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Or as much as was learnt and not forgotten after long drunken evenings in the Union bar.
1998
Rare founded by Ed Jackson.
September 28th - October 26th 1998 RSL (Restricted Service Licence)
Rare FM broadcasts on 87.7 for 28 days.
Either it, or another London radio station with the same name, gets mentioned in a letter written to the now defunct Melody Maker.
It is the first radio station to have played a Coldplay track.
October 17 - November 13 1999 RSL
Rare FM broadcasts on 87.7 for 28 days.
2000
The station wins UCL Union Society of the Year.
Rare launches internet broadcasting as RSLs have been temporarily suspended due to the launch of a new commerical station.
2002 - 2003
Rare FM broadcasts on shared license with Shalom FM, Rare takes the weekends.
February 2004 RSL
Rare FM broadcasts on 87.7 for the entire month. See the RSL schedule here.
September 2004 - June 2005
Thanks to Richard Jacob's revamping of the internet streaming, Rare FM broadcasts near continuously online, with over forty hours of programming a week during the autumn and spring terms. Fundraising for an RSL is unsuccessful. See the 2004-2005 schedule here.
September 2005
Rare FM is featured in both The Independent and the Time Out Student Guide
23rd of September to the 2nd of October 2005
Rare FM broadcasts on 87.7 for ten days.
2005 - 2006
i like it rare launched at Asylum, Soho. Bjork turns up but doesn't stay very long. Over the year the club night moves to Thirst (Soho) and finally the Salmon & Compass (Angel).
Rare FM is named UCLU Arts Society of the Year.
Station Alumni of Note
- Karyn Miller - Head of Spoken Word 1999-2000 went on to be a successful journalist at Vogue and the Mail on Sunday.
- Alex Zane - DJ in 1999-2000 (with weekly show "It's Alex Zane!"), went on to be a presenter for XFM and MTV.
- Nick Godwin - DJ in 2000-2001 is working as a DJ on London Live.
Cheers to Riaz Kanani for some corrections/additions to the above!
(Incomplete) Site History
The following images chart some of the history of this site, and were put together using the Web Archive (and from files found lurking in the depths of our dustiest oldest computers). Click for the full images.
1998 October 1999 May 2001 December 2001
January 2003
February 2004
September 2004
About This Site
This site is managed by the Rare FM Exec Team. It is built using Moveable Type. The current site design was put together by Ed Jefferson and is now maintained by Matthew Rimmer.
Rare FM Committee Members
Rare FM Station Managers/Presidents
- 2007-2008: Kate Lamble
- 2006-2007: Natalie Dokarry
- 2005-2006: Joe Myerscough
- 2004-2005: Frankie Roberto
- 2003-2004: Henry Smith
- 2002-2003: Richard Jones
- 2001-2002: To be confirmed
- 2000-2001: Riaz Kanani
- 1999-2000: Joe Baxter and Tim Baker
- 1999: Ville-Valtteri Helenius
- 1998-1999: Edward Jackson
Rare FM Treasurers
- 2007-2008: Christina Hills
- 2006-2007: May-Li Seah
- 2005-2006: Kat Lay
- 2004-2005: Fiona Stewart
- 2003-2004: Richard Jones
- 2001-2003: To be confirmed
- 2000-2001: Dan Cryan
- 1999-2000: Tim Baker
- 1998-1999: Margot Forsythe
Rare FM Heads of Programming
- 2006-2007: Rob Murray
- 2006-2007: Kate Rolfe
- 2005-2006: Sam Steddy
- 2004-2005: Ed Jefferson
- 2003-2004: Frankie Roberto
- 2000-2003: To be confirmed
- 1999-2000: Laura Emson
- 1998-1999: Roy Belarano
Rare FM Heads of Music
- 2007-2008: Nat Raha
- 2006-2007: Lucy Dearlove
- 2005-2006: Irina Popa
- 2004-2005: Claire Craig
- 2003-2004: Frankie Roberto
- 2000-2003: To be confirmed
- 1999-2000: James Garrett
- 1998-1999: Dan Garten
Rare FM Technical Managers
- 2005-2008: Ed Craske
- 2004-2005: Richard Jacob
(in an unofficial advisory capacity) - 2003-2004: Richard Jones
- 1998-2003: Ville-Valtteri Helenius
Rare FM Heads of Marketing
- 2007-2008: Sarah Scullion and Laura Carville
- 2006-2007: Kate Lamble, Sarah Scullion and Tanya Wilkinson
- 2005-2006: James Cook
- 1998-2005: To be confirmed
- 1998: Louise Nichol
Rare FM Website Managers
- 2006-2008: Matthew Rimmer
- 2005-2006: Ed Jefferson
Rare FM Events Officers
- 2006-2007: Natalie Dokarry and Sara Gad
- 2006-2007: Irina Popa and James Cook
Crap Slogans
- "Rare FM - Good Music from the Heart of UCL
- "bRAce youRsElf for RARE FM"
- "Good Radio Is Rare"
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