broadcast area north surrey england frequency 103.2 mhz 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 51.426075 ; 0.564840 fm 51 25 36 n 0 33 36 w 51.426736 n 0.560040 w 51.426736 ; 0.560040 am affiliations student radio association owner royal holloway students union royal holloway university of london webcast listen live website official website insanity radio 103.2 fm is a community radio station broadcasting to north surrey england from royal holloway university of london on 103.2 fm 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 7am to 1am 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 . 1 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 . contents 1 history 2 community fm 3 management 4 awards and recognition 5 references 6 external links history edit 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 . 2 it began broadcasting under restricted service licences in 1998 allowing it to broadcast for 28 consecutive days twice a year on different frequencies commonly 87.7 fm . 3 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 . in 1999 the station was forced to move out of the founder s building and find a new home . matt deegan and richard clarke started making lists of rooms in the university that they felt were acceptable to base the radio station . all of these ideas were dismissed except for a seminar room in the queen s annexe . after getting the budget cleared by the students union it was constructed into a broadcasting studio a meeting room and a production studio which was retired in 2014 . insanity moved to the new media suite which had been erected on the top floor of the students union building where a new purpose built studio was opened . the media suite is shared with the two other media outlets . a second studio has been constructed and is currently being tested . in september 2000 the station was granted a long term restricted services licence to broadcast on low power am lpam all year round on 1287 khz . the am transmitter on 1287 khz closed on 1 june 2014 after a 128.7 hour marathon broadcast . community fm edit in november 2008 insanity radio led by then station manager joe friel applied for a community radio licence . the licence was granted by ofcom in february 2010 . 4 in late 2011 ofcom allocated the frequency 103.2 mhz to the station 5 allowing it to broadcast on 103.2 mhz at a maximum power of 25w erp . 6 the installation and testing of the transmission equipment began in february 2012 and the station officially began broadcasting on fm on 7 march 2012 7 with the transmitter being switched on by then station manager david lamb and then students union vice president communications and campaigns sarah honeycombe . two new production board positions head of community schools and head of community youth groups were created to reflect the station s new status as a community radio station . these positions were changed to head of community outreach and head of community activities in 2013 . the station is licensed to broadcast as a community radio station until march 2017 8 at which point it may apply for an extension from ofcom . management edit the station is run by an elected committee of 17 which meets weekly known as the production board . the production board positions are station manager assistant station manager head of operations head of programming head of content & standards head of training head of station sound head of audio engineering head of computing head of online content head of community outreach head of community activities head of events head of music head of news head of marketing and head of publicity . the students union s co president societies and media also sits on the board . 9 in addition the station s operations are overseen by the board of directors which meets quarterly to ensure that the station is meeting its licensing commitments . the board of directors consists of members from the university the students union two alumni currently matt deegan and joe friel the current station manager and the current assistant station manager . 10 as set out in the station s constitution the positions of station manager and assistant station manager are elected annually by students at the university in a campus wide election while the rest of the board are elected annually at the station s annual general meeting which is open to anybody . awards and recognition edit the station has won a number of awards at the student radio awards 11 winning or taking the gold award for the following categories 2011 best technical achievement 2002 best marketing and promotions 2001 best female natasha sims 2000 best marketing and promotions 1999 best marketing and promotions the station has also attained several silver and bronze student radio awards over the past two decades . references edit schedule . insanity radio 103.2 fm . retrieved 29 november 2013 . about us . insanity radio . retrieved 15 march 2011 . about us . insanity radio . retrieved 29 november 2013 . ofcom awards five new community radio licences . ofcom . retrieved 29 november 2013 . insanity radio granted fm licence . royal holloway university of london . retrieved 29 november 2013 . insanity radio fm transmission system . james harrison . retrieved 29 november 2013 . insanity radio . ofcom . retrieved 29 november 2013 . insanity radio . ofcom . retrieved 29 november 2013 . insanity radio constitution pdf . royal holloway students union . retrieved 29 november 2013 . insanity radio constitution pdf . royal holloway students union university of london . retrieved 29 november 2013 . previous winners of the student radio awards . retrieved 5 august 2014 . external links edit insanity radio website insanity radio s constitution insanity radio s key commitments v t e royal holloway 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