[5] Students can receive academic advice and support through the Education Team, and social comment and entertainment by way of UCSA's media: Canta magazine.

Long running shows include Girl School,[11] The Mixtape Sessions,[12] The Joint,[13] Guitar Media,[14] Dollar Mix, Hauswerk and Vintage Cuts.

[citation needed] Wammo and Spanky became an infamous duo on the RDU Mornings show, most notably coaxing Don Brash into answering inappropriate love letters live on-air, and upsetting listeners by playing distasteful games poking fun at cancer victims.

Various arrangements were debated over the preceding three years following the previous limited liability company (controlled by minority shareholders) trading insolvently which forced UCSA to inject funds and restructure the organisation.

After the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the radio station lost its base at the University of Canterbury and for the next three years, it broadcast from a modified horse truck.