ABOUT UNDER THE PAVEMENT RADIO SHOW
"Under the Pavement" reports on direct
action and grass roots resistance in the Manchester area.
If you would like to get involved email: radio@underthepavement.org
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Under the Pavement: Show Background
Information
Under the Pavement has been broadcasting on ALL FM 96.9 (a
community radio station in south Manchester, England) since
July 2002. Initially the show was broadcast monthly (every
four weeks) before moving to a fortnightly slot in January
2003 following a request from the station management.
The show went off air in July 2003, taking a break for a
few months, before relaunching in March 2004 with a new
line up.
The show now broadcasts every other Thursday from
11.00pm-1.00am (GMT/ BST) on ALL FM 96.9 across south,
central and east Manchester and online at http://www.allfm.org.
Playlist:
The show has an alternative/ leftfield eclectic playlist
covering punk, folk, experimental, electronica, indie and
world.
Content:
The aim of the show is to report on direct action and grass
roots resistance in the Manchester area.
The show features a fortnightly news round up, in
association with Indymedia, plus a gig and What's On Guide.
Presenters:
At present the team members include David and Spike who
produce and present the show.
All members of the team are volunteers and any publicity/
content for the shows is funded by the team itself.
The content and music policy for the show is decided by the
team and based on consensus.
Website:
The Under the Pavement website has been running since the
show started in 2002, giving news, playlist (including
links to bands, labels and MP3s) and contact details.
Email list:
Subscribers to the list get a fortnightly email with
playlists, news and details of future shows.
Anyone who submits material to the show is added to the
list so will know if their material is being aired.
To join the list simply send an email to radio@underthepavement.org
ALL FM 96.9: Radio Station Background
Information:
Population Statistics:
ALL FM 96.9 is a community radio station serving the
communities of south, central and east Manchester.
The area includes the three main Manchester universities
(Manchester University, Manchester Metropolitan University
and UMIST) which together have 57,500 full time students.
Catchment area:
Whilst the station was set up to serve the needs of the
communities of Ardwick, Longsight and Levenshulme the
signal and listenership covers a much wider area reaching
most of the city of Manchester (with a population of
432,500) and the surrounding boroughs of Greater
Manchester.
Over 6,000,000 people live within the 30 mile radius of the
city of Manchester.
