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URB is the student radio station for the University of Bath, England - It is also currently the only radio station broadcasting from Studios in Bath itself. Bath FM is currently co-located with Brunel FM in Swindon & GWR FM Bath has always been broadcast from their Bristol Studios in Passage Street. The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, England. ...
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The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, England. ...
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For the regional Classic Gold station, Brunel Radio see Brunel Classic Gold Brunel FM is a UK new radio station broadcasting to the town of Swindon and outside areas of close proximity, it is part of The Local Radio Company group of stations. ...
GWR FM is a UK radio station that serves Bath. ...
History
URB (University Radio Bath), previously URB 963, or currently 1449AM URB launched on May 16 1973 and is a student-run radio station at the University of Bath. It was launched by Annie Nightingale & Pete Murray from Radio 1. College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ...
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, England. ...
Annie (formerly known as Anne) Nightingale MBE (born in London on April 1, 1942) is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. ...
This article is about the singer and songwriter. ...
In 1987 three URB presenters (Graham Hutkins, Ben Ramsden & Andrew Wiseman) broadcast a special 24-hour show, raising money for local charities.
The station used to be carried by induction loops which were placed strategically around campus and reached all of the campus residences until about 1995, when renovations to the road by Westwood severed the wires leading to the Westwood Block. This meant that URB could only broadcast to Eastwood and Norwood. On 8 February, 2001 at 14:49 1449AM URB launched live from the Plug Bar on campus.
Neil Fox - better known as Dr Fox - and Richard Evans of Radio 1 Newsbeat both started their careers at URB. Neil Andrew Howe Fox (born 12 June 1961) is a British radio and television presenter, known for many years as Dr Fox before he became Foxy in the 2000s. ...
Newsbeat is the name of the twice-daily flagship news programme on BBC Radio 1. ...
In March 2008 URB Hosted the National Student Radio Conference on behalf of the Student Radio Association the conference between the 17th and 19th of March featured talks from a variety of speakers from the world of radio including Radio 1's Greg James. The SRA Logo The Student Radio Association (SRA) is a representative body which supports and acts on behalf of the UK student radio community. ...
Greg James (born Gregory James Alan Milward, December 17, 1985) is an British disc jockey from Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. ...
Information from URB Online - official website
URB Today The URB Studio - Norwood House, University of Bath The station originally broadcast from a cupboard in the Electrical Engineering Department for a year, before moving to their current location in Norwood House. There are three studios in the Norwood complex; Studio 1 - the main broadcast studio, Studio 2 - a DJ studio, and finally Studio 3 - a production studio and news room.
The station broadcasts live shows from 9AM in the morning into the night, with shows ranging from daytime entertainment shows to specialist music. When there's not a live presenter in the studio, an interactive "non-stop" service fills in the gaps. URB also informs the campus with regular news bulletins and “The Fix”; a guide to events happening on campus in Bath.
Student Radio Awards In 2002, Station Manager Ben Vane won Best Male Presenter, URB came second in the Best Marketing category, and URB also came third in Best Station.
In 2003 the comedy Because Fish Are Funny won second place for Best Speech Based Non-Factual category.
In 2004 Gareth Gwynn won Gold for the Best Speech-Based Non-Factual for his one-off comedy show Component Parts.
In 2005 URB received six nominations (the most nominations they'd received so far) including Student Station of the Year; which they failed to win. They won two silver awards for Station Sound and Best Male Presenter (Chris Day) and one bronze award for Best Entertainment Programming (Paul Kiernan and David Boddington).
In 2006 URB won Best Marketing & Branding - judge Mark Goodier commented "there was something about the winning entry [URB] that really stood out." Mark Goodier (born 28th June 1961 in Rhodesia) is one of the most familiar voices on British radio. ...
In 2007 URB won Best Marketing & Branding for the second consecutive time. The judges described this year's winning entry as "slick and professional", and "an example of how an already successful station can effectively build upon its own past achievements. An effective written submission detailed how the various initiatives had been conceived and executed, and the accompanying audio was well-produced and gave a clear sense of the station's mission - to serve its audience".
U Talk Marketing, 2007 Marketing Entry, <http://www.utalkmarketing.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ArticleID=3585&Title=URB_1149_am_winning_marketing_campaign>. Retrieved on 20 November 2007
Student Radio Association, Awards Website, <http://www.studentradio.org.uk/awards>. Retrieved on 23 May 2007
Neighbours URB has sister stations at other universities in the area:
Burst Radio - University of Bristol
Xpress - Cardiff University Xpress may refer to: XPress, a digital radio trunking operator Xpress (TV series), an award winning multi cultural entertainment series Xpress, a regional passenger bus service provided by the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority in metropolitan Atlanta X*Press X*Change, an obsolete computer-based news-ticker-style newsfeed service X...
Current Committee The 2008/09 Committee is: - Station Manager: Tim Ayres
- Programme Controller: Steve Ash
- Chief Engineer: James Berry
- Head of Roadshow: David Board
- Head of Online Media: Peter Walker
- Head of Production: Steve Briscoe
- Head of Music: Lorna Greenwood
- Head of IT: Tom Gregory
- Head of Training: Simon Budden
- Head of Advertising & Marketing: Katie Brown
- Treasurer: Cedric Sureshkumar
Previous Committees 2007/08 - Station Manager: Tim Dye
- Program Controller: Tim Ayres
- Engineering/IT: Craig Stranger & Mark Farrington
- Head of Production: David Board
2006/07
- Station Manager: Mark Farrington
- Program Controller: Dani Tynan
- Engineering/IT: Simon Field & William Larque
- Head of Production: David Board
2005/06
- Station Manager: Seb Mullins
- Program Controller: Colin Chesterman
- Chief Engineer: Simon Field
- Head of Production: Mark Farrington
2004/05
- Station Manager: Chris Day
- Program Controller: Chris Lucas
- Chief Engineer: Tom Natt
2003/04
- Station Manager: James Palmer
- Program Controller: Chris Day
- Chief Engineer: Mark Chappell
2002/03
- Station Manager/PC: David Mayo
- Head of Production: Ben Vane
- Chief Engineer: Cliff Davey
2001/02
- Station Manager: Ben Vane
- Programme Controller: Rishi Jassal
2000/01
- Station Manager: Andy Savin
- Programme Controller: David Mayo
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