[cma-l] National Community Radio Day / Week

[Michael Fryer]

A Community Radio Week is something that Val and I have been trying to 
get going for the last two or three years.  At The CMA AGM in London in 
2006 lack of money was the reason given for not promoting a Community 
Radio Week.  We didn’t get much positive response either from the piece 
in 'Airflash'.

We hope now people will work together to achieve national recognition. 
Most members of the general public and grant-awarding bodies do not 
understand what community radio is.  It’s usually confused with radio 
hams, hospital radio or commercial radio.

If community radio participants cooperate we can raise the profile of 
this section of broadcasting.  This will have lots of positive benefits. 
  The most obvious is that fund-raising may become easier.

At the moment there is very limited contact between stations.  Working 
together, sharing information, overcoming common problems and swapping 
programmes can only strengthen individual stations and improve their 
role within their own communities.

Perhaps the BBC may help in promoting the Community Radio Week under the 
BBC/CMA working together agreement.

Regards,
Michael Fryer
07917 694 588

> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:17:44 +0100
> From: Stevensuttie at aol.com
> To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: [cma-l] National Community Radio Day / Week
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Just wondered if this has ever been attempted as a way of promoting the 
> sector?
> 
> Its National Talking Newspaper week currently, so I thought it might be 
> an idea to emulate so that our community radio sector can get some 
> additional publicity? You get "National I wear Glasses Week" and so on, 
> so why not Community Radio Week?
> 
> Kindest Regards
> Steve Suttie
> Station Manager, 94.4FM Salford City Radio
> 0161 793 2939 / 07772 355 852
> 
> 
> Listen!
> 
> http://www.salfordcityradio.org/listen.asx
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