17.02.08: Trial Period Begins for a Brand New Nationally Syndicated Chart Show in the UK
For the first time ever, the student radio community of the UK is launching a brand new nationally syndicated chart-show: the 'Student Radio Chart Show'.

The show will undergo a trial broadcasting period involving a limited number of stations beginning Sunday 17th February 2008. If the trial is a success the show will launch fully after the summer with the backing of a major national music retailer.

The Student Radio Chart Show is being produced and arranged by the Student Radio Association, the national representative body for student radio stations in the United Kingdom, also responsible for arranging events such as the annual BBC Radio 1 Student Radio Awards. The show will be hosted by a different station each week – on Sunday 17th at 3pm, it will be the turn of URN1350. Visit www.studentradiochart.com for details of how to listen.

The student demographic is an incredibly important, influential and trend-setting market, and the Student Radio Chart Show will bring a new, fresh and alternative line-up of established and brand-new musical talents to the attention of UK music-lovers.

A spokesperson for the Student Radio Association stated: "This is an incredibly exciting time for the student radio community in the United Kingdom. Despite the huge number of student radio alumni working in influential positions within the UK's media industry, and over 70 student radio stations in the UK, public appreciation for the importance of student radio is incomparable to that of America or Europe, for example. The Student Radio Chart Show will not only improve this situation, but more importantly provide an outlet for music selected by the student population that does not always find a place on existing UK chart shows".