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Radio URJC reopens its doors to those interested in radio production. From January 13 to 25, all members of the university community can apply to be collaborators of this entity. To do this, it is necessary to fill out a brief questionnaire, indicating study campus, schedule and content preference, among other things. Due to the increase in contagion in recent months, the production of radio content for this quarter will be carried out remotely.
Every year, Radio URJC opens two registration periods for collaborators in order to create content of great quality and interest for the public. This semester, due to the limitations imposed by the health situation, a range of 20 possible contents of 30 minutes duration is offered. According to Manuel Sánchez Cid, professor and director of the URJC University Radio, it offers “a close contact with the professional environment. Our model of work and commitment between all parties, allows collaborators who wish to acquire knowledge that will surely help them to better understand a means of communication such as radio.”
This professionalism, together with a closer and more well-known environment such as the university, arouses interest and translates into high participation on the part of students, teachers, PDI and PAS. Radio URJC usually has about 250 collaborators, even reaching 400 participants per course. In addition, it offers its attendees free training courses taught by professionals in the sector at a national and international level; as well as conferences and workshops focused on radio and television production.
The pandemic has had a great impact on the work of this chain. Some of the services, such as “We record you in Acoustic”, in which demos are recorded for URJC staff, have been temporarily paralyzed. However, its activity has never been completely stopped. "We have gone from broadcasting between 8 and 10 hours of live content daily to a canned production," explains Manuel Sánchez Cid. “However, a service of social utility has continued to be provided, as is shown in the history of our content during these two years.”
Radio URJC began its journey in 2009, being the first Spanish entity to broadcast content with discrete surround sound in one and two planes, the result of the work of Manuel Sánchez Cid and Juan José Perona, professor at the UAB. Since then, it has grown and used its content, occupying an important place in the university radio scene.