association |
| Owner |
Royal Holloway Students' Union (Royal Holloway, University of London) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Official website |
Insanity Radio 103.2FM is a community radio station broadcasting to north Surrey, England from Royal Holloway, University of London on 103.2FM and online. It targets young people in the 15-25 age bracket, broadcasting a varied schedule of locally produced programming for up to 18 hours per day during term time.
Live programmes run from early morning to late evenings on weekdays, starting at a later time of 9am on weekends. Overnight, a selection of music from the station's playlists is played. In late 2013, the station reported having over 140 volunteers producing 92 weekly shows.
The majority of programming during the day takes a CHR format, playing music from the station's weekly playlists. There are also talk-based shows which discuss current affairs. In the evenings, specialist programming covers a wide range of genres including Asian, Blues, Electronic, Hip hop, Rock and classic pop.
The station began as Royal Holloway's Radio Society in 1997 after Ed Harry had sent four delegates (Richard Clarke, Ian Joliet, Simon Delany and Karen Williams) to the annual Student Radio Conference in Edinburgh.
Insanity Radio was formed a year later, taking its name loosely from the fact that Royal Holloway's founder Thomas Holloway also opened the Holloway Sanatorium, a hospital for the treatment of the mentally ill, a short distance away.
It began broadcasting under Restricted Service Licences in 1998, allowing it to broadcast for 28 consecutive days, twice a year on different frequencies, commonly 87.7FM. The station initially operated from a studio in a spare room in Royal Holloway's historic Founder's Building, with cabling running to a mast on the roof.
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