Xpression FM
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| City of license | Exeter |
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| Broadcast area | University of Exeter Campus |
| Slogan | Your Campus Station |
| First air date | 21 February 1976 |
| Frequency | 87.7 FM and online at xpressionfm.com |
| Format | Variety - mainly music led incorporating weekly news, sport and discussion programmes |
| Owner | Students' Guild |
| Website | xpressionfm.com |
[edit] Xpression FM
Xpression FM (Formally URE until 2001) is the Student radio station of the University of Exeter. In 2001 URE obtained one of a few LPFM (low power FM) licences which led to the renaming of the station to Xpression FM. The station broadcasts around the Streatham Campus on 87.7FM, and also online at www.xpressionfm.com, during term time.
Part of Xmedia which includes a Newspaper (Exeposé), TV Station (Xtv) and a website (Xnet) as a sub-brand of the Guild of Students.
[edit] A (very brief) History
University Radio Exeter was founded in 1976, under the stairs of Devonshire House on the campus of the University of Exeter. At that time, of course, the only means of broadcasting was very low power, using induction loop aerials to broadcast to Halls of residence. Initially the transmitter was installed in the studio. This meant feeding a coaxial cable, carrying the RF signal, just below ground level from Devonshire House to Lafrowda. This probably only covered 500 people maximum but seemed to work adequately for around 6 months, until 6 months of gardeners' spade abuse had reduced the transmitter cable to shreds. A rethink resulted in the transmitters being moved to the halls of residence, with the feed from the studio to the halls using cables leased from British Telecom.
In the late 1990's the rules were changed and certain parts of the country were permitted to use a low-power FM system. As an indirect result of joining the Student Broadcast Network (SBN), money became available to convert to low-power FM. Thus, at the start of 2001, the posters for "URE 693" were taken down, and replaced with brand spanking new ones, emblazoned with the logo "Xpression FM 87.7".
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Station Photos
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 Xpression Launch |
[edit] External links
- Xpression FM
- A copy of the old URE site
- Xpression FM on Internet Archive
- URE on Internet Archive
- Archive Pictures
- Entry on Student Radio Alumni site
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