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Welcome to Durham University's Student Radio Station
Durham University is home to Purple Radio. The station broadcasts live, 24 hours arightspeaker.jpg day during term time from Durham's Student Union, Dunelm House. We pride ourselves on being 100% student run; whether it’s behind the mic or behind the scenes Durham students are in control!

The station currently has over 200 members and is continuing to grow fast.  With over 15 shows a day Purple Radio provides a wide variety of programmes; from daytime entertainment to specialist music shows in the evening and everything in between including, daily news bulletins, sport and speech shows.

The new academic year promises to hold yet another diverse and jam-packed schedule with shows to suit all tastes from the best presenters Durham has to offer. Keep an eye out for the new schedule for this term to see what’s on offer and get ready to tune in to the official launch on Monday 19th October. For more info on how to get involved or applying for a show, read on . . .
 
Calvin Harris @ The Newcastle Academy

Sophie Zeldin-O’Neill

It was surprising to find myself agreeing to review Calvin Harris. At the moment I was asked, an internal battle immediately commenced between the part of me that just can’t get enough his awesome techno-electro-new-wave-synth-rave-pop vibes dude, and the part of me that was being honest with myself. A breath away from saying no, I contemplated the possibility of learning how to do ‘little fish, big fish, cardboard box’ by a pro, and accepted the challenge.

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Purple is always looking for fresh talent and new presenters to give something different to our listeners. If you fancy being on air or would just like to know about the process, get in touch with our Head of Broadcasting, Andy: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

If you have an interest in any other areas of the station, such as the News, Music, tech or Station Promotion teams, then please get in touch with the relevent member of Exec through the Exec page on the left.

 
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