City Park Radio

[xenith]

City Park Radio started in the 1970s operating out of the tech college, if I recall correctly.


I do know that in 1995 they were operating out of the former caretaker's cottage in the city park, and the studio was in the room up the top there, with cobbled together equipment gathered over the years and a program that only ran from 5 pm on weekdays. At the same time though, they were building new studios in the stables out the back, which is where they broadcast from now, 18 hours a day (on 103.7 FM).

A decade later, the studios aren't shiny and new anymore, but they're still purpose built.



The converted stable building, from the outside.


Two adjoining studios. All sound-proofed. They were constructed so the whole room was enclosed by empty space. Which isn't actually possibly, unless they're floating, but you think I can remember the details so many years later? :)




That's the library. It doesn't seem right sticking it in the hall, rather than in its own room.

I did find the little radio museum more interesting. It was never set up right when I was going there.







I'm thinking this is a homemade crystal radio receiver, but I, um, was sort of paying more attention to something else and not really listening.


This is their oldest radio. A locally-made TRF receiver from 1925.


The guide flipped the lid, "Would you like a look inside?"


The Qv museum has a lot of those valves, hiding in the Light Bulb Collection. *glares darkly at them*


That's not a radio. It dates from 1916 the guide told us, and gave a demonstration, which was quite lovely. (I took a bad film of it using my phone. It would look & sound even worse if I transferred it to the computer, although I'm happy to send it phone-phone but I'm sure there are probably better examples online somewhere.)


They're not radios either. That control thingy on the left looks familiar though. I think that's the one they used to have upstairs that I did a bit of broadcasting on. Didn't care for it much though. I was happier in the library room next door.