Student Union Media
The Royal Holloway Students' Union is responsible for broadcasting Insanity radio station, which was established in 1998. Available locally on 1287MW, Insanity broadcasts during term time, between the hours of 8am and 1am, 7 days a week. The station is also available worldwide through the internet. Receiving a positive reaction, the station has twice won the Silver Award for Best Student Radio Station at BBC Radio 1's Student Radio Awards, and has also won the Best Marketing and Promotions Award 3 times since 1999.
Released up to 14 times per academic year, The Orbital is a student newspaper published fortnightly by the Students' Union, covering subjects from culture and arts to society and sport. The original official Royal Holloway student publication was in the format of a newspaper called The Egham Sun, but this was replaced with the magazine edition in the early 1990s. The publication has a readership of 3,000, and a print media budget of around £10,000, which is considered low compared to some other University's £50,000 budget. The Orbital was named runner-up at the 2000 Guardian Student Media Awards in the category of Student Magazine of the Year. The magazine was named the Best Student Magazine at the 2006 National Student Journalism Awards, as well as being nominated in two other categories: Best Student Critic and Best Student Photographer. Judges from the media industry said of the magazine, it is "gritty, witty, relevant and coherent, packaged with good design and strong front covers."
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