Scout Radio Explained

Scout Radio
Type:National Scout Active Support Unit
Owner:The Scout Association
Country:United Kingdom
F-Date:2009
Website:https://scout.radio

Scout Radio is a National Scout Active Support Unit (NASU)[1] of The Scout Association with the aim of supporting broadcast radio within scouting. It was initially formed in 2009[2] following the founding Manager Martin Steers[3] and the founding members running Wings FM at the WINGS Jamboree, and received formal status as an NASU in 2012.

Since then the team has gone on to run many successful event radio stations, for Jamborees mainly under the Jam FM[4] [5] brand, be a source for news and interviews for senior members of Scouting,[6] and provide resources to enable scouts to do radio to earn badges.[7] [8]

In August 2021, Ofcom granted Scout Radio a limited FM licence to broadcast fulltime from Gilwell Park from September of that year.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Scout Active Support Units . en . members.scouts.org.uk . . 4 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Domain registration of scoutradio.org.uk . nominet.uk . 4 September 2017.
  3. News: Scout Radio teams up with local BBC radio station . Radio Today . 30 June 2020. en-GB.
  4. Web site: live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120822110639/http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/08/scouts-and-guides-get-their-own-station/ . Scouts and Guides get their own station . . radiotoday.co.uk . en-GB . 20 August 2012 . 22 August 2012 . 4 September 2017 .
  5. Web site: 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018211431/http://eij.org.uk/live/jam-fm/ . . 18 October 2016 . 5 September 2017 . Jam FM. live .
  6. Web site: Chief Commissioner's Blog The best role in the UK!. members.scouts.org.uk. en. 2017-09-04.
  7. Web site: live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150320025631/http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/radio-becomes-part-of-the-scout-programme/ . en . Radio becomes part of the Scout programme . . radiotoday.co.uk . 5 September 2017 . 20 March 2015 . 26 January 2015.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190425144812/https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/17597711.purley-and-pangbourne-scouts-to-broadcast-radio-show-as-part-of-fundraising/ . live . Purley and Pangbourne Scouts to broadcast radio show as part of fundraising . Olivia . Gantzer . 25 April 2019 . 22 May 2019 . 25 April 2019 . Reading Chronicle.
  9. Web site: Scout Radio gets full time FM licence in London. 30 August 2021. 30 August 2021.

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