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URN broadcasts twenty-four hours a day during Nottingham term time, with shows from 09:00 a.m to 3:00 a.m. The station is split into three sections: Daytime, After Dark, and Speech shows. URN's programming includes news-show The Pulse, feature-based speech programming, including sport and a
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large variety of other topics, daytime personality-based programming and evening specialist music shows. URN has a strong focus on Nottingham University students in all areas of its programming.
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In 2014 the station won the Student Radio Awards Best Station for a record breaking fifth year in a row and still holds the record for the most consecutive Best Station awards to this day.
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In the summer of 2018, the station was relocated in the Students' Union Building to the new MediaZone. A brand new AoIP Studio was installed in spring 2020.
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URN was established from the university's Radio Broadcasting Club, who, in the late 1970s had an hour's slot on
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were set up over the next few years in other halls on campus. A fifth induction loop was installed on
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In 1997, URN became one of the first radio stations to broadcast on the internet using the
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During December 2020, presenters George Scotland and Damian Stephen attempted to get
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on 1350 AM and worldwide via its website. It is run by student volunteers from the
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In 2004, URN moved into new purpose build studios located in the university's
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During the summer of 2012, the whole station was refitted to use a
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accomplished a 40-hour continuous broadcast in November 2005 for
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of residence on 963 kHz (312m) in November 1979. Additional
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The station was one of the first to broadcast using an
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Student radio station at the University of Nottingham
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University Radio Nottingham Logo
Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Frequency
English
Format
Student Broadcast Network
Student Radio Association
University of Nottingham Students' Union
URN
radio station
University of Nottingham
England
Students' Union
University Park Campus
University of Nottingham
BBC Radio Nottingham
Hugh Stewart Hall
Cripps Hall
induction loops
Sutton Bonington
MP3
Ogg Vorbis
LPAM
restricted service licence
Portland Building
URN Studio Two
Studer

Steve Doran

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