Bailrigg FM information

Bailrigg FM
Lancaster; United Kingdom;
Broadcast area	Lancaster University, Bailrigg
Frequency	FM 95.3 MHz
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Student Radio
Affiliations	Student Radio Association; Lancaster University;
Ownership
Owner	Lancaster University Students' Union
Sister stations	LA1TV (Television)
History
First air date	January 19, 1996
Former names	University Radio Bailrigg (pre 1996)
Former frequencies	FM 87.7 MHz (1994–2022); AM 963 kHz (1973–1996)
Technical information
Licensing authority	Ofcom
ERP	2W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	bailriggfm.co.uk

Bailrigg FM (formerly known as University Radio Bailrigg (URB) and Radio Bailrigg) is a student radio station at Lancaster University. It operates in a music format predominantly featuring pop, but also broadcasts news, drama, comedy, and entertainment. During evening and weekend hours, programming moves to specialist content where presenters are free (within reason) to play whatever they wish.

Bailrigg is one of the oldest student radio stations in the country,^[2] as well as being the first student station to broadcast on FM.^[2] It airs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year round. Bailrigg first broadcast on FM as part of a one-month, 25W Restricted Service Licence in March 1994 under the directorship of Paul Dale.^[3] It had previously applied for a licence in September 1993 but was turned down by the Radio Authority due to the launch of The Bay in March of that year.^{[citation needed]}

It originally broadcast to the university on 312m Medium Wave using an inductive loop aerial system around the various halls of residence. Now listeners can tune in on campus on 95.3 MHz, or listen anywhere in the world using the station's live webstream. Bailrigg FM holds several large events throughout the year, including a seven-day Freshers' Week outside broadcast and coverage of the Lancaster University Students' Union (LUSU) sabbatical elections. During the Roses Tournament the station joins with University Radio York (URY) to provide programming across both campuses.

The station has received several national Student Radio Awards over the years, including Best Website,^[4] Best Station Sound^[5] and more recently Best Technical Achievement.^[6]

^ "Bailrigg FM RSL License". Ofcom. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Although a contentious and hard to verify claim, this student society has long claimed it was the first of the UK student stations permitted a licence to actually start broadcasting. The claim of "first permanent FM student station" is a matter of interpretation. Radio Station Management reported back to society members during the negotiations that the Radio Authority believed the station to be the first to have a permanent FM licence. Oxford University later made the same claim. However, Bailrigg FM was from 1996 onwards limited to the campus of Lancaster University and broadcast initially only during term-time, whereas the colleges of Oxford University are spread across the city of Oxford, which made it the first permanent FM radio station run by students and available to the general public (and a rival to local independent radio for advertising revenue). Potentially the only way to verify any of the claims would be to access the archive of the Radio Authority (which is now a part of Ofcom).
^ "Paul Dale is ITV CTO". Broadband TV News. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "BBC Radio 1 presents Student Radio Awards 2003". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Bailrigg Triumph at Student Radio Awards". SCAN. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Winners announced for Student Radio Awards". RadioToday. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[1] "Bailrigg FM RSL License". Ofcom. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[history-2] Although a contentious and hard to verify claim, this student society has long claimed it was the first of the UK student stations permitted a licence to actually start broadcasting. The claim of "first permanent FM student station" is a matter of interpretation. Radio Station Management reported back to society members during the negotiations that the Radio Authority believed the station to be the first to have a permanent FM licence. Oxford University later made the same claim. However, Bailrigg FM was from 1996 onwards limited to the campus of Lancaster University and broadcast initially only during term-time, whereas the colleges of Oxford University are spread across the city of Oxford, which made it the first permanent FM radio station run by students and available to the general public (and a rival to local independent radio for advertising revenue). Potentially the only way to verify any of the claims would be to access the archive of the Radio Authority (which is now a part of Ofcom).

[3] "Paul Dale is ITV CTO". Broadband TV News. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[:0-4] "BBC Radio 1 presents Student Radio Awards 2003". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[:1-5] "Bailrigg Triumph at Student Radio Awards". SCAN. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[award2012-6] "Winners announced for Student Radio Awards". RadioToday. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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