 "The Courier" has complete editorial independence from both the Students' Union and the University, and printing is funded exclusively by advertising.The Students' Union Building contains a radio studio, used to broadcast the student digital "Bay Radio" station, with live shows and presenters during the daytime.At the beginning of the 2012 academic year, the three existing student media operations ("The Courier", Bay Radio and Aber TV, now Bay TV) merged to form Aberystwyth Student Media, which is to produce integrated media content across all three, along with Online.