{"id":8246,"date":"2026-11-02T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/?p=8246"},"modified":"2026-11-02T11:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:40:03","slug":"aberdeen-student-radio-is-back-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/news\/2026\/11\/02\/aberdeen-student-radio-is-back-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Aberdeen Student Radio is back, baby!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Haven\u2019t you heard? Aberdeen Student Radio (ASR) is back, revived after a 6 year hiatus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Running until Covid, the platform lay dormant until its renewal this academic year by keen University of Aberdeen (UoA) and Robert Gordon University (RGU) students. Intended to be a diverse operation across the city, ASR is open to all students in Aberdeen rather than solely limited to the UoA\u2019s student body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ASR launched live on Thursday 24th of September, streaming to the city and the Aberdeen University Student\u2019s Union (AUSA) building before their first campus event on the next day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Student DJ Rory Kennedy began Friday\u2019s agenda with a small drop-by daytime event. Located on Elphinstone Road, the ASR live broadcast on air and to the street, offering passersby chill tunes, free CDs, cakes, and coffees. The event attracted a sizable crowd of students a<\/span>nd listeners on their way between their Friday classes.<\/p>\n

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As for the main event, ASR\u2019s official launch party was hosted at popular underground venue D2 in Drummonds and featured local DJ ES on the decks. <\/span><\/p>\n

Playing a full set from 9pm until midnight, the sold-out club was packed to the brim with eager dancers. ES\u2019s set was also available to listen to live on the radio<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Attending the event, The Gaudie<\/em> noted the impressive mix of keen listeners attending. AUSA officials, university staff, students from across UoA and RGU, alumni and non-students had made the effort to support independent radio broadcasting and pack out a local venue – certainly an encouraging sight for Aberdeen\u2019s creative scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ASR was a sorely missed addition to the student body in its absence, and the heavy footfall of partygoers and listeners suggests a promising start for the group.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Headed by Innes Paton, ASR\u2019s president had only good things to say about launch week:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKicking off ASR the way that we did was better than any of the team could imagine. It\u2019s been a long time in the making, but the reception and the passion people have shown to be a part of it shows that a student radio is something that has been deeply missed at the University.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe opportunities that ASR is creating are something that has been sorely missed in Aberdeen, and we hope that the medium of radio will continue to bring a wide range of communities together to celebrate local artists.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe first event was an overwhelming success, but the team has so many exciting ideas planned that it\u2019s only going to get bigger and better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Via Instagram, ASR is currently encouraging students to get involved in their live broadcast on Wednesday, Thursdays, and Fridays. <\/span><\/p>\n

Whether savvy or inexperienced, students are encouraged to apply for the chance to be live on air as a regular show host in as soon as three weeks.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Full training is provided, and more information can be found out by emailing <\/span>asr@ausa.org.uk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Haven\u2019t you heard? Aberdeen Student Radio (ASR) is back, revived after a 6 year hiatus.\u00a0 Running until Covid, the platform lay dormant until its renewal this academic year by keen University of Aberdeen (UoA) and Robert Gordon University (RGU) students. Intended to be a diverse operation across the city, ASR is open to all students […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":8249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","iawp_total_views":7,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[1987,2164,1990,1988],"wf_post_folders":[181],"class_list":["post-8246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-aberdeen-student-radio","tag-aberdeen-univeristy","tag-asr","tag-student-radio"],"acf":[],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Amelia Boag","author_link":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/author\/ameliamcg07\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source_-@Shotby-300x209.png","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["News<\/a>"],"unlinked":["News<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Aberdeen Student Radio<\/a>","Aberdeen univeristy<\/a>","ASR<\/a>","Student Radio<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Aberdeen Student Radio<\/span>","Aberdeen univeristy<\/span>","ASR<\/span>","Student Radio<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 1 day ago","modified":"Updated 1 day ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 2 November 2026","modified":"Updated on 2 November 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 2 November 2026 11:40","modified":"Updated on 2 November 2026 11:40"},"featured_img_caption":"Students during a launch event for ASR - Source: @Shotby","series_order":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8250,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8246\/revisions\/8250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8246"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=8246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}