Here’s a lovely post about the importance of radio from David Smith of Okapi Consulting: Hundreds of millions of people listen to the radio every day. They rely on it for information, the use it as a source of entertainment, it keeps them company, and, thanks to the cell phone and social media, listens to […]
The Radio Academica ISPM broadcast studio live on air This year Radioactive worked with the ISPM (Instituto Superior Politecnica de Mozambique) in Chimoio, Mozambique to get their new radio station up and running. Apart from supplying all of the broadcast studio and transmission equipment, Radioactive also provided technical training to the station staff. The station […]
Radioactive has supplied and installed 5 FM BW Broadcast 1000W transmitters at Ndarason FM transmitter sites around Lake Chad, broadcasting Radio Ndarason International, an independent radio news service broadcasting in three local languages. Transmitters with Built-In Power Schedulers and RF Mute The BW Broadcast TX1000 V3 transmitters installed across the Ndarason radio network have built […]
D and R have upgraded their classic Airmate mixing console which we have installed in many radio stations around the world. Now it comes with up to two bluetooth channels, allowing you to connect two phone calls via bluetooth from two mobile phones. Gone are the days of needing a landline to connect a phone […]
RFE Broadcast, an Italian professional FM transmitter manufacturer, has recently released a solar powered FM transmitter, to avoid the need for an inverter at solar powered transmission sites. The 100W transmitter can reach up to 30km depending on the antenna height on local terrain. No need for an inverter Inverters are expensive (at least the […]
Radioactive worked with the team at the AIRS (Abyei Information and Radio Service) to supply and install all of the FM, studio and solar equipment needed to get their new radio station Abyei 102.3 FM on air. The solar installation was carried out by solar engineer Patrick Mokili. The tower installation was carried out by […]
Radioactive has been supporting Radio Ndarason International in Chad and Nigeria since its inception in 2015. This year with support from the Dutch government Ndarason has started broadcasting in four new locations around Lake Chad, giving many thousands more listeners the chance to engage with the station and hear its content. Radioactive provided all of […]
Wales Millennium Centre’s Radio Platform has opened a new base and studio at The Factory in Porth. Radioactive supplied and installed all of the equipment and furniture for the studio. This new space allows Radio Platform to expand their youth work and offer a local space for young people to start learning radio skills and […]
Q Radio, Gambia’s first nationwide independent radio station is now on the air. Broadcasting from four 2kW transmission sites strategically located at different points throughout the country, Q Radio is the first independent voice to be heard throughout the nation. Radioactive supplied all of the equipment for the cutting edge studios and transmission sites as […]
In the Spring of 2018 Radioactive worked with Transplan UK engineers Phil and Lee to move Future Radio’s main studios from one site to their new site at Open in the centre of Norwich. The new studios included two Sonifex S2 mixers, live satellite news feeds and a host of other features to keep Future […]
On January 10th 2018 RadioActive trainer / engineers Max Graef and Ben Osborne went to work with staff from DW Akademie and members of the Htan Tabin community to install Khayae FM, Myanmar’s community radio station, and train the station team in radio production, radio drama and technical skills. The station aims to serve the […]
Radio Taboo is a development project spearheaded by Issa Nyaphaga, a political exile who returned to his village in Cameroon to build a community radio station, with the idea of creating a platform for the community to discuss subjects that are taboo to talk about such as public health, women’s issues and LGBT tolerance. The project is the subject of a documentary film […]
RadioActive is proud to be working with Okapi Consulting on Dandal Kura Radio International, broadcasting in Kanuri from Maiduguri in North East Nigeria, on FM in N’Djamena in Chad and online at dandalkura.com. Tune in and enjoy!
Development Radio CRRD is a new community radio station broadcasting live on 95.1 MHz from Bambui, North West Cameroon. It was set up by the Pan African Organisation for Research and Protection of Violence on Women and Children (PAORP-VWC), with equipment and support from RadioActive. The station was founded to promote community development and the […]
RadioActive worked with the Colne Radio team to install a new Band 1 link and FM transmitter to put Colne Radio on the FM dial in Wivenhoe! After several years of fundraising and organising the dream of going on FM has finally come true for the good people of Colne Radio. They are now live […]
Two new stations have started broadcasting in the same week, after RadioActive visited South Sudan to work with Internews and get both stations on the air. Kondial FM broadcasts from Bentiu while Jamjang is based in Jamjang, near the border with Sudan and the Nuba mountains. Both stations provide news and information for the IDP, […]
Radio Jongley in Bor, Jongley State, South Sudan has just received a delivery of new kit for two brand new studios and a beefed up transmission system, supplied and installed by RadioActive. The new equipment is now up and running giving Radio Jongley a professional quality sound over a much wider area than before. Thanks […]
RadioActive worked with members of the Roundhouse tech team and Roundhouse Radio staff to design and install a new main broadcast studio for Roundhouse Radio. Based around a D & R Airmate mixer with four Myriad channels, the studio is set up with 4 EV RE320 mics and a pair of Pioneer CDJ-1000s. Visit Roundhouse Radio to […]
RadioActive has spent the last few months working with BBC Media Action Nigeria to design, supply and install two new studios in their offices in Abuja. The studios will be used for recording interviews, PSAs, discussions and even radio drama, as well as being a back up live broadcast facility if required. Thanks to Neil, […]
RadioActive worked with the Ministry of Justice and Nuclair Consulting to set up Rise Maximum Radio, a new radio station broadcasting from within Trinidad’s Maximum Security Prison. The station is being used to promote rehabilitation, give prisoners a place to learn new skills, share their experiences and promote positive change with the prison population. The […]
After many years setting up radio stations all over the world, RadioActive has teamed up with local community company CanCan Productions to start a new online radio station based in our local area – North West London. K2K Radio will start broadcasting online from early 2013 on TuneIn and at www.ktokradio.com. If you would like to […]