Scout Radio is a National Scout Active Support Unit (NASU)[1] of The Scout Association with the aim of supporting broadcast radio within scouting. It was initially formed in 2009[2] following the founding Manager Martin Steers[3] and the founding members running Wings FM at the WINGS Jamboree, and received formal status as an NASU in 2012.
| Scout Radio | |||
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| Owner | The Scout Association | ||
| Country | United Kingdom | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
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| Website https://scout.radio | |||
Since then the team has gone on to run many successful event radio stations, for Jamborees mainly under the Jam FM[4][5] brand, be a source for news and interviews for senior members of Scouting,[6] and provide resources to enable scouts to do radio to earn badges.[7][8]
In August 2021, Ofcom granted Scout Radio a limited FM licence to broadcast fulltime from Gilwell Park from September of that year.[9]
References
edit- ^ "National Scout Active Support Units". members.scouts.org.uk. the Scout Association. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Domain registration of scoutradio.org.uk". nominet.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Scout Radio teams up with local BBC radio station". Radio Today. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Scouts and Guides get their own station". radiotoday.co.uk. Radio Today. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Jam FM". Essex International Jamboree 2016. 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Chief Commissioner's Blog | The best role in the UK!". members.scouts.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ^ "Radio becomes part of the Scout programme". radiotoday.co.uk. Radio Today. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Gantzer, Olivia (25 April 2019). "Purley and Pangbourne Scouts to broadcast radio show as part of fundraising". Reading Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Scout Radio gets full time FM licence in London". 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
