University of Sunderland

The University of Sunderland is located in the City of Sunderland in North East England. The University has approximately 15,000 students, including over 1,000 international students from about 70 countries.

102.4FM Utopia FM

Utopia FM is a student radio station broadcasting from The Media Centre on the internet and, through a local license, on 102.4FM. It has broadcast under the Utopia name since November 1997 on irregular short term licenses.

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November - 1997

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Its origins can be traced to Wear FM, a community-oriented service for Sunderland which launched in 1990. It broadcast from the Forster Building on Chester Road, which housed the University's media department until summer 2003.

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The station is currently preparing an application for a full-time Community Radio licence

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