Fresh Air, The University of Edinburgh’s student radio station began its second semester broadcast with a house party broadcast live from Teviot on Saturday February 4.

The shortening of the opening hours of the Pleasance meant the station’s live broadcasting hours have been shortened but Jon Parker, Station Manager, promised that this year’s schedule was better than ever.

He told The Student, “Due to the recent changes to the Pleasance opening times, the number of live shows has been reducing, making competition fiercer than ever.

“The result is a higher standard of shows than ever before, headlined by our brand new ‘Live at 5’ shows.

The online radio station has already seen success this year and Parker promised there was more still to come.

Parker said, “This is Fresh Air’s 20th year and to celebrate we have some massive events planned for this semester, including a 24 hour show for charity and our Teviot Takeover.

“In September we won the award for Best Radio Station in Scotland, a fantastic achievement for a volunteer-run station with no university funding to beat the likes of commercial giants Capital FM and Real Radio. Since then there has been a huge level of interest in the station and our members are making better radio than ever.”