Oscar, the School radio station, considered the leading station of its type in the UK, simply would not exist without the Foundation assistance it has been fortunate enough to receive.

Oscar was launched in 1998 and, having recently moved to new purpose-built premises in Old Dryden, now comprises three impressive studios – the Sir Howard Stringer Studios - which are used for radio, news and recording.

At Oscar's re-launch ceremony in November 2003, Sir Howard Stringer, OO, kindly donated a further USD$10,000 to the station. This has been used to purchase state-of-the-art studio equipment, placing Oscar on a par with several university radio station set-ups.

The benefit to pupils, both those involved in the production side and those who listen, has been tremendous and the broadcasts are now part of the Oundle Calendar. On average 200 pupils participate in each broadcast and virtually the whole School tunes into these at some stage.

Please visit our website at www.oscar-radio.com, and do feel free to call in and have a look around the studios if you are passing through Oundle.

David Fuller
Head of Oscar Radio

August 2004