In significant monetary difficulties during 2006, OUSU cut Oxide's £5,700 per year budget completely and presenters were forced to pay membership dues to keep the station afloat.

Relying almost entirely on freeware or student-designed systems, Oxide now prides itself on its technical and financial independence in an increasingly commercialised world.

Following two years of dormancy after a series of limiting handovers, Oxide was rebranded and relaunched in Michaelmas Term 2017 after a new committee had been appointed during the summer.

Broadcasting began on Tuesday 10 October 2017 (1st week MT) with an interview with Chris Patten, the university's chancellor at the time followed by two music shows.

Significantly, the use of this system has allowed many shows on the station to pre-record their episodes for playback later, relaxing the time constraints on presenters.

The easy availability and size of the audio database has also encouraged some shows like 'Sliced Bread' to begin experimenting with things like sound effects.

In 2017, as part of the relaunch, and as a consequence of OUSU moving their offices, a new Oxide studio was created and kitted out with a brand new mixer and microphones.

The Technical Officer, Jethro Lundie Brown (17-18), was instrumental in configuring the new setup and wrote the majority of the new presenter's manual.