Jam 1575 is Hull University Union's radio station broadcasting all year round. It broadcasts on 1575 Medium Wave. It is a subcommittee of Hull University Union's Media and Marketing Committee. All presenters, DJs and executive committee are students. Jam 1575 is a member of the Student Radio Association. Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Frequency (disambiguation). ... Amplitude modulation (AM) is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Student Radio is radio produced by students based at a university or college. ... Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio stations output used in the United States. ... For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation). ... The Venn Building The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English university located in Hull (or Kingston upon Hull), a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Hull University Union Hull University Union (HUU) is the students union for The University of Hull. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... The Venn Building The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English university located in Hull (or Kingston upon Hull), a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ... A radio presenter is a broadcaster who hosts a radio show or a segment thereof. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... The SRA Logo The Student Radio Association (SRA) is a national organisation set up to support student radio stations in the UK. It receives support from the Radio Academy. ...

History

The station was set up in 1983 broadcasting on an induction loop system around halls of residence and through speakers situated within Hull University Union. In 1997, it became the first student radio station in the UK to broadcast on AM using a newly formulated Low Powered AM license (LPAM). Three other stations were awarded LPAMs by the Radio Authority (now Ofcom) at the same time (two hospital radio stations and one other student station) though Jam was the first. Bruce Davidson was the very first station manager. The station is licensed to broadcast to the campus, although the signal can "drift" further. The transmitter runs at a 1 Watt and is located in the loft area of the students union building, the mast is clearly visible on the roof. Low-power broadcasting is the concept of broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ...

Originally, a loop induction system was installed in the Lawns (a hall of residence at Hull University) as part of a third year project by a number of engineering students. By 1983 the loop induction system was operational. To cut costs, the students cut corners. To insulate the wire, instead of paying for expensive insulation they used Coca-Cola bottles. As a result of this, by 1993 the loop induction system was no longer functional. In 1994 the engineering team carried out a comprehensive survey of the underground induction loop system and were able to partially restore it to several of the Lawns halls as well as fitting a new transmitter to Ferens hall. This system was finally turned off in 1997 after the award of the LPAM licence. The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...

The station has broadcast events around the university such as Student Question Time, a student version of the BBC series, as well as club nights from the union. The station's programming consists of mainstream music by day, tailored to the students listening in the union building, and specialist programming by night. Question Time is a topical debate television programme in the United Kingdom, based on Any Questions?. It is currently shown on BBC One at 22:35 on Thursdays, and typically features politicians from the three major political parties and other public figures who answer questions put to them by the...

Until 1997, Jam 1575 was known as "URH" which stood for "University Radio Hull". For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

The Studios

Hull University Union Building, The Home of Jam 1575

Jam 1575's home is situated towards the North of Hull, off Cottingham Road at the Students Union building on Salmon Grove. These premises were originally used as printing press, which is why such a large ventilation system was installed. This meant that on a night-time loud music from the bars below could be clearly heard whilst presenters were on air! Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1632 × 1224 pixel, file size: 328 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1632 × 1224 pixel, file size: 328 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation...

The station currently has two studios, one for production and the other being the main broadcast studio, these are separated by an office. When Jam was founded (as URH) there were just 2 large rooms - the first (front) was a large office, and the second (rear) was used as the single studio. For the illustrated magazine, see Studio Magazine. ...

Typical Student Radio Studio

In the early 1990's the studio was split into two studios by Dave Walters and Scott Doak. Originally the pair planned to install a garden shed as a "booth", but changed their minds at the last minute resulting in the just a single partition being installed. Studio 1 was then switched with the office during the summer of 1996 as this was only room large enough to house a large piece of studio woodwork and an mixing console which was donated by the UKRD Group. For the first 6 months this new studio had nothing to separate it from the noise in the (then) main Union Reception area. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 215 KB) Summary This is one of the three studios at URN. Known by its operators as Yellow Studio, it is known to be smaller than the other two. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 215 KB) Summary This is one of the three studios at URN. Known by its operators as Yellow Studio, it is known to be smaller than the other two. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... BBC Local Radio Mark III radio mixing desk In professional audio, a mixing console, digital mixing console, mixing desk (Brit. ... The UKRD Group Ltd is a British media company, that owns the license to 13 commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. ...

During Easter 1997 Peter Jarrett and Liam Burke constructed the studio/hallway wall creating the now infamous Jam Corridor. Ian Hennam glazed the window (which had remained unglazed due to a glass cutting incident) thereby finishing the job.

In the summer of 1997 Paula Giles successfully applied for the Low Power AM (LPAM) license from the Radio Authority and P Squared installed the extra audio equipment and transmission infrastructure required prior to the on-air launch in September.

Jam's two studios were finally refitted in January 2005, installing a �2000 Soundcraft broadcasting desk and a �150 Behringer production desk. Jam had previously been unable to broadcast since 4 October 2004 due to severe technical difficulties. The station resumed broadcast on 31 January 2005. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soundcraft, established in 1973 and now part of Harman International Industries, is a producer of professional quality Front-of-House, Monitor, Studio, and Recording mixing consoles. ... BEHRINGER Spezielle Studiotechnik GmbH (Behringer) is a German audio equipment manufacturer, founded in its present form in 1989. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jam was the first station in the world to use the Myriad playout software. Liam Burke and Peter Jarrett now head the company P Squared, but began writing Myriad whilst at Jam because Hull University Union would not provide funding for a playout system. The very first version of Myriad was in fact called "URH". Peter and Liam were sat around a bottle of tequila late one night when the idea was floated, and Peter began coding it there and then. Dave Walters (at the time with Classic FM) was also instrumental in helping design the first versions. Jam also makes use of P Squared's Powerlog system to log all broadcast material for a period of at least 42 days in accordance with Ofcom guidelines. Myriad is now widely used across the globe by many commercial and independent local radio stations. For other uses, see Myriad (disambiguation). ... Various brands of tequila Tequila is a spirit made primarily in the area surrounding Tequila, a town in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, 65 km northwest of Guadalajara and in the highlands of Jalisco, 65 km east of Guadalajara. ... Classic FM is the United Kingdoms first national commercial radio station, broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... Logo used by the Independent Broadcasting Authority for promoting Independent Local Radio services. ...

Jingles

Many of the jingles used on-air were produced by Sean Bell at NYPD, however between 1999 and 2001 all the idents were produced in-house using Mark Somers from Viking FM as the main voiceover. The station's current idents have recorded by independent voice artist by Mark Gale, one of the sweepers says Blasting out one watt of pure jam power from the roof of your union to the radio in your room!, these idents have again been edited in-house. Viking FM is a commercial radio station which has broadcast music and local information to the East Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire counties of England since 1984. ... VoiceOver is a feature built into Apple Computers Mac OS X v10. ...

Slogans

• "Spread it all over"
• "The New Student Mix"
• "Just About Music"
• "Spread it on your bread, stick it in your ears!"

The Student Night (A.K.A The Tower Night)

Jam 1575 was asked to provide the DJ's for "Hulls Busiest Student Night" by the University of Hull Athletic Union. "The Tower" night club was the original venue for this and used to open every Wednesday night for students. Various beverages including Lager & Cider would be sold for as little as 20 pence!! The Tower was a typical run down town centre club, the carpet would stick to your shoes and the sound system would often cut-out, yet it was packed every single week! Lager is a well attenuated beer brewed in cool conditions using a slow-acting brewers yeast, known as a bottom-fermenting yeast, and then stored (or lagered) for a period in cool conditions to clear away particles and certain flavour compounds to produce a clean taste. ... Cider in a pint glass Cider (or cyder) is an alcoholic beverage made primarily from the juices of specially grown varieties of apples. ...

A selection of Jam 1575 presenters kept everyone entertained every week playing everything from Indie to House, although cheesy pop was the main crowd pleaser. Some of the DJ's on the weekly rota were: Ant Rouette a.k.a "The Man From Friday", Aaron Phillips, Mike Brown and Andy Brown a.k.a "DJ Ferby". However, in 2000 Hull City Council took the decision to close the Tower, rumour has it that a huge amount of Pigeon dung was found in the roof. in music that is characterized by its perceived independence from mainstream or pop culture as a whole. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Hull City Council is a unitary authority council, covering the the whole of the city of Kingston upon Hull. ...

"The Tower Night" as it had now become known, moved across town to the "Po Na Na" Nightclub on Anne Street, and the Athletic Union went with them. The new night was called "Bubblegum" and lasted for 2 years again with Jam 1575 DJ's at the helm. Unfortuanatly, Po Na Na was not popular with the students as they only sold cheap bottled alcopops rather than Draught beer. Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... Alcopop is a term coined by the popular media of the United Kingdom to describe alcoholic soft drinks. In the alcohol industry they are known as RTDs (ready to drink) or FABs (Flavoured Alcoholic Beverages). ... Draught beer keg fonts at the Delirium Café in Brussels Draught beer (also called draft beer or tap beer) has several related though slightly different understandings. ...

After a £3.6 million make over the Students' union opened its own club called "The Asylum", and the AU were desperate to be part of it. DJ Ferby, who had recently ditched Jam, taking with him the deals and publicity, agreed to DJ. Efforts were made in 2003 and 2004 by presenters Jon Gibbins and Dave Pallett (former programme controller) to get Jam involved in a student night again at the Fez Club. Unfortunately, it was impossible to compete against the formidable Asylum at the University. It seems the temptation of "Snakey B" at 99p a pint probably had something to do with it! [1]. A students union, student government, student leadership, student council, or students association is a student organization present in many elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

To this day both The Tower & Po Na Na Nightclubs remain closed.

Notable Previous Members

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External links

• Jam 1575.com.
• thejammydodger.co.uk.
• Archived Website.