Rare FM
Student radio station of University College London
Current Rare FM logo
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Branding | Student Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Music (various genres ) and talk |
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Ownership | |
Owner | UCL Union |
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Repeater(s) | Central London : 9 months a year on 87.7 FM |
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Website | rarefm.co.uk |
Rare FM is the student radio station of University College London .
Background
Rare FM was set up in 1998 as an affiliated society of UCL Union . Rare FM broadcasts continuously over the Internet with approximately 15 hours of live original programming, starting at 9:00 a.m. and finishing at 12:00 midnight from.
Rare FM has started to provide some content via podcast which is published through Anchor to Spotify and Apple Podcasts among other locations. Rare FM now broadcasts a published schedule of shows from November to June between the hours of 09:00 to 00:00. When not broadcasting set shows, the station plays a curated playlist.
Rare FM has moved home over the last two years in a process overseen by the 2021-23 president, treasurer and studio manager: Yiannis Goeldner-Thompson, Dan Amery and Jack Ward respectively. The new studio has been fully upgraded with broadcasting and mixing equipment.
Rare FM also hosts several club nights throughout the year at venues such as The Cause and The Pickle Factory. From 2022-23 these are overseen by Louis Miller, the station's Head of Events.
Rare FM also promotes its music based journalism magazine and online platform, Under City Lights, which goes to print annually.
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