[cma-l] Traffic news on community radio - do you want it?

[Karl Hartland]

This is a tricky one in my experience...

We use a range of RSS feeds, widgets, google map apps etc including 
having to pop across the road and scope out 1 major route by eye...

We use Highways Agency widget, RSS and website (can be differences), 
local Auntie traffic feed and a few 3rd party indie apps

Because none of them get everything in our experience and my fear is 
this initiative won't be a cure-all either and may not be worth a fee if 
we have to supplement it with other methods too- if it can be done then 
it'll be worth A LOT of money and not just to us IMO.

All of the above is why a Cambridge ILR pays some poor soul to stand on 
the route I mentioned above at primetime in a red afro wig and orange 
jumpsuit...the abuse he gets from drivers says it's not just an 
outreach/PR exercise...

K (209)

Jaqui Devereux wrote:
> Dear all
>
> We are in negotiation with Trafficlink to explore the possibility of a 
> deal, either free or very low cost per annum, for the community radio 
> sector to have access to local and regional traffic news.  We need to 
> know how many of the licensed stations might be interested in carrying 
> this, also if you could afford to pay something towards the service, how 
> much you would be prepared to pay per annum.
>
> Obviously we would prefer that it is free for stations wanting to carry 
> it.  We are aware that a few of you do already pay for traffic news - if 
> you do, it would be very helpful if you could let me know, privately of 
> course, how much you are being charged.
>
> Please could you let me know if you are interested in being part of any 
> potential deal,
>
> With thanks
>
> Jaqui
>
>
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