Student Radio
Student Radio stations broadcast from a place of education such as a college or university. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include individuals from the wider community.
Many student stations carry a variety of programming including news (often local), sports (often relating to the campus), and spoken word programming as well as general music. Student radio stations also often provide airplay and promotional exposure to new and emerging local artists.
Volunteering
Student Radio offers various opportunities to students to learn and practice broadcasting. However, you may not have to be a student to be involved in student radio, but opportunities will vary from station to station.
Most stations now broadcast online, and some operate on the FM waveband for short periods at a time under the Restricted Service Licence scheme, while others choose to broadcast full-time on the AM waveband using an LPAM licence. There are only five UK student radio stations permitted to broadcast all year on LPFM. None of these licences provides for a reception area greater than four kilometres from the point of transmission.
More Information
To find your local student radio station click here
More information on student radio can be found on the following websites:
The Student Radio Association
The Student Radio Association is the representative body which supports and acts on behalf of the UK student radio community. Representing any radio station which is linked to a place of education - such as universities and colleges.
The SRA exist to encourage and facilitate communication between student stations, to assist in their development, and to offer support and advice to new stations just setting up.
The SRA also runs the national Student Radio Awards every November - celebrating the best in student radio in the UK as well as an annual conference and training days throughout the year.
The Student Radio Awards have their own website here.
The SRA also co-ordinate a national charity fund raising event each year called Hearing Aid.
