Chelmsford Community Radio is now live from ARU
New home at ARU’s Chelmsford campus provides unique opportunities for local station
Chelmsford Community Radio volunteers in their new studio at ARU
Chelmsford Community Radio (CCR) is now broadcasting from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in a partnership that will benefit the station as well as ARU students and staff.
The station has been broadcasting from Moulsham Mill since its inception in 2013, but has now switched over to a new studio at ARU’s Chelmsford campus.
The move, along with new software that has been paid for by a grant from the National Lottery, allows the station to broadcast more shows and also offers students from ARU’s Faculty of Science and Engineering the opportunity to get involved in production.
Rooted in the community, CCR relies on membership fees, advertising and fundraising, and also carries out charitable activities throughout the year.
“This is a really exciting move. Moulsham Mill has been a wonderful home for us for several years but moving to ARU allows us to expand the number of shows we can produce and enable us to dip into the well of talent that will surround us every day at our new base.
“The new technology we use gives us scope to carry out more remote broadcasts from the city centre or at events, allowing us to engage with our public and diversify our output.”
Michelle Durant, Inclusion Manager for Chelmsford Community Radio (CCR)“Since its launch, CCR has built an extensive archive of its work – the station’s entire history is online, with more than 60,000 past shows created by over 300 volunteers.
“Many of those volunteers got their first experience of broadcasting through CCR’s inclusive projects, such as The Takeover, which gave young people the chance to present drive time. More than 10 of these presenters have since gone on to careers with Bauer Media, Global Radio, the BBC, and broadcasters worldwide.”
Matthew Eaves, Volunteer Director of Chelmsford Community Radio“Chelmsford is world-renowned as the birthplace of radio and it is fitting that the city now has its community radio station based here at ARU just a few hundred yards from the former Marconi facility.
“Chelmsford Community Radio has provided so much more than just something to listen to over the years. It is rooted in our community and this partnership provides exciting opportunities for our students as well as allowing CCR to grow.”
Professor Laurie Butler, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)