Student Broadcast Network

The Student Broadcast Network or SBN as it was also known was the sustaining service for Student Radio in the United Kingdom.

It provided syndicated music based programmes and an hourly news service across the UK via satellite. This was particularly useful during non term time as stations would find themselves without presenters.

SBN was closed by its parent company in 2004.

ubscriber Stations

* Radio Airthrey - University of Stirling.
* B1000 - Brunel University, West London.
* C4 Radio - Christ Church College, Canterbury.
* CUR1350 - University of Cambridge.
* Demon FM - De Montfort University, Leicester.
* GCR (now GU2 Radio) - University of Surrey.
* Imperial College Radio - Imperial College, London.
* Insanity 1287AM - Royal Holloway, London.
* Jam 1575 - University of Hull.
* Junction11 - University of Reading.
* Loughborough Campus Radio - Loughborough University.
* Radio Glen (now SURGE 1287AM) - University of Southampton.
* Ramair - University of Bradford.
* Solar 1287 - St Helens College.
* UKC Radio - University of Kent.
* URE (now Red AM 1404) - University of Essex.
* URE - University of Exeter.
* University Radio Nottingham - University of Nottingham.
* University Radio York - University of York.
* Xtreme Radio - University of Wales, Swansea.
* 1449AM URB - University of Bath

Presenters: Who did what?

* Breakfast - Alison Hulme, Benedict Smith, Neil Grayson, Phil Smith, Duncan Wilson.
* Weekend Breakfast - Antman (Ant McGinley), Annie Macmanus, Edward Adoo, Emma Scrafton.
* Afternoons - Steve Harris, Mark Manchester, Samanthi.
* Weekend Afternoons - Jim Coulson.
* Late Show - Craig Pilling, Duncan Wilson.
* News - Steve Austins, John Handelaar, Soraya Moeng, Jenny Monaghan, Tim Metcalfe.
* Student Radio Chart Show - Keni Barwick, Mark Manchester, Neil Grayson, Duncan Wilson.

Presenters: What they did next?

* Alison Hulme went to DAB station Core and Kiss 100.
* Mark Manchester went to ITV and is now a Continuity Announcer for ITV1.
* Benedict Smith went first went to Invicta FM in Kent, then Q103 in Cambridge.
* Antman went to present breakfast at Mercia FM in Coventry.
* Neil Grayson worked for the now defunct DAB rock station The Storm, 96 Trent FM in Nottingham, Beacon Radio and is now Drivetime presenter at Northants 96.
* Craig Pilling also presented shows on DAB speech based station Oneword and DAB rock station The Storm and then joined Coast 96.3 as Breakfast presenter. From 2006 onwards he presented shows for XFM Manchester, and now presents on 97.4 Rock FM.
* Steve Harris went to Kerrang! 105.2 in Birmingham.
* Samanthi went to XFM London and BBC2's "Desi DNA"
* Jim Coulson went to present lates on 96.9 Viking FM in Kingston upon Hull then also went to Kerrang! 105.2.
* Annie Macmanus went to BBC Radio 1 and is now known as 'Annie Mac'.
* Edward Adoo went on to do Voice-overs for Xfm, Club Asia, Choice FM, Trouble TV, Kiss 100, The Galaxy Network, now the voice of Fresh 40 and MTV Base and has joined NME Radio to present a weekend show.
* Phil Smith went to national sports station TalkSPORT.
* Soraya Moeng went to work in Print media as a journalist.
* John Handelaar is now based in the Republic of Ireland, although he is also involved with an RSL in Edinburgh called Festival FM.
* Steve Austins went to BBC Wales.

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.sbn.co.uk SBN archive] .