Plans for dedicated music shows, podcasts, sports and news broadcasts among others will be returning to the station.

In 2008 at the Student Radio Association Conference in Bath, Ben Burrell won the first Demo Idol.

[2] In 2012, Dan Jackson and Murray Grindon were shortlisted for the Best Entertainment Programming category at the Student Radio Awards.

[6] In 2015, at the National Student Radio Awards Pure FM were shortlisted for Best SRA Chart Show (presented by Orion Brooks and Andrew Dixson, produced by Kerrie Oak and Alex Watson).

Deputy Head of Music, Nelson Hylton, was also nominated for Outstanding Contribution to Student Radio.