Editing Cam FM (section)

==History==
In early 1979, Simon Cooper, Ellie Buchanan, and [[TotalRock|David Clouter]] at the student-run ''Cambridge University Broadcasting Society''<ref name="Cam FM at 40">[https://www.cam.ac.uk/alumni/camfm-40   Cam FM at 40. Retrieved on 06/01/21]</ref> founded a radio station which was granted permission to install [[induction loop]]s around the Cambridge colleges of [[Churchill College, Cambridge|Churchill]] and later [[New Hall, Cambridge|New Hall]], allowing residents to listen to Cambridge University Radio (as it was then known) over a short-range, mono, mediumwave broadcast. The station subsequently became ''CUR945''.<ref name=":0" />

Despite successfully applying for a number of short-term FM licences, CUR was unable to continuously broadcast to the university community, and so it struggled to achieve widespread popularity.

The explosive growth of the Internet, along with many colleges installing high-speed [[Ethernet]] connections in student rooms, prompted the station to launch a simultaneous webcast in 1998. This allowed students from throughout the University to listen whenever they were near a computer. In 2004, the Internet audio webcasts were upgraded, and in 2005, an enhanced online player was launched.

Additionally, in 2002, the station successfully applied for a long-term, [[LPAM|low-powered AM]] licence.<ref name="Ofcom Long-term RSL Licencees">[http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/rsls/longterm_rsls.htm   Ofcom Long-term RSL Licencees. Retrieved on 14/06/08]</ref> Broadcasting on 1350 kHz, the station was then known as CUR1350.

In 2006, CUR1350 launched a project to install a cable service to multiple sites across the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin. Dubbed ''"CURintheBAR"'', the station was distributed via the universities' LAN network to receiving units positioned in student bars and cafes, where it was relayed over loudspeakers.

In March 2009, the station was granted an FM Community Radio License by the UK regulator [[Ofcom]] to become the only FM radio station targeting members of Cambridge University and Anglia Ruskin University. Regular programmes began on the new frequency of 97.2 FM in October 2010; the station is now rebranded as Cam FM.<ref name="Ofcom Radio Broadcast Update October 2010">[http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/monthly-updates/update1010/ Ofcom Radio Broadcast Update October 2010.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207060806/http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/monthly-updates/update1010/ |date=7 December 2010 }}</ref>

Cam FM is financially self-sufficient via on-air and online advertising and a yearly membership fee. Profits are invested back into the station to improve the service for listeners and the experience for station members. The station receives no funding from either the university or any student union.<ref name="Cambridge Societies Guide">[http://www.cam.ac.uk/about/socinfo/jpo/notes.pdf   University of Cambridge Societies Guide. Retrieved on 14/06/08] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704044423/http://www.cam.ac.uk/about/socinfo/jpo/notes.pdf |date=4 July 2009 }}</ref>