A NEW student radio station, W.A.C Radio at Warrington Collegiate, has gone on the air.
Run by students, it features a variety of student-produced programmes covering news, current affairs, music and entertainment.
After a welcome massage from 21 year old Interactive Media student, Daniel Miller, from Orford, the first record played was #Selfie by The Chainsmokers, a well-known song, popular on itunes in recent weeks.
A truly student-led project, the name of the station and its logo were created by Daniel. The station’s simple but stylish logo was inspired by students and is funky, bold and bright.
On flipping the switch on his first live broadcast, Daniel said, “As a media student, I’m excited about the launch of the station. I’ve been incredibly busy setting up interviews for this first show. Working on the station is going to be a brilliant experience.”
Sharon Lawrence, Lecturer in ICT at Warrington Collegiate, who has been supporting Daniel added: “The radio is an excellent opportunity for our students to develop their broadcasting and technical skills in a professional environment. It will provide that valuable experience in presenting, developing programming, reporting and newsgathering that employers in the media are looking for, and that will benefit them hugely when they progress onto university and the industry.”
The station will broadcast daily with 24/7 live streaming throughout the day and auto-dj out of hours. Listeners can tune in live via radio.warrington.ac.uk
New radio station goes live
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Gary Skentelbery
Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
