Xpression FM

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87.7 Xpression FM
City of license	Exeter
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

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 www.xpressionfm.com], during term time.

Xpression FM is part of Xmedia which includes a Newspaper (Exeposé), TV Station (Xtv) and a website (Xnet) all of which are part of the University of Exeter Guild of Students.

1 A (very brief) History
2 Station Management
3 Other Alumni
4 Gallery
5 External links

[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 1990s 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 963" were taken down, and replaced with brand spanking new ones, emblazoned with the logo "Xpression FM 87.7".

And of course, where would any of us be without Frog?

[edit] Station Management

Station Managers - Past and present:

2007: Emma Crane
2006: Chloe Aust
2005: Ruth Lovell
2004: Dan Fowler
2003: Andy Kench
2002: Ben Woolvin
2001: Matt Loucks (Feb - Dec)
2001: Tim Dunn (Jan - Feb, Citywide on 87.7 FM)
2000: Alex Gener
1999: Robert (Bob) Witchell (Feb - Dec)
1999: Harry Harris (Jan - Feb, Citywide on 100.6 FM)
1998: James McNally (Feb - Dec)
1998: Bob Hewson (Jan - Feb, Citywide on 100.6 FM)
1997: Zoe Tape
1996: Aidan McGee
1995: Joel Hanley
1994: Chris Bignell
1993: Clive Jones
1992: Andrew Brittain
1991: James Pearce
1990: Malcolm Taylor
1989: Mike Penny
1988: John Baish
1987: Andy Sinclair
1986: Neil Gerry (Oct - Dec)
1986: Azeem Ali Khan (Jun - Oct)
1985: Dave Hills
1984: Nick Hutton(Sep - Dec)
1984: Tim Dixon (Mar - Sep)
1984: Andy Smith (Jan - Mar)
1983: Andy Probert
1982: Zan Lithiby
...
1980: Terence Black
1979: (Bob Benton or Clive De Salis?)
1978: Bob Benton
1977: Steve De Munnich Langford
...
looking for more...

Programmes Controllers Past & Present:

2007: Richard Woolf
2006: Tim Grenham
2005: Dave Weston
2004: Ricky Bustin
2003/04: Mike Swaine (Dec-Feb)
2003: George Foden (Feb-Nov)
2002: Jamie Melrose
2001: Nick Martindale (Feb - Dec)
2001: Harry Harris (Jan - Feb, Citywide on 87.7 FM)
2000: Matt Loucks (Jun - Dec)
2000: Emma Hart (Jan - Jun)
1999: Harry Harris (Feb - Dec)
1999: Stuart Lawrence (Jan - Feb, Citywide on 100.6 FM)
1998: Harry Harris (Jun - Dec)
1998: Will Garner (Feb - Jun)
1998: Tony Moyle (Jan - Feb, Citywide on 100.6 FM)
1997: Tony Moyle
...
1994: ?
1993: Martin Turner
1992: Adrian Hobart
1991: Mark Smith
1990: Grainne Landowski
1989: Justine Stock (now Youngman)
1988: Paul Singleton
1987: Mark Denton
1986: Richard Smith
1985: Chris Ancliff
1984: Roger Mahoney (Mar - Dec)
1984: Chris Sparrow (Jan - Mar)
1983: Chris Cooper
1982: Chris Cooper
...
1980: Anthony Massey
1980: Adrian Pearce
1979: Nick Cater
1978: Sean Kelly
looking for more...

[edit] Other Alumni

Jame Brokenshire, Jak Cloake, Jane Danser, Mark Ellerby, Lucy Giles, Dominic Groves, Brian Hamid, Adrian Hobart, Tom Johnson, Ted Kravitz, Paul Langridge, Jon Manel, Gary Marshall, Kev Pridgeon, Jim Proudfoot, Kevin Swingler, Nick Thatcher, Rachel Thompson, Iain Thomson, Mike Valenti, Martin Vaux, Simon Vigar, Jon Wilson, Neil Youngman

[edit] Gallery

Station Logos

Station Photos	URE team sometime in 2000	Xpression Launch RAG Carnival 2001.	Studio 1
John Whitworth (aka Frog) - Chief Engineer	Boomerang Cards were printed for Xpression's Launch	The Dan Durrans Radio Show live from Studio One in Devonshire House	Alex Gener at the Cardiff SRA conference 2000 - Station Manager during URE's relaunch as Xpression FM.
Studio 1 in September 2006