manchester fm broadcast area manchester slogan your student radio station frequency online at www.fusefm.co.uk first air date 15 february 2001 at 06 00 format alternative student affiliations manchester media group the mancunion student radio association owner umsu university of manchester students union webcast www.fusefm.co.uk listen website www.fusefm.co.uk fuse fm is a student radio station covering the campuses of the university of manchester england uk broadcasting throughout the university term online via the station s website from the university of manchester students union . 1 like most student radio stations it is run entirely by volunteers mainly from the students studying at the university.the station is a member of the student radio association . 2 contents 1 history 2 current committee members 2016 17 3 awards 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the student union executive accepted a proposal to create the station in july 2000 and work began on creating a base for the station which was originally called mint fm . the name was changed to fuse fm in october 2000 . space in the union basement was converted into a fully functioning broadcast studio and production suite . fuse fm went on air for the first time on 15 february 2001 at 06 00 broadcasting on 106.2 fm as well as via internet streaming . 3 alex james atkinson was elected as the first station manager for the station . atkinson is now a presenter on the sony award nominated show in demand which is broadcast from key 103 and networked on ten stations across the country . 4 the first song played was r.e.m. the great beyond and traditionally each broadcast ends with green day good riddance time of your life . 5 on monday 9 november 2009 fuse fm welcomed comedian jack whitehall as a one off presenter . 6 he was welcomed back once again on wednesday 10 march 2010 taking the place of the station s regular premier show craig & jake s afternoon delight . from 2003 to 2011 fuse fm was broadcast for four weeks in each academic semester september to october and february to march . however since september 2011 the station has moved to broadcasting throughout the academic year from september to june . the station also dispensed with fm broadcasting with only online streaming via the website now available . 7 on 29 april 2012 fuse fm began broadcasting from new state of the art studios on the first floor of the steve biko building . with support from the bbc the your manchester fund and the university of manchester students union fuse fm now has some of the best student radio facilities in the country including two sets of studer onair 1500 digital sound desks . on 26 april 2013 fuse took part in the first ever manchester student media awards which was organised by station manager joe kearney and the then media intern . the awards took place in academy 2 in the students union . also awarded were the university s student paper the mancunion and the student tv station fuse tv . 8 the radio categories were judged by industry professionals including ben newby from capital fm manchester . the evening was hosted by adam brown host of weekend breakfast on capital fm manchester . 9 after all the awards were presented there was a sound clash featuring djs from both fuse fm and the hits radio . current committee members 2016 17 edit station manager liam armstrong deputy station manager josh jenkins treasurer ciaran mclaughlin head of music sophie nebesniak head of music live ciaran algar head of programming matthew wynne head of production stevie carter head of playlisting katie gaunt head of marketing brogen campbell head of events robin loo & temur ahmed heads of publicity nirav chande & james may head of sports bradley white head of training enas hamza head of speech & drama william vincent head of comedy jimmy veecock head of podcasting ethan davies head of news kirstie o mahony head of societies will bain awards edit fuse fm has a history of high quality student broadcasting with its djs having won many awards at the national student radio awards . in 2012 hattie pearson won best female for her work on fuse . 10 as part of her prize hattie covered an early morning breakfast slot on bbc radio 1 on friday 29 march 2013 . 11 in 2011 james robinson received a nomination in the best male category . in 2010 chelsea dickenson won best newcomer in 2007 becca day preston won the bronze prize for female presenter of the year andrew jackson won male presenter of the year in 2006 while minnie stephenson claimed the female presenter of the year award in 2005 . see also edit student radio association student radio awards references edit https web.archive.org web 20130412001251 http fusefm.co.uk about . archived from the original on 12 april 2013 . retrieved 10 may 2013 . missing or empty title help the student radio association members . studentradio.org.uk . 15 february 2001 . retrieved 14 may 2014 . https web.archive.org web 20080927030142 http www.fusefm.co.uk history . archived from the original on 27 september 2008 . retrieved 10 may 2013 . missing or empty title help in demand . indemand.fm . retrieved 14 may 2014 . 1 http fusefm.co.uk history jack whitehall on fuse fm . youtube . 9 february 2010 . retrieved 14 may 2014 . https web.archive.org web 20080927030142 http www.fusefm.co.uk history . archived from the original on 27 september 2008 . retrieved 10 may 2013 . missing or empty title help university of manchester students union . manchesterstudentsunion.com . retrieved 14 may 2014 . breakfast weekends . capital fm . retrieved 14 may 2014 . awards 2014 . the student radio awards . retrieved 14 may 2014 . bbc radio 1 dev hattie pearson sits in for dev . bbc.co.uk . 29 march 2013 . retrieved 14 may 2014 . external links edit fusefm.co.uk fuse s presenter wiki fuse fm on twitter v t e the university of manchester faculties and schools engineering and physical sciences chemical engineering and analytical sciences 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manchester 1968 2005 facilities chancellors hotel & conference centre computing machine laboratory contact theatre firs botanical grounds godlee observatory jodrell bank observatory john rylands library manchester academy manchester aquatics centre manchester conference centre manchester museum tabley house umist linear system university of manchester library whitworth art gallery student life students union christie cup fuse fm halls of residence city whitworth park victoria park dalton ellis hall greygarth hall male hulme hall st. anselm hall male fallowfield ashburne hall owens park history university of manchester umist victoria university of manchester victoria university other academic dress manchester university press people associated with the university of manchester category commons v t e student radio in the united kingdom radio in the united kingdom stations air3 radio bailrigg fm blast 1386am blast radio burnfm.com burst radio cam fm crush radio csr 97.4 fm demon fm fresh 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