Leeds Student Radio (also known as ''LSR'' and formerly as LSRfm.com) is a

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broadcasting every day during term time from Leeds University Union at the

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. The station broadcasts online through its website. With over 330 members, Leeds Student Radio is one of the largest student radio stations in the country. The station is run by an elected committee of student volunteers, and the management of the station is overseen by a full-time station manager employed by Leeds University Union. The station also provides live DJs for venues within Leeds University Union and the

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Formation

In the 1970s a group of students formed 'Network 4' and broadcast black-and-white programmes on a closed circuit around the university. However, when this became too costly and time-consuming to continue, the students decided to broadcast radio instead, and Network 4 became Leeds Student Radio. In the late 1990s, TV presenter

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worked at the radio station.

Studios

The station has a permanent office on the first floor of Leeds University Union which overlooks the main entrance to the Union. There are two studios, one that broadcasts live and a production studio.

Content

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/ref> consists of several core shows and individually-run shows which members can apply for each semester. The schedule is determined for Semester 1 in September and Semester 2 in January by the station manager, the programme controller and the core show editors. Antonia Quirke, writing in the

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, described the on air content as " neasy joy in the medium" and celebrated the individual DJs and their programmes.

Station managers

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.Student Activity Review Summary, University Union Archive 06-07 The application process consists of a presentation from the candidates, followed by a question-and-answer session, which all members of Leeds Student Radio are welcome to attend. This is followed by an interview with the panel. The first manager selected using this process was Richard Andrews.

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