Pulse! Radio

Pulse Radio
London;
Frequency	Online
Programming
Format	Music & Speech
Ownership
Owner	LSE Students' Union
History
First air date	1999
Links
Website	https://pulseradio.uk/

Pulse Radiois the official radio station of theLondon School of Economics and Political Science Students' Union.Its studios are located within the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre at the School's Aldwych campus inWestminster,London and it broadcasts online through the Pulse Player, as well as across campus in the Students' Union.

Pulse forms part of the LSESU Media Group alongsideThe Beavernewspaper,Clare Market ReviewandLooSE TV.

The station is managed by an elected Executive Committee, which is a subsidiary of the Union, and is headed by the Station Manager. It is staffed by student volunteers who act as Disc jockeys,technicians,and producers, and is funded by the LSESU, advertising revenue, and donations.

The station broadcasts in three slots from October to December January to March and April to June each year, with vacations in between the School'sMichaelmas,Lentand Summer Terms. Overnight and during these vacations, the station broadcasts a pre-set playlist which is adapted each week.

History

Pulse began broadcasting on 1 February 1999. For the first few years Pulse broadcast for four-week periods on an FMRestricted Service Licence.Currently the station broadcasts a live stream over the internet and around theLondon School of Economicscampus. Alongside live programming Pulse also produces a number of podcasts during the year.

Membership consists of over 50 DJs playing a mix of mainstream and specialist music, as well as several dozen other students in the areas of promotions and advertising, broadcast journalism, technical, production and programming. In September 2005 Pulse was awarded the 'Student Website of the Year' at the Guardian Student Media Awards 2005.

Starting in 2006, Pulse headed the LSE SU RAG Week with a 118-hour-long livebroadcastathon, and along with LooSE TV organised the live broadcasting of the LSE SU election results. This has repeated every year since. The LSE SU Media Group Awards take place in the summer term, jointly organised with the other members of the LSE SU Media Group.

In 2008, Pulse became the first British student radio station to offer a 'listen again' service available through the station's website. Programmes from the past five days are stored online through the 'Pulse Player' at Houghton Street Factual.

Output

In term time Pulse broadcasts live on campus to students every weekday. Additionally, Pulse broadcasts continually online atpulselse.co.uk.

During regular broadcast hours, content consists of DJ shows, news, topical shows, interviews and live performances. In the past Pulse has conducted interviews withJosé Manuel Durão Barroso(President of the European Commission),Jacqui Smith(UK Home Secretary),John Edwards(2004 Democratic US Vice-Presidential Candidate),Clare Short(UK MP),Valéry Giscard d'Estaing(former French President),Kim Campbell(former Canada PM),Jon Snow(Channel 4 Newsreader),Alan Fletcher(Dr Karl Kennedy in the soap Neighbours) andLevi Rootsamongst others.

In the 2012/13 broadcast year, The Interview Hour on Pulse has broadcast interviews with: Alan Johnson(Former Home Secretary) Iain Dale(Political Commentator and LBC 97.3 Host) Frank Dikötter(Author of Mao's Great Famine) Frank Turner(Folk/punk musician) Craig Calhoun(Director of LSE)^[1]

Outside of the regular programming times, Pulse broadcasts playlists compiled by the Head of Music and Head of Programming of the station.

Alumni in the media

Former Station Manager, Stacy-Marie Ishmael is now a reporter for the FT and the Editor of FT Tilt.^[2]
Former Technical Manager, Phil Hutchinson is now a BBC Studio Manager working at 5Live and the World Service.
Former Programme Controller, Alex Baker is now a presenter for GaydarRadio^[3]
Former Deputy Station Manager, Al Smith, is a producer at Global Radio and has presented shows on Xfm
Former hosts—and 2010 winners of the LSE Media Group's "Best Talk Show" —Danny Gaynor, Thomas Ledwell and Babken DerGrigorian now produce "Political Beats", a renowned internet podcast.^[4]

References

^"Fridays 5PM - the Interview Hour".Archived fromthe originalon 21 April 2013.Retrieved16 November2012.
^"Get Ready to See Way More of This Face on CNBC".Business Insider.
^http:// gaydarradio Archived1 December 2012 at theWayback Machine
^"Political Beats".Archived fromthe originalon 26 April 2012.Retrieved8 December2011.

External links

Website
PuLSE Radio,LSE Students' Union Radio Society

[1] "Fridays 5PM - the Interview Hour".Archived fromthe originalon 21 April 2013.Retrieved16 November2012.

[2] "Get Ready to See Way More of This Face on CNBC".Business Insider.

[3] ttp:// gaydarradio Archived1 December 2012 at theWayback Machine

[4] "Political Beats".Archived fromthe originalon 26 April 2012.Retrieved8 December2011.

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