URN - University Radio Nottingham

Here at URN, we believe that it is vital that all voices are heard, especially at a time when many are being silenced.

This Friday, we will be clearing our schedule to present nonstop coverage of UoN’s decision to suspend a variety of their courses.

Across the day, we will be presenting a combination of discussions surrounding the changes as well as plenty of interviews with union representatives, students and staff affected by these cuts.

Starting off from 9am to 11am, and will be discussing the impact of the course suspensions on the department of music.
Then at 11am until 1pm, and will be covering how the MFL department have been affected.
From 1pm until 3pm, and will focus on the impact of these changes on the nursing department.
Then will close the show from 3pm until 5pm, dealing with other courses and ways in which students and staff have been affected.

We hope that through this coverage, you will see student and staff voices placed at the forefront of these issues.

On Monday, with the support of , we had the pleasure in meeting former Nottingham Student, Matthew Bannister!

After graduating from UoN in 1978, Bannister started out his broadcasting career at BBC Radio Nottingham. He later went on to work at Radio 1 before becoming Director of Radio, Chef Executive of Production and finally Director of Marketing and Communications at the BBC.

In recent years, Bannister has presented shows on Radio 5Live, the BBC World Service and currently Radio 4, as well as launching his award-winning Podcast Folk on Foot.

Matt spoke to us about pursuing a career in radio as well as giving us the best tips to help us launch a podcast, ending the session with a tour of our brand-new studio!

A huge thank you goes to Matthew for taking the time out of his schedule to come and talk to us, it was a pleasure to listen to all his insight!

Make sure to tune into the Folk on Foot Podcast, a show that combines Folk music and the outdoors, available on all major streaming services, Patreon and at folkonfoot.com

With less than 24 hours left until the big night, it’s about time that we celebrate our three incredible Student Radio Award nominees!! 🎉

Firstly, a huge congratulations goes to and from .archives.urn for their nomination for the Best Multiplatform Initiative award. Essentially, this category is for radio projects that have used different platforms, such as social media or magazines to extend their reach!

We also have send a massive shoutout to our former Station Manager, .howell for her nomination in the Best Interview category for her incredible interview with Jayahadadream (as well as for being an amazing Station Manager last year!)

We will be sending the best of luck to all three of the girls and will be supporting them every second of the way down at the O2 in London tomorrow night. Keep an eye out on here and the page for the latest updates!! 💜

It’s that time of year!!! We’re happy to once again work with to create a collection of official URN merchandise.

Attached are the confirmed prices and colours, with the option to add your name and role/show too.

Please fill in the merch order form linked in our bio, with one form per piece of merch.

The order window closes on the 16th of November, so get in there quick!

Any questions? Please contact our Station Manager, Charlie or alternatively our Deputy, Harry. 💜

Not too long after our Black History Month Broadcast, we paused our programming on Friday to present our very own Halloween Special!

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who jumped on a show over the course of this busy day, we captured the Halloweekend vibe brilliantly. 🎃💜