Sure Radio
| Slogan | Your University Soundtrack |
|---|---|
| First air date | 1995 |
| Format | Music |
| Affiliations | |
| Webcast | Live stream |
| Website | www |
Forge Radio (formerly named Sure Radio) is the student radio station of the University of Sheffield. It broadcasts during term time on the Internet and throughout the Students' Union, catering for a varied taste in music. Weekday daytime is playlisted; evenings and weekends are open to specialist shows, which provide an upfront variety of music.
The station was under the name of "Sure Radio" until the union's media and broadcasting were rebranded under the name of Forge Radio, Forge Press and Forge TV respectively.
Forge Radio was founded (under the name of Sure Radio) in 1995 as a student society at Sheffield Union by Helen Grimes, with Jenny Thornton as Head of Music. The station followed in the footsteps of Forge FM; a station jointly run by students and the local community broadcasting from University House, which moved out of the students' union to become an independent organisation in 1994. The original aim of Sure Radio was to broadcast 4-week FM "RSL" broadcasts twice a year, and to become a self-sufficient organisation. It broadcast to the city of Sheffield, and to travellers driving along a small stretch of the M1.
When the station was founded, no studio or broadcasting equipment existed in the union; many students joined up and paid society fees, to work on a radio station that did not exist. It was this commitment that impressed the union's sabbatical officers and after long discussions with the Students' Union, a home was found in a small room above the Interval Café Bar.
Early success came with the first FM broadcasts, funded entirely through advertising and sponsorship raised by the team. Nominations followed in the 1998 Student Radio Awards (sponsored by BBC Radio One) for James Horspool (Best Production) and Rick Webber (Best Male Presenter).
In 1998, the station hosted The Student Radio Association conference, with numerous workshops, discussions and talks. Radio One's Chris Moyles visited the conference to launch the awards and take questions.
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