Rockin' all over
Radio Gets Wild has been featured in the Lynn News.
Emma Cooney visited the headquarters of RGW in King's Lynn
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Picture shows founder Tim Daymond with DJ Dee Chapman at the headquarters of internet radio station Radio Gets Wild
By Emma Cooney
From a flat on Lynn's London Road. Djs from as far afield as Singapore are being broadcast on the world wide web.
When I walked into RADIO GETS WILD's (RGW) cramped headquarters in founder Tim Daymond's home i found him surrounded by records, CDs and technology, orchestrating a live broadcast from a DJ in Singapore.
I could hear the sound of banging house music and witnessed Tim and DJ RDX chatting live over the web to smooth out the technical side of the broadcast. I was impressed.
Webmaster Tim founded www.radiogetswild.com four years ago with the aim of bringing people together and establishing a community radio station with a difference.
Since then, Tim and his girlfriend Dee Chapman have broadcast a live show every Sunday afternoon between 3pm and 6pm.
Music plays on a pre-recorded loop, but other live broadcasts have followed from DJs of all ages around the world, including the USA, and local talent has also been showcased.
DJs play their favourite music as diverse as house and trance, Frank Sinatra and big band tunes, country and western, chart, rock, goth and David Bowie with some doing comedy as well.
Tim has always been in the entertainment industry, from hosting DJ roadshows to being a champion disco dancer, he also holds Salsa classes at Lynn's Queen's Arms.
"It's always been part of my life and I wanted to experiment with something different."
He set up RGW with the help of friend and fellow webmaster John Beck after surfing on the internet and reading up on how to do it.
The station broadcasts from host Live 365 in 32bit stereo and is now ranked 2,000 out of 40,000 sites on Live 365.
It incorporates a webcam and chatroom.
Membership is free and members can get together during live shows, place requests and dedications or submit their own favourite top 20 music choices and have them played as a feature on the Sunday afternoon show.
The site also has music charts, free downloads, features, topical stories, instant messaging, a calendar of live events and links to sites such as www.lynnnews.co.uk.
Tim is looking for any local talent wanting to broadcast live.
West Norfolk DJs, musicians and songwriters of all genres are welcome to get in touch to do a set or have their tunes played over the web as Tim and Dee are keen to promote new talent.
They could also incorporate band biographies on the site.
Plans for the future include a record label because of interest from live artists and DJs.
The station has no restrictions on what it can play (except not playing the same artist three times in a row).
It plays a basic fee to Live 365, which means it does not have to play individual tunes.
Tim said: "DJs are not allowed to swear, it must be kept clean. But it's all about freedom of music."
RGW is also looking for sponsors to help with computer equipment and G3 phone, to enable live broadcasts on the road with a live radio show.
Contact www.radiogetswild.com on tim@radiogetswild.com or admin@radiogetswild.com