| City of license | UK - City of Leeds |
|---|---|
| Slogan | The Sound of Students in Leeds. |
| Frequency | Online |
| Format | Student Radio / Alternative |
| Affiliations | Student Radio Association Leeds University Union |
| Website | www.LSRfm.com |
Leeds Student Radio (also known as LSRfm.com) is a student radio station covering the campuses of the University of Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds Trinity University College and Leeds College of Music, UK, broadcasting 24 hours a day during term time on the station's website.
Like most student radio stations, it is run entirely by volunteers, mainly from the students studying at the universities. The station has over 300 members, making it one of the largest student stations in the country. The station also provides live DJs for Leeds University Union and the city of Leeds as well as taking photos of students for its online gallery.
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Leeds Student Radio can be found on many Social Networks including:
On Friday 9 March 2007, the BBC 6Music Phill Jupitus Breakfast Show was broadcast from LSRfm.com Studios.
In May 2009 Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode from BBC Radio 5Live were interviewed live at the station on the LSRfm.com Breakfast Show by Breakfast Show Producer Jenny Clarke and Film Show Presenter James Hall.
Leeds Student Radio offers many podcasts, available from the website and on iTunes consisting mostly of 'extra' shows and 'Catch up' services.
The nominations for the 2011 Student Radio Awards will be released on October 12, 2011.
At the 2011 Student Radio Conference in Hertfordshire by Crush Radio, the 'Voice of the Awards' competition takes place, whereby a male and female voiceover artist are chosen to announce the following year's awards ceremony and audition to be the voice of BBC Radio 1. In 2011, one LSRfm.com member, Kayleigh Poacher, was nominated to be one of the finalists.
At the 2010 Student Radio Awards, LSRfm.com was nominated for 11 awards and at the awards held at the IndigO2 on 11 November, LSRfm.com were awarded:
At the 2010 Student Radio Conference, hosted in Nottingham by Fly FM a competition called 'Demo Factor' takes place, which is an X Factor style competition where student radio presenters submit their demos to be criticised by a panel of industry experts. In 2010 Leeds Student Radio's Michael Blades won the competition overall.
At the 2010 Riley Awards, held by Leeds University Union Leeds Student Radio was also nominated for Best Society, Best Live Event and was awarded for Best Publicity.
The Christian Broadcasting Council also awarded Leeds Student Radio with the Heart award for Christian Programming for its faith show Faith in the City.
During April Leeds Student Radio hosted the prestigious 2009 Student Radio Conference. In the 'Voice of the Awards' competition, two LSRfm.com members Adéllyn Polomski and Jade Hutchinson were finalists, with Jade Hutchinson winning the final prize.
In 2009's 'Demo Factor' two LSRfm.com members were in the top 3, Graham Albans, who won second place and Max Dickins who received first prize.
At the 2009 Student Radio Awards Leeds Student Radio was nominated for 6 awards, and at the awards held at the IndigO2 on 11 November, LSRfm.com were awarded:
At the Student Radio Awards 2008, held at the IndigO2, in London, LSRfm.com were awarded [1]
Leeds Student Radio was also nominated for:
In 2008 the LSRfm.com Website, or more specifically the Admin System, (or backend or content management system), won the Gary Frisch Bursary for Software in Radio, the Head of Web Development, Barry Carlyon, was awarded £4000 at the Radio Festival Gala Dinner, by David Muniz.[2] The award is supported by The Radio Academy, and its Director chaired the Bursary Awarding Panel.
In the 2007 Student Radio Awards, the results were:[3]
In the 2007 Student Radio Awards, LSRfm.com was nominated for:
In the 2006 Student Radio Awards[4]
In the 2005 Student Radio Awards:[5]
In the 2004 Student Radio Awards:
The current Leeds Student Radio committee for 2011-2012 consists of:
| Position | Name | |
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| Station Manager | James Green | |
| Deputy Station Managers | James Bramley Kayleigh Poacher |
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| Programme Controller | Tom Pooley | |
| Breakfast Producer | Matt Blom | |
| Hometime (Drivetime) Producer | Tristan Piercey | |
| Heads of News | Jack Dearlove Lenhardt Stevens |
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| Head of Sport | David Domb | |
| Heads of Speech | Michael Hewitson Rob Comba |
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| Heads of Music | Matt Tasker Olivia Ford |
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| Head of Production | James Macdonald | |
| Head of Design | Dan Lester | |
| Head of Engineering | Anthony Sargeant |
As a result of the SAR (Student Activity Review) carried out by Leeds University Union, since 2007 the Station Manager of Leeds Student Radio has been an appointed post rather than an elected one, with candidates facing an interview panel.
The first panel in 2007 consisted of:
The application process consists of a presentation from the candidates, followed by a question-and-answer session, which all members of LSRfm.com are welcome to attend. This is followed by an interview with the panel. The first manager selected using this process was Richard Andrews.
| Year | Station Manager |
|---|---|
| 11-12 | James Green |
| 10-11 | Rich Legate |
| 09-10 | Bam Palmer |
| 08-09 | Dan Hudson |
| 07-08 | Richard Andrews |
| 06-07 | Johnny Steen (removed before expiry of term) |
| 05-06 | Steve Darke |
| 04-05 | Becky Maxted |
| 03-04 | Malcolm Webb |
| 02-03 | Steve McConville |
| 01-02 | Rowan Collinson |
| 00-01 | Matt Arnold |
| 99-00 | Ben Cave |
| 98-99 | Nicky Birch |
| 96-97 | Huw Owen |
| 93-96 | Chris Gregg |
Many Leeds graduates who were part of LSRfm.com have become valuable parts of the radio industry.
Notable people include:
| Name | LSRfm.com Positions | Current Job(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Jungius | Unknown | Deputy Group Programme Director at Global Radio |
| Ben McGrail | Presenter | Presenter/Producer at BBC Somerset |
| Chris Gregg | Station Manager 93-96 | Programme Director at MKFM |
| Chris Martin | Head of Music 04 | Presenter at Absolute Radio and Amazing Radio |
| Dan O'Connell | Unconfirmed | Presenter at XFM |
| Faye Lyons-White | Unknown | Producer of the Dave Berry Show on Capital FM |
| Georgie Thompson | Unknown | Presenter on Sky Sports and panellist on A League Of Their Own |
| Greg Hughes | Breakfast Producer 06-07, Deputy Station Manager 07-08 | Network Producer at Capital FM and Presenter on the Galaxy Network |
| Huw Owen | Station Manager 96-97 | Executive Prodcer at Somethin' Else (for BBC Radio 1/1Xtra) |
| Maddie Lown | Head of News 07 | BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat & BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Max Dickens | Daytime Controller 08-09, Deputy Station Manager 09-10 | Presenter on Absolute Radio |
| Michael Blades | Head of Production 08-10 | Presenter for Bauer Media and The Hits |
| Nicky Birch | Station Manager 98-99 | Somethin' Else Media |
| Rebecca Maxted | Station Manager 04-05 | Producer at Wise Buddah |
| Richard Andrews | Station Manager 07-08 | BBC World Service |
| Rob Daly | Head of News 07, Deputy Station Manager 08 | Football Commentator and Broadcast Journalist |
| Samanthi Jayawardena | Presenter | TV Presenter on ITV's This Morning and Radio Presenter at Rock City. |
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