Hub Radio
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| City of license | Bristol |
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| Broadcast area | University of the West of England Frenchay Campus |
| Slogan | The Sound of UWE |
| Frequency | 1449kHz AM |
| Owner | UWESU |
| Website | http://www.hubradio.co.uk |
Hub Radio is a student radio station that broadcasts from the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol. The station broadcasts locally to Frenchay Campus on AM and online.
History
Hub Radio has its roots from a joint venture with Bristol University under the banner Fresh FM back in 1994.[1] This existed for a matter of weeks at a time under a FM Restricted Service Licence.
In 1998, media students at UWE decided to revamp Fresh FM and rebranded the station as Radio Base. The station was relaunched again later in 2002 with an online stream, a five year AM licence and moved into a building in Rachay. The station was renamed 'The Hub' to reflect the station's desire to be the centre of the UWE Community.
In 2005, the station had to move out of Rachay due to rental costs and moved into a temporary home in Bower Ashton. After a fall in participation, the station was relaunched once again in 2006 into the current format. The station found space in the UWESU Media Centre (nickname "The Hubboard") until space became available downstairs.
In 2013, Hub introduced a fresh new logo and brand to coincide with the expanding areas that Hub cover, including events and video productions.[1]
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