- University Radio Nottingham
University Radio Nottingham (branded as URN / Student Radio for Nottingham) is the university
radio station of theUniversity of Nottingham ,England , where it is part of the Students' Union. During term-time it broadcasts locally onUniversity Park Campus on 1350 AM, onSutton Bonington Campus on 1602 AM and worldwide via its [http://urn1350.net/ website] .History
URN was established from the University's Radio Broadcasting Club, who, in the late 1970s had an hour's slot on
BBC Radio Nottingham . The station was formed in 1978 when Radio Nottingham helped the station set up its first studio in the Cherry Tree buildings. "University Radio Nottingham" started broadcasting toHugh Stewart Hall andCripps Hall of residence on 963kHz (313m). Additionalinduction loop s were set up over the next few years in other halls on campus. A fifth induction loop was installed on Sutton Bonnington Campus in 1990, financed by their Guild.In 1997, URN became one of the first radio stations to broadcast on the internet using the
MP3 format. The station started broadcasting in theOgg Vorbis format in 2002.The station was one of the first to broadcast using an AM long-term
restricted service licence to the whole of University Park on 1350AM in 2001.In 2004, URN moved into new purpose build studios located in the University's Portland Building. This was due to the demolition of the Cherry Tree buildings in 2003.
Programming
URN's programming includes news, feature-based speech programming, daytime personality-based programming and evening specialist music shows. URN has a strong focus on Nottingham University students in all areas of its programming.
Management
The station is managed by a team of volunteers elected each year by its members at the station's AGM. This team is headed up by the Station Manager, who also represents the station to the University, Students' Union as well as external bodies including the
Student Radio Association andOfcom .Awards
The station has won more
BBC Radio 1 Student Radio Awards than any other radio station. Recent gold awards include:2007
Best Interview" (Jack Penate)" for "Sarah Holmes and Gareth Ragg"
Best OB/Live Event for "Election Night 2007"2006
Best Newcomer for "Mike Young"
Best Specialist Show for "Unsigned"
Best OB/Live Event for "Election Night"
Best Female Presenter for "Steve Doran "
And finally Station of the Year 20062005
Best Entertainment Show for "Chris Sawyer and Tom Cannon"URN once held the world record for the longest continuous broadcast by a single presenter at 42 hours. More recently,
Steve Doran accomplished a 40 hour continuous broadcast in November 2005 forChildren in Need .The former head of music for URN has currently presents
BBC 6 Music 's weekly chart show. Philippa Treverton-Jones graduated in 2007. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6522857.stm]External links
* [http://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/media/urn/ Introduction to URN]
* [http://urn1350.net/ URN website]
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