[cma-l] Fw: Is community radio the new ILR? Radio Academy London event Thur 19 Feb

[Cathy Aitchison]

FYI - Radio Academy London event.
(NB: Radio Academy membership is free for people in community radio.)
http://www.radioacademy.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: The Radio Academy
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:15 PM
Subject: Is community radio the new ILR?

http://www.radioacademy.org/events/london-events/a-little-local-difficulty/
A Little Local Difficulty?
Is community radio the new ILR?
Once regarded as the home of people who couldn't get a job in 'proper' 
radio, volunteer-led community radio has quietly gone from strength to 
strength. More than 100 stations are now licensed and gaining recognition 
amongst both opinion formers and listeners. Local commercial radio, 
meanwhile, is reacting to tough market conditions by broadcasting more 
networked programming and abandoning sometimes long-established local 
identities (and presenters) in favour ofconsistent, national brands. 
Cut-backs and redundancies are all too common.
Join us as we ask whether this heralds the beginning of the end of local 
commercial radio as we know it - and if so, whether community radio is ready 
and able to take on the mantle.
Chair: Paul Brown CBE (Former Chairman, RadioCentre)
Panellists: Ross Macfadyen (Manager, Insight Radio), Jennifer Ogole (Chief 
Executive, Bang Edutainment/Bang FM), Sutish Sharma (Managing Director, 
Hayes FM), Kevin Stewart (Managing Director, The Coast 106 FM)
 TIME: 6.00pm
DATE: 19th February 2009
VENUE: 3rd Floor, The Gibson Building
29 - 35 Rathbone Street, London W1T 1NJ
TICKETS: Members - FREE / Non Members £10.00
To register please email Tina at radioacademy.org
http://www.radioacademy.org/events/london-events/a-little-local-difficulty/