Welcome to URY!
+Welcome to URY!
Who are we?
+Who are we?
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The station is run by students for students, meaning the people behind the station understand what the listenership want to hear.
Our presenters cover a wide range of content, including a mixture of different genres and shows, all of which are tailor-made to different demographics. Our aim is to both inform and entertain the students of the University of York.
-Where are we?
+ +Where are we?
URY's studios lie at the very heart of the campus in our own building in Vanbrugh College.
However, URY is not confined to the four walls of the station; we are always around the campus at major University and Student Union events, be it covering live music, recruiting new freshers or reporting on major news events.
-Our Teams
+ +Our Teams
Behind the scenes, the main activities involved in running the station are broken down in teams, which contain officers who are responsible for specific areas of station activity.
URY is proud to have a large active membership, and encourages people to get involved, no matter what they want to @@ -51,61 +53,61 @@
Scroll down to find out more about our teams!
-How To Listen
+How To Listen
There are many ways you can listen to URY, whether you’re a Uni of York student, friends and family of our presenters, or you’re just interested in what our student radio station has to offer.
On Air
-FM Radio
+On Air
+FM Radio
We broadcast across campus and the city of York on 88.3MHz FM.
Whether you have a radio in your alarm clock or in your car (or even a 'proper' radio!), make sure to tune it to 88.3FM!
-In Your Ears
+In Your Ears
URY can occasionally be heard out and about on campus, as we regularly attend campus events such as move-in days, Freshers’ Fairs, and Elections Result Night. If you hear us, come along and say hi!
-Online
+ +Online
If you don't own a radio (or if your only radio is in your car and you want to listen to us outside) then don’t worry, as we broadcast online too.
-URY Website
+URY Website
You can listen to us live through radioplayer (recommended), or via one of our streams:
-Smart Speakers
+Smart Speakers
We are also on TuneIn, which means you can listen to us via most smart speakers - simply say “Play University Radio York”.
-iTunes Internet Radio
+iTunes Internet Radio
You can even find us on iTunes Radio:
Internet Radio -> College/University -> ((URY)) - University Radio York
On Tap
+ +On Tap
URY On Tap - Refreshing content when you need it the most.
At URY we understand that our listeners have very busy lives and you can’t always tune into your favourite show live, but never fear! The majority of our shows are automatically uploaded to Mixcloud, simply look for the show slot you missed on our schedule, and you'll have the option to listen back to it at your leisure.
Believe it or not, but radio can also be a visual medium - check out our YouTube content to see all of our latest live music and interviews.
If all of that wasn’t enough for you, we still produce the occasional podcast too! View all podcasts!
-Our Teams
+Our Teams
Our History
-Our History
URY has a rich history of pioneering broadcasting, commencing under a test licence as Radio Heslington in 1967, becoming Radio York in 1968 and culminating in 1969 with University Radio York becoming the first fully-licensed legal independent radio station in the UK.
Over the years, we have been fortunate enough to receive numerous awards, including BBC Radio 1 Student Station of the Year in 2005, and many awards from the Student Radio Association.
At URY we cover a large range of campus events including Student Union Elections, but we also host our own charity events, such as the 40-hour broadcast in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support back in March 2013, where we raised over £1,800. In June 2016, we went a step further and hosted URY’s (then-)longest ever show “URY 101” live from Greg’s Place for 101 hours, all in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research, for whom we raised a massive £1,700.
@@ -134,21 +135,20 @@In 2018 we were awarded a grant by the University of York of £40,000 to upgrade our studios, and upgrade them we certainly did. Brand new audio equipment, a total interior re-design, and fancy red/blue colour schemes to match, the 40K project, completed Christmas 2019 and fronted by some of URY's most dedicated members, allowed us to produce highly polished material while also giving the broader community in the University a place to create their own audio content.
Over the decades we've enjoyed ourselves doing all manner of ridiculous things on and off-air. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach to radio that you will struggle to find in the industry, but luckily these ideas are recognised by industry professionals with a plethora of awards. In 2020, nearly 15 years since our last win for gold in the category - we won the gold award for Best Student Radio Station in the country at the Student Radio Awards. The judges praised the attention we gave to our audience and the novel ideas we pushed to the forefront of our content.
In 2021, we were given a license to broadcast on FM at the same time as AM, getting us onto both 1350AM and 88.3FM. In 2023 we decided to finally turn off our AM transmitter for good. To send it off, we broke our previous record by doing a 135-hour long broadcast which included inviting back many of our alumni to do send off shows. As of the 26th of June 2023 we no longer broadcast on AM.
-Our Awards
+Our Awards
We are incredibly proud of everything we have achieved at {{.PageContext.ShortName}} over the years, and it's an honour to be recognised for it.
2023
+2023
- Gold Best Chart Show Programming (URY's Entry)
- Gold Best Newcomer (Fion Cudmore) @@ -160,13 +160,13 @@
- Bronze Best Specialist Music Programing (Indie Archive)
- Bronze Best Newcomer (Harvey Mellor)
2022
+2022
- Gold Best Chart Show Programming (URY's Entry)
- Bronze Best Sport Programming (Roses 2022)
- Bronze Best Technical Achievement (URY on FM)
2021
+2021
- Gold Best Sports Programming (Roses Unlocked)
- Gold Best Student Chart Show (URY's Entry) @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
- Bronze Best Technical Achievement (Candidate Interview Night)
- Bronze Best Multiplatform Initiative (Candidate Interview Night)
2020
+2020
- Gold Best Student Radio Station 2020
- Gold Best Student Chart Show (URY's Entry) @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
- Silver Best Newcomer (Marks Polakovs)
- Bronze Best Journalistic Programming (Candidate Interview Night)
2019
+2019
- Gold Best Student Chart Show (URY's Entry)
- Gold Best Newcomer (Kathy Morrall) @@ -193,21 +193,21 @@
- Silver Best Technical (Building Homebrew Studio Infrastructure)
- Silver Best Entertainment Show (Joel Mitchell)
2018
+2018
- Gold Multiplatform Initiative (URSpy)
- Gold Best Technical Achievement (URSpy)
- Silver Kevin Greening Award (URSpy)
- Silver Best Male (Joel Mitchell)
2017
+2017
- Gold Best Entertainment Programme (URY:PM - with K-Spence)
- Gold Best Newcomer (Will Batchelor)
- Silver Best Newcomer (Matthew Stratford)
- Bronze Best Technical Achievement (URY Visualisation)
2016
+2016
- Gold Best Technical Achievement (Beat the Buzz)
- Bronze Best Station Branding @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
2015
+2015
- Gold Best Entertainment Programme (URY: Harry Whittaker Show)
- Gold Best Newcomer (Rebecca Saw) @@ -223,11 +223,11 @@
- Silver Best Technical Achievement (URY: Roses Mini OB Kits)
- Bronze Best Male Presenter (Harry Whittaker)
2014
+2014
- Silver Best Journalistic Programming (URY: River Safety: York’s Rising Problem)
2013
+2013
- Gold Best Speech Programming (URY: The New World Order: Part 2: 1651)
- Silver Best Speech Programming (URY: Trimble) @@ -235,46 +235,47 @@
- Bronze Best Entertainment Show (The Harry Whittaker Show)
- Bronze Kevin Greening Award for Creativity (URY: Trimble)
2012
+2012
- Silver Best Station
- Bronze Best Specialist Music Programming (URY: Coco Electro)
2011
+2011
- Gold Best Entertainment (The Chalk and Charles Show)
- Kevin Greening Award for Creativity (The Prince of Humberside)
- Bronze Best Speech (The More Beautiful Game)
2010
+2010
- Silver Best Journalistic Programming (York 90)
- Silver Best Female Presenter (Rachael Cole)
2009
+2009
- Gold Best Interview (Hilary Benn on Binyam Mohamed)
- Gold Best Journalistic Programming (York Report)
- Bronze Best Entertainment (The Technical Difficulties)
2008
+2008
- Inaugural Kevin Greening Award (The Technical Difficulties)
- Gold Best Interview (Rob Watts)
- Bronze Best Entertainment (URY Breakfast: Rob Watts, Steve Gardner, Hannah Green)
- Bronze Best Male (Rob Watts)
2005
+2005
- Best Station
1987
+1987
- Best News Programme for the 1987 General Election - National Association of Student Broadcasting/BBC Radio 1
Competitions
-Terms and Conditions
-Terms and Conditions
+General Rules
+General Rules
All competitions run by University Radio York (URY) are governed by the following rules:
Competitions on URY will be advertised either on air, on our website (ury.org.uk) or via our social media pages. Each competition will detail how to enter the competition, quantities and specifications of prizes, and any further conditions of the competition.
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- Prizes must be collected within 7 days of the competition closing, unless explicitly stated otherwise. There is no cash alternative for any prizes. URY reserves the right to give away any prizes which have not be collected within this period.
Any further information, questions, or complaints about URY’s competitions must be addressed to the Head of Marketing via email: head.of.marketing@ury.org.uk. Complaints about any competition must be made within 2 weeks of the competition closing. After this time, completion specific terms will be removed from the website.
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