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"I just love tuning into CMP when i get back from school. CMP Rocks!"

Michael M


"I have been tuned in for over a year now and find your mix and format simply incredible. There are also many others on this side of the pond who are simply hooked on CMP... the coolest radio on the planet!"

Karim K, Canada


"Keep up the good work. You have done admirable work here, and deserve great success!"

Gary Beal


"We thoroughly enjoy CMP Radio, we think it's the best, in fact we know it's the best! Thankyou so very much!"

Alan R and Paul


"I'm a new listener as of tonight, well about an hour ago actually, but i think its a pretty sweet station, and I think i'll be tunin in more often. keep up the good work!!!"

Ian, from Edinburgh

CMP Radio - The Story
CMP Radio provided a unique opportunity for Internet users around the globe, to present their very own radio show LIVE from their own home with simplicity. Using only a simple set up, such as a PC with MP3 music, the user was able to plan and present a show to other CMP Radio listeners all over the world, within minutes! Many of our members had set up full home studios to provide a professional edge to their shows - the extent of dedication to CMP Radio was amazing.

During our fantastic 18 months on air, CMP Radio has helped over 500 presenters to achieve their dream of presenting a radio show LIVE. Many users went on to form successful radio careers in RSL, Hospital and even FM stations, after getting a kick start using our service.
The success of CMP Radio has been down to the fantastic team of dedicated members who formed part of gold presenting team, news team, technical team and of course the management team.

Technical Wizardry
The technical systems used at CMP Radio were bespoke developments that were not available to purchase from the commercial industry. Software was written to handle the complete day-to-day station operation, including playlists, show scheduling, web bookings, news, adverts, promotions and accounts. Everything was remotely accessible to be administered from any location in the world, via encrypted terminal facilities.

The system kept management informed at all times, sending e-mails about shows missed, accounts suspended, show bookings made and any hardware faults that occur. A simple "URL click" from the e-mails, informed the system of the actions to be taken. Everything in the system was designed to be simple, and during our time on air the system was constantly changed and updated to make it better and more efficient.
Even the process of presenting on the station was simple! The presenter simply downloaded our free broadcaster interface, which interacted with our main system at all times. The broadcaster had a count-down timer to inform them when to start broadcasting, and when to stop, and the broadcaster also handled all audio operations. As far as we know, this technology has not been available to Internet broadcasting before now.

Achievements
Apart from being one of the most unique and simple-to-use broadcast services on the web, we also achieved many other great things during our time on air.
A dedicated news team: CMP Radio was one of the first online stations to feature its own dedicated news team. We provided news up to 16 hours a day on the top of every hour. Special extended bulletins, sport and weather information has also been featured, as well as an extended "News Weekly" show that provided a fantastic round up of the week's news, in an informative and entertaining way. Our 9-man team of news readers compiled and presented their own scripts and all contributed to the News Weekly shows. Specialist news scripting software was also provided to our team to aid in the script compilation process.
Outside broadcasts: 2 major events in CMP's history included 2 broadcasts made off-site, featuring the complete management team. In 2003 we attended a special rock concert in Harwell Village, Oxfordshire - Multitrak 2003! We presented a special opening show from a studio at the event, and provided entertainment between performances that were being broadcast live from the event. The broadcast was a great success and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. In 2004 we held a special "Birthday Bash" broadcast to celebrate our first year on air. The event ran over a weekend and featured big prize giveaways - the feedback from listeners during this event was amazing!

The Future
The closure of CMP Radio on Wednesday 29th December 2004, was a very difficult decision to make. Changes in music licensing terms, coupled with the increasing workload and financial burden made it difficult for us to continue broadcasting.
We must say a massive heart-felt thank you to everyone who has been involved with CMP Radio during its time on air - we couldn't have done it without any of you!
This web page will remain live for the forseeable future, and our interactive forum will stay online. Over our time on air we have built up a massive community and we would like everyone to stay in touch, using our forum where appropriate.

As for the CMP team, well we always have ideas up our sleeves! All our knowledge, contacts and technical systems will remain available and will be put to good use on future projects. We will use this web space to let everyone know of any plans, so keep checking back once in a while to see what we're up to.
We would like to wish everyone the absolute best of luck in their future projects and careers - every one of the members we helped has the potential to make it in the media business. Be strong and remain positive for the future!
Best Wishes,
CMP Radio
Chris Moses - Station Manager / Technical Director
Dave Moses - Station Manager / Programme Controller
Daniel Hoult - Head of News
Aaron Beadle - Director of Operations
Ben Evans - Production Manager

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