Student Radio Association

107 Spark FM is a radio station exclusively for Sunderland ran based at the University of Sunderland broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The station is for Students and Young People and guarantees to play at least one track per hour from local artists, our 6 til 6 local music guarantee. Music Policy - Weekdays between 6am-6pm is playlisted after 7pm we have specialist shows focusing on specific generes of music. Futher details are on our schedule.

Hear 107 Spark FM

• Community Radio Licence
• Low Power FM
• Online
• PA Systems

Station Founded 2009

107 Spark FM can trace radio broadcasting at the University back to the launch of Wear FM in 1990. The then holder of then local radio licence for Sunderland was based in Forster Building and students had regular programmes on the station, as well as the chance to work alongside the paid presenters. Wear FM was sold in 1995 and they moved out but left the studios behind. Utopia FM went on the air in November 1997 as “Radio Utopia” a university based radio station operated as part of the regional arts festival “Visions of Utopia”. Hence the name. The name stuck but the sound changed a year later, as Utopia FM took to the air. The sound was more music driven but there were still community programmes, specialist music, comedy and other programmes not normally found on local radio. We were Sunderland’s “alternative”. The following years saw presenters come and go, awards were won, sessions were played and Utopia Live was born. Broadcasts increased from once to twice a year and a regular pattern of being on the air in September and May was established. We then won a community radio licence and started broadcasting full time on the 26th October 2009.

Station Manager: Sarah Harrison

Programme Controller: Josh Coles

Head of Production: John Scott

Head of Music: Rachael Devine

Training Officer: KatyMcDonald1

Training Officer: Richard Berry

Presenter: Ruth Greet

Presenter: Christopher Smith

Presenter: Jade Taylor

Presenter: Jordan NORTH

Presenter: Ethan

Presenter: Luke Johnson

Presenter: jamie rutherford

Presenter: Phil Dean

Presenter: Thomas Hannett

Presenter: Thomas Hannett

Presenter: Calum Hider

Presenter: Lisa-Jayne Jones

Presenter: Kyle Wilkinson

Presenter: Rob Barker

Presenter: Jonny Chambers

Presenter: CorinneKilvington

Presenter: Scott McGerty

Presenter: Amber Coats

Presenter: Tom Marriott

Presenter: Jack Critchley

Presenter: Jodie Bryant

Producer: Nathaniel Dixon

Producer: John Scott

Producer: Stuart Birch

Producer: asa-jon mcguigan

Producer: Christopher Smith

Producer: Kayleigh Munday

Alumnus: Robert Pobjoy

Alumnus: Lee Sevenoaks

Here's the latest news from 107 Spark FM

• Spark FM: Passion LIVE – Cream Anthems Tour. (23rd April '10)
  Spark Sunderland and Passion present Cream Anthems Tour Live from Passion on 107 Spark FM and online Saturday 24th April What is Cream? Founded in Liverpool back in 1992, Cream has been known for it’s summer residencies at Amneisa Ibiza along with the annual Creamfields Festival over the August bank holiday weekend. read more

• Spark FM: Protected: Passion LIVE – Chat. (21st April '10)
  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. read more

• Spark FM: The Alternative Takedown with Andrew Snaith and Josh Coles!. (20th April '10)
  With the usual team of Mark Coulson, Ross Mitchell and Matt Sessions busy, the eclectic duo of Deputy Programme Controller Josh Coles and Sports Anchor Andrew Snaith take over for two hours of metal in every sense of the word. read more

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