references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . june 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message cambridge 105 city cambridge broadcast area cambridgeshire fm worldwide internet radio slogan community radio in your city frequency fm 105 mhz dab 9a rds camb 105 first air date 19 july 2010 language s english webcast web player stream url mp3 192k website cambridge105.fm cambridge 105 is the community radio station for the city of cambridge . a volunteer run community owned not for profit organisation . cambridge 105 provides a broadcast voice for cambridge broadcasting live on 105fm online and dab digital radio seven days a week . contents 1 history 1.1 209radio 1.2 first broadcast 1.3 new studios 1.4 broadcasting online 1.5 dab digital radio 1.6 today 2 broadcasting 2.1 studios 2.2 outside broadcasts 3 programming 3.1 notable programming 3.1.1 105 breakfast 3.2 daytimes 3.2.1 105 drive 3.3 specialist programming 4 fundraising and the community 5 references 6 external links history edit 209radio edit in 1998 a group of volunteers began cambridge caf radio as a community radio station on a license that was eventually purchased by the ukrd group to become star radio . in march 2004 karl hartland and lucy clifton began an internet radio station that they called 209radio named after their address 209 campkin road in cambridge . karl presented a regular music show called irreducible representation whose reputation grew until others offered to contribute or present similar shows . within a few months there were 20 such shows each week with the station on air during weeknights and weekends with contributors eventually ranging from members of the homeless community to the elderly and a group of 14 year old girls . 1 realising the continuing potential of a community radio station to the city of cambridge they applied for an ofcom license and in 2007 were granted an fm broadcast license . the studio was moved from karl and lucy s living room to the citylife offices in sturton street and the station went live on 105.0 mhz in october 2007 . 1 although run almost entirely by volunteers with three paid staff members over the next two years the station struggled to raise the 60 000 required to stay on air and eventually in february 2010 despite a strong following around the city 209radio ceased broadcasting . rather than return the license to ofcom the team voted to transfer the license to a new team keen to continue a community radio station in cambridge . 2 first broadcast edit ofcom approved the licence transfer from 209radio to cambridge 105 with immediate effect on 19 july 2010 . due to this being a licence transfer the station was obliged to start broadcasting immediately upon receipt of the licence . notification was received on the afternoon of monday 18 july that the transfer would occur the following day . equipment was set up in the house of station director axel minet and on the evening of 19 july the station debuted with sammy b side spinning some late night hip hop . new studios edit in october 2010 cambridge 105 secured new premises at the gwydir street enterprise centre cambridge . the property was an old industrial unit that used to be home to a paper binders . cambridge 105 sought out volunteers and donations to secure the manpower and resources to start construction of studios . due to the low budget and limited time allowed alongside volunteers day jobs progress with construction was slow . however by december 2010 the station was broadcasting from the new premises . in early 2013 the second studio of cambridge 105 became operational . this new professional studio dubbed studio b worked in conjunction with studio a to provide volunteers with a space to pre record programmes and bring in guests for pre recorded interviews . broadcasting online edit cambridge 105 began broadcasting online via their web stream in may 2011 . online streaming is now via the radioplayer system on their homepage with tunein radio and radioplayer apps also available for all major mobile operating systems android ios windows blackberry so people can also listen from their mobile phones and tablet computers . dab digital radio edit cambridge 105 began broadcasting on dab digital radio as part of the ofcom split site small scale dab trial in cambridge during september 2015 . today edit cambridge 105 operates a system that separates all of its programming between daytime and specialist from monday to friday with some exceptions . daytime programming plays a mixture of music from the 60 s to the present day focussing more from the 80 s onwards . it also includes selections from the cambridge 105 playlist and unsigned chart which features local artists and bands generally not aligned with major record companies . specialist programmes play more eclectic and specialised content . broadcasting edit studios edit cambridge 105 broadcasts from its studios on gwydir street in the city centre of cambridge . construction of the studios began shortly after the premises were acquired in october 2010 . the first broadcasts from the site began as early as december whilst building work continued around both live and pre recorded programming . the studios were constructed with help from volunteers such as carpentry and joinery students from cambridge regional college who kindly volunteered their time . in return they got some experience and references that could help find them their first jobs after finishing their courses . 3 4 other volunteers came from both within the station and the local community to help with supplying materials and labour . many of whom also helped us decorate the office area . outside broadcasts edit cambridge 105 broadcasts from various outside events across the year some of the most notable include red nose day the station completed its first outside broadcast with the help of cambridge repeater group on 18 march 2011 . cambridge 105 broadcast live from three separate locations in the centre of the city . the broadcast featured reports on fundraising activities around the city as well as a number of live sets by local bands . a total of 321.03 was raised in aid of comic relief . strawberry fair 2011 2012 2013 2014 & 2015 cambridge 105 broadcast live from midsummer common for various strawberry fairs . the broadcasts featured interviews with stall owners fair goers and live music from local artists and musicians across the day . cambridge rock festivals in 2011 2012 2013 & 2014 a four day broadcast from the 1 rock festival site featuring live performances and interviews from acts taking part . cherry hinton festival 2011 interviews from the event and local bands performing live . wish you were here festival 2011 live studio performances and interviews from the featured bands plus a four hour broadcast from the stage at the portland arms . children in need 2012 2013 & 2014 cambridge 105 took to the streets to raise money for children in need . with the help of local musicians the station raised just over 1 700 2012 just over 2 000 2013 and just over 2100 2014 . tour de france 2014 7 july 2014 . the race started the third stage from cambridge to london on parker s piece by gonville place from where the peloton rode through the historic city centre and on into cambridgeshire and then essex . cambridge 105 broadcast live from 5am from the start line continuously throughout the whole of the day with live reports from several reporters throughout the city and further along the route as far as saffron walden . cambridge 105 provided greater coverage than any other broadcaster serving the cambridge area and was one of the biggest outside broadcasts the station has carried out . nmg sessions since 2011 cambridge has been promoting and supporting local unsigned bands and artists in the cambridge area through the new music generator . nmg sessions are held at the portland arms in cambridge and are either broadcast live or recorded for later broadcast . programming edit the cambridge 105 schedule is split into daytime output & specialist programming . daytime programming covers a popular mix of music from the 1960s all the way through to the present day whilst specialist picks up on a diverse range of genres . notable programming edit 105 breakfast edit neil whiteside and linda ness present 105 breakfast live from 7 9am from gwydir street to get your day off to the best possible start . there s local and national news weather travel and sport plus the best in morning music including your requests . try to identify the cambridge location in where s flossie or the cambridge alumni from a series of clues . let me tweet that for you takes a look at local events and personalities currently doing the rounds on social media . daytimes edit the station s weekday daytime output consists of music from the 1960s to the present day with a greater emphasis from the 80s onward and a mix of local topical debate and discussion . key presenters across the daytime include early breakfast from 6 7am brian o reilly mid mornings from 10 1pm leigh chambers mandy morton phil rowe and suzie thorpe and afternoons from 1 4pm leigh last matt webb mike prior and steffi callister . 105 drive edit the current weekday 105 drive show is presented by julian clover . the show broadcasts from 4 7pm every weekday with local and national news at the top of every hour travel updates local sport and guests from around the city at 5 30pm . specialist programming edit specialist programming covers a diverse range of music genres including classical soul rock and roll indie house rock hip hop dubstep rhythm and blues ska and reggae . fundraising and the community edit cambridge 105 raises money in the community through outside broadcasts and broadcast marathons . these include cambridge 105 s annual macmillan world s biggest coffee morning held at its city centre studios and also broadcast live on the air raising over 700 in total for the cancer charity from 2013 to 2015 . references edit a b the making of 209 radio . cambridge news . 1 october 2009 . 209radio . press release carpentry students help build new cambridge radio station pdf . cambridge regional college . retrieved 2011 01 12 . video of the day carpentry students hone their skills to build radio studios . cambridge news . retrieved 2011 01 14 . external links edit official website cambridge rock festival website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cambridge 105 & oldid 736918412 categories radio stations in cambridgeshire and peterboroughcommunity radio stations in the united kingdomhidden categories use dmy dates from february 2014use british english from june 2011articles lacking reliable references from june 2011all articles lacking reliable referencescambridgeshire articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged 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