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CSR FM Tech Blog
So, I decided that CSR Technical Services needed a blog. So now it does! Here’s a copy of my first post there, about the recent issues we’ve had with the Station Switcher Here at CSR, we have a number of different places which we might want to broadcast from. For example, we have two studios [...]
Famous and Fearless Promo – How I would have done it
So with a coffee and some chocolate chip cookies I was watching TV, and happened to come across an interesting promo for a new show, Famous and Fearless. In this promo, they show Chris Evans supposedly introducting the show, putting on a helmet, then driving a motocross trials bike over a massive jump, then crashing [...]
Complaint to the BBC on Ben Brown interviewing Jody McIntyre
UPDATE: The Beeb have responded, and written a blog post about the intervew! Here is a copy of my full complaint sent to the BBC, regarding this piece of terrible journalism covering the treatment of Jody McIntyre during the student protests. To whom it may concern, During the interview with protester Jody McIntyre (an activist [...]
Student Radio Awards
CSR FM appears to have just won an award for Best Outside Broadcast at the Student Radio Awards. Which is almost entirely due to the amazing work of the entire rest of the station, but also our tech team including Rich Bonner, James Stokell, Andy Hunneman, Ian Collins and Richard Anderson. We also got bronze [...]
Ground Loops of Fury
If you’ve ever done home recording, you’ll probably have met the beastie known as a ground loop. Here’s a scenario: you turn up somewhere to record or broadcast a gig. You’re set up in some quiet corner of the venue. You get your balanced audio feed from the FOH mixer, run it to your studio [...]