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Alpha 103.2
	File:Alpha103.2 logo.PNG
Broadcast area	Darlington
Frequency	103.2 MHz
Programming
Format	Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	The Local Radio Company
History
First air date	30 November 1995
Technical information
Power	500KW
Links
Website	www.alpha1032.com

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Alpha 103.2 (previously known as "A1FM"), is an Independent Local Radio station based in Darlington, UK. It's programming mainly consists of AC hits, and news of the local Darlington FC football team.

The stations presenters line-up includes Tim West, Nick Jordan, Andrew Gascoigne, Mike Patterson, Dominic Dunn, Jeff Winter, Martin Lowes and Mike Nicholson.

Achievement

Tim West's Breakfast Show was voted second in a poll to find the "best breakfast show in the North East of England" [1].

In the RAJAR results published in July 2008 - more people listen to Alpha 103.2 than at anytime in the previous 3 years.

Former Premiership Referee Jeff Winter joined the station at the start of the 08/09 season to front the football coverage

Past Presenters

Joel Ross (JK and Joel), Gary Wilkinson, Steve White, Gary Burgham, Nick Pierce, John Harding, Mark Brooks, Ricky Durkin, Steve Phillips, Roger Kennedy, Emma Hignett, James Watt, Chris Hakin, Sean Harrington, Andy Carter

Weekday Programmes

0600 Tim West @ Breakfast
1000 Nick Jordan
1400 Alpha On Demand
1500 Gazza's Big Drive Home
1900 Tom Stroud
2200 Lianna Lawrence
0100 The Big Mattrass with Martin Lowes

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-'''Nicholas G. Carr''' (born 1959) is an [[United States|American]] writer who has published books and articles on technology, business, and culture. He was educated at [[Dartmouth College]] and  [[Harvard University]].<ref>[http://www.nicholasgcarr.com/info.shtml Profile at Carr's blog]</ref>
+ | name = Alpha 103.2
+ | image = [[Image:Alpha103.2 logo.PNG]]
+ | city =
+ | area = [[Darlington]]
+ | branding =
+ | slogan = More Variety
+ | airdate = [[30 November]] [[1995]]
+ | frequency = 103.2 MHz
+ | share     = 5.6%
+ | share as of = July 2008
+ | share source = [http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php]
+ | format = Contemporary
+ | power = 500KW
+ | erp =
+ | class =
+ | callsign_meaning =
+ | owner = [[The Local Radio Company]]
+ | website = [http://www.alpha1032.com/ www.alpha1032.com]
+}}
+'''Alpha 103.2''' (previously known as "A1FM"), is an [[Independent Local Radio]] station based in [[Darlington]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. It's programming mainly consists of AC hits, and news of the local [[Darlington FC]] football team.
-==Early years==
+The stations presenters line-up includes Tim West, Nick Jordan, Andrew Gascoigne, Mike Patterson, Dominic Dunn, Jeff Winter, Martin Lowes and Mike Nicholson.
-==Education==
-==Career==
+==Achievement==
-Carr wrote the 2004 book ''Does IT Matter? Information Technology and the Corrosion of Competitive Advantage'' (Harvard Business School Press) and the 2003 ''Harvard Business Review'' article "IT Doesn't Matter." In these widely discussed works, he argued that the strategic importance of [[information technology]] in business has diminished as IT has become more commonplace, standardized and cheaper. His ideas roiled the information technology industry<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/id/60791 Twilight Of The Pc Era?] Dec 8, 2003</ref>, spurring heated outcries from executives of [[Microsoft]], [[Intel]], [[Hewlett-Packard]] and other leading technology companies, although other commentators defended his position.<ref>[http://www.nicholasgcarr.com/articles/matter.html IT Doesn't Matter] 2004</ref> In 2004, Carr published the controversial <ref>[http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39197477,00.htm The end of corporate computing?] 06 May 2005</ref>article "The End of Corporate Computing" in the ''[[MIT Sloan Management Review]],'' in which he argued that in the future companies will purchase information technology as a utility service from outside suppliers. Earlier in his career, Carr served as executive editor and acting editor of the ''[[Harvard Business Review]]''.
+* Tim West's Breakfast Show was voted second in a poll to find the "best breakfast show in the North East of England" [http://www.merrymedia.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4557&Itemid=67].
-Through his blog "Rough Type," Carr has been a critic of technological utopianism and in particular the populist claims made for online [[social production]]. In his 2005 blog essay titled "The Amorality of Web 2.0," he criticized the quality of volunteer [[Web 2.0]] information projects such as [[Wikipedia]] and the [[blogosphere]] and argued that they may have a net negative effect on society by displacing more expensive professional alternatives.<ref>[http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2005/10/the_amorality_o.php The Amorality of Web 2.0] October 2005</ref> In a response to Carr's criticism, Wikipedia co-founder [[Jimmy Wales]] admitted that the Wikipedia articles quoted by Carr "are, quite frankly, a horrific
-embarrassment" and solicited recommendations for improving Wikipedia's quality.<ref>[http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2005-October/030075.html A valid criticism] Oct 6, 2005</ref> In May 2007, Carr argued that the dominance of Wikipedia pages in many search results represents a dangerous consolidation of Internet traffic and authority, which may be leading to the creation of what he called "information plantations".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/may/17/media.newmedia The net is being carved up into information plantations] May 17, 2007</ref> Carr coined the term "wikicrats" (a pejorative description of Wikipedia administrators) in August 2007, as part of a more general critique of what he sees as Wikipedia's tendency to develop ever more elaborate and complex systems of rules and bureaucratic rank or caste over time.<ref>[http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2007/08/rise_of_the_wik.php Rise of the wikicrats] Aug 23, 2007</ref>
+* In the RAJAR results published in July 2008 - more people listen to Alpha 103.2 than at anytime in the previous 3 years.
-Carr's latest book, ''[[The Big Switch]]: Rewiring the World, From Edison to Google'', was published in January 2008 by [[W. W. Norton]]. It examines the economic and social consequences of the rise of Internet-based computing, comparing the consequences to those that occurred with the rise of electric utilities in the early 20th century.<ref>[http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/winter08/006228.htm An eye-opening look at the new computer revolution and the coming transformation of our economy, society, and culture] Dec. 2007</ref>
+* Former Premiership Referee Jeff Winter joined the station at the start of the 08/09 season to front the football coverage
-In January 2008 Carr became a member of the Editorial Board of Advisors of ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''. [http://blogs.britannica.com/blog/main/2008/01/nick-carr-david-gelernter-and-michael-wesch-new-britannica-advisors/]
+== Past Presenters ==
-===''Is Google Making Us Stupid?''===
-{{Main|Is Google Making Us Stupid?}}
-"''Is Google Making Us Stupid?: What the Internet is doing to our brains''" is a magazine article by Carr which is highly critical of the changes the Internet has caused in the way the civilized world thinks.<ref>{{cite journal |last= Carr |first= Nicholas |title= Is Google Making Us Stupid? |journal= [[The Atlantic]] |volume= 301 |issue= 6 |pages= |date= July 2008 |url= http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google |accessdate= 2008-10-06 }}</ref> Initially published in the July/August 2008 edition of ''[[The Atlantic Monthly]]'', the article has been read and discussed widely in both the media and the [[blogosphere]]. Carr had previously published a book in January 2008 titled ''The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, From Edison to Google''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Reality Club: On "Is Google Making Us Stupid" by Nicholas Carr |work=[[Edge - the third culture|Edge]] |url=http://www.edge.org/discourse/carr_google.html}}</ref> Carr's main argument was that the Internet possibly has detrimental effects on cognition that diminish our ability to concentrate and do intense reading of texts.
+Joel Ross (JK and Joel), Gary Wilkinson, Steve White, Gary Burgham, Nick Pierce, John Harding, Mark Brooks, Ricky Durkin, Steve Phillips, Roger Kennedy, Emma Hignett, James Watt, Chris Hakin, Sean Harrington, Andy Carter
-==See also==
-*[[Carr-Benkler wager]]
+== Weekday Programmes ==
-==Books==
-*Digital Enterprise : How to Reshape Your Business for a Connected World (2001) ISBN 1-57851-558-0
-*Does IT Matter?   (2004) ISBN 1591394449
-*The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google (2008) ISBN 0393062287
-==Notes==
-{{reflist|2}}
+Tim West @ Breakfast<br />
-== External links ==
+Nick Jordan<br />
-* [http://www.nicholasgcarr.com Nicholas Carr's homepage]
+Alpha On Demand<br />
-* [http://www.roughtype.com Nicholas Carr's weblog]
+Gazza's Big Drive Home<br />
-* [http://www.mbawiki.org/index.php?title=Where_Does_IT_Generate_Competitive_Advantage%3F Where Does IT Generate Competitive Advantage? on MBA Wiki]
+Tom Stroud<br />
-* [http://www.lettersonpages.com/?p=8 Book Review of The Big Switch by Letters On Pages]
+Lianna Lawrence<br />
-* {{cite journal |last= Carr |first= Nicholas |title= Is Google Making Us Stupid? |journal= [[The Atlantic]] |volume= 301 |issue= 6 |pages= |date= Jul 2008 |url= http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google |accessdate= 2008-07-09 }}
+The Big Mattrass with Martin Lowes<br />
+{{The Local Radio Company}}
-=== Opinions and reactions ===
-* [http://www.ctonet.org/documents/HowLongDoesITMatter.pdf How Long Does IT Matter?]
-* [http://www.cio.com/archive/050104/carr.html The Argument Over IT] May 1, 2004
-* [http://news.com.com/Does+Nick+Carr+matter/2030-1014_3-5317417.html Does Nick Carr matter?] August 21, 2004
-* [http://www.itworld.com/Net/nicholas-carr-the-big-switch-nlsnetwork-080123/index.html Nicholas Carr Strikes Again] January 23, 2008 ''[[ITworld]]''
-* [http://www.softpanorama.org/Skeptics/IT_skeptic/it_obscurantism.shtml Nicholas Carr's "IT Does not Matter" Fallacy and "Everything in the Cloud" Utopia] Highly critical view on Carr's writings from Softpanorama
+[[Category:The Local Radio Company]]
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-[[Category:American business writers]]
+[[Category:Darlington]]
-[[Category:American technology writers]]
+[[Category:Radio stations in England]]
-[[Category:Harvard University alumni]]
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