User:Seddonism/Xpression FM
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| Broadcast area | University of Exeter Campus |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 87.7 FM and online |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety - mainly music led incorporating weekly news, sport and discussion programmes |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | University of Exeter Students' Guild |
| History | |
First air date | 21 February 1976 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.xpressionfm.com |
Xpression FM (known as University Radio Exeter (URE) until 2001) is the Student radio station of the University of Exeter and is run by the Students' Guild. The station broadcasts around the Streatham Campus on 87.7FM, and also online, during term time.
History
[edit]University Radio Exeter was founded in 1976, under the stairs of Devonshire House on the campus of the University of Exeter. Initially the broadcast was very low powered, using induction loop aerials to broadcast to Halls of residence from a transmitter installed in the studio.
In the late 1990s the rules were changed and certain parts of the country were permitted to use a low-power FM system and money became available for the conversion as a result of joining the Student Broadcast Network (SBN). Thus at the start of 2001 the station changed from University Radio Exeter broadcasting on 963KHz MW to Xpression FM 87.7.
References
[edit]{{University of Exeter}} [[Category:University of Exeter]] [[Category:Student radio in the United Kingdom]]