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Archive

The Archives Team at Subcity Radio dig through our long and beguiling history to present you with highlights from the station's past. Subcity’s beginnings are shrouded in mystery, with few people being certain of the details of the station’s earliest days. However, thanks to the diligence of team members past and present, here is what we do know.

Subcity Radio first hit the airwaves when broadcasting from an unlet flat in Glasgow University's Murano Street student housing under the name ‘Sweet Fm’. Following legal troubles, the station changed its name to ‘SubCity,’ with the inaugural broadcast taking place in October of 1995, again from an unused university apartment. This is also where The K Foundation gave their first and last ever radio interview, discussing the event of their burning a million pounds. Moving into the late 90s, the station continued to operate from makeshift studios cropping up in student kitchens and bedrooms. It wasn’t until the millennium that the station permanently moved into the studio we use today, located within the University of Glasgow. Subcity entered cyberspace in 2001; having previously operated via FM and AM broadcasting only, the station finally breached the online airwaves and became accessible across the world. In 2003, Subcity Radio began broadcasting online all year round. Our now known-and-loved 'listen back' feature was added to the site in 2005, offering the station's online audience the opportunity to revisit their favourite shows.

The station continued over the subsequent decades with a frequently packed schedule and regular events. However, with the 2020 outbreak of COVID-19, the station’s capacity to interact with contributors and the city was limited. In this dark period known as the ‘quarantine era’, the station continued to run shows, but with a stripped back schedule and all recordings from home. During this time it was especially apparent that Subcity's strength comes from its community and the rapport the team builds with contributors. Triple-vaxxed, the station came back with a steep upwards trajectory post-COVID.

Subcity Radio is a part of Glasgow history, covering T in The Park and hosting stages at the West End Festival, as well as throwing events in legendary spaces like Sub Club, The Arches and the Renfrew Ferry. Above all, we value our status as a freeform community radio, allowing contributors complete creative discretion. Welcome to The Archives; we are proud to present 29 years of radio history including reviews, news, and interviews - but always diverse and exceptional music.

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