Tone Radio is a student radio station based at the University of Gloucestershire and is a part of the University of Gloucestershire Students' Union. Tone currently broadcasts on the internet and as such is available ANYWHERE in the world (fancy eh?). The station was set up and named by Martin Finney and originaly managed by the powerhouse that was Rich Wiltshire in 2006. Rich departed for Portsmouth in 2008 and Robbie Pert was hired as the new Tone Station Manager. Tone has grown since its humble beginnings broadcasting once a week from a teaching room in the tower block, to a purpose built top of the range studio in the Students' Union Building on Pittville Campus, an involves up to 100 student volunteers each year.

Programming

Programming is commissioned by current station manager Robbie Pert, with live broadcasts running from 10am to midnight. Scheduling is based around student availability, and so the auto-DJ (dubbed Toni) will often broadcast over Easter and Christmas breaks. The music played is presenter-driven, and the station has a number of specialist music shows, including ska, country & western and a progressive rock show. The main benefit of student radio is the freedom afforded to those involved and Tone reflects this by encouraging students to shape the station identity and not let themselves be constricted or overly influenced by modern commercial radio.

Live events

During the academic year 2008/2009 Tone Radio began to expand its horizons. On 28th February, programming was suspended for the afternoon to make way for a broadcast of Glos-Tone-Beret, a Tone Radio mini-festival raising money for the station. Coverage was provided of all the bands' sets live from the event, interspersed with interviews with the bands and commentary from a small team of dedicated presenters. The broadcast ran from 3pm and finished at midnight. A video documentation titled 'Glos-Tone-Beret: The Best Bits' was directed by Ross Silcocks and filmed by University of Gloucestershire digital film students. It can currently be seen on the Tone Radio website. As of May 2009, Tone Radio has been commissioned to provide the live feed of Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse hosting acts such as Super Furry Animals, Little Boots and Supergrass, which broadcast as "Wychwood FM" for the three-day period. Many of the bands played live acoustic sets in the broadcast studio over the three-day festival, and the station will be reprising its role for Wychwood 2010. It is the first student radio station to act as the official broadcaster for a music festival in the UK. Robbie, and everyone at Tone Radio would like to thank those who have supported Tone and helped us get where we are today.