Coimbra University Radio (Portuguese: Rádio Universidade de Coimbra - RUC) is a university radio station of the Coimbra Academic Association (students' union) of the University of CoimbrainCoimbra, Portugal.
It broadcasts on 107.9 FM (also broadcasts on-line).[1] The Center of Experimental Radio was founded in the 1940s but it was only on 1 March 1986[2] that the radio obtained the authorization to broadcast on FM.[3][4]
The studios and offices of this university radio station are located in the main building of the Associação Académica de Coimbra, in the city centre.[5]
The radio gives courses in radio programming, technic and news, that students from the University of Coimbra and everybody else can join.[6]
In 2002, RUC broadcaster José Braga[7] attempted to break the Guinness world record for the longest DJ Marathon previously achieved by the Swedish Kristian Bartos with 100 hours, 3 minutes and 22 seconds. Braga failed the attempt with a time of 68 hours, 37 minutes and 18 seconds.[8]
For its 25th anniversary, the radio hosted concerts of the indie Swedish band the Radio Dept.,[9] and later Eleanor Friedberger from the rock duo The Fiery Furnaces and the Welsh songwriter Euros Childs.
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