[cma-l] Sheffield Live! 93.2FM and Resonance 104.4 FM to collaborate on Plinth Broadcast

[Alan Fransman]

SHEFFIELD LIVE! 93.2 FM

NEWS RELEASE

19 July 2009

Sheffield Live! 93.2FM and Resonance 104.4 FM to collaborate on Plinth 
Broadcast

Sheffield Live! 93.2FM will be joined by London's art radio station,
Resonance 104.4FM on Tuesday, 21st July for a special community radio
broadcast from the fourth plinth on Trafalgar Square.

Presented by Sheffield Live's Alan Fransman between 8 and 9pm, the
broadcast will create a memorable connection between audiences in
London and Sheffield.  Fransman and the broadcast will become part of
"One & Other", sculptor Antony Gormley's project to create an
astonishing living monument.  The Sheffield Live! broadcast will be
heard not only by people on Trafalgar Square, but across Sheffield on
93.2FM, across London on Resonance104.4FM and on the Internet. The
broadcast will be featured in Resonance FM's "Clear Spot", a slot for
unique broadcasts by artists.

Alan Fransman said: "I am a big fan of Resonance FM and proud to be
part of a collaborative work that involves two fantastic radio stations."

Sangita Basudev, Chief Executive of Sheffield Live! 93.2FM said:
"Community Radio is all about bringing communities together. With
Alan's broadcast from the Fourth Plinth, we will be bringing
Sheffield to the heart of the capital and putting the streets of
London on to the Sheffield airwaves."

Ed Baxter, Director of Resonance 104.4FM said: "Alan's use of radio
ingeniously propels Anthony Gormley's participatory artwork into the
centre of community arts. The Fourth Plinth is a fitting site for
this outside broadcast - a monument to the success that is Community Radio!

There are opportunities to sponsor Alan Fransman's broadcast from the
plinth and you can find out more on www.sheffieldlive.org or contact
Sheffield Live! on 0114 281 4082

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For further information and images please contact Alan Fransman on 0114
281 4082 or email alan at sheffieldlive.org

Notes to editors

1. Sheffield Live! 93.2FM is a dynamic, positive and outward looking
urban community radio service, celebrating the diversity of
Sheffield's inner city.  With a strong commitment to local people,
issues, music and culture, Sheffield Live! 93.2 FM has created a
truly inclusive soundscape of modern day Sheffield.  Sheffield Live!
93.2 FM has a measured transmission coverage of 359,000 people or 
295,000 adults located in urban Sheffield and Rotherham. Survey results
indicate a weekly audience reach of 11%.  For more information visit
www.sheffieldlive.org

2. Resonance104.4fm is the world's first radio art station,
established by London Musicians' Collective. It started broadcasting
on May 1st 2002. Its brief, To provide a radical alternative to the
universal formulae of mainstream broadcasting. Resonance 104.4 fm
features programmes made by musicians, artists and critics who
represent the diversity of London's arts scenes, with regular weekly
contributions from nearly two hundred musicians, artists, thinkers,
critics, activists and instigators; plus numerous unique broadcasts
by artists on the weekday 'Clear Spot'. Further information is
available on http://resonancefm.com/

3. One & Other is sculptor Antony Gormley?s project to create an
astonishing living monument.  He is asking the people of the UK to
occupy the empty Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London, a space
normally reserved for statues of Kings and Generals. They will become
an image of themselves, and a representation of the whole of
humanity. Every hour, 24 hours a day, for 100 days without a break, a
different person will make the Plinth their own. If you're selected,
you can use your time on the plinth as you like. One & Other is open
to anyone and everyone from any corner of the UK.  Further
information is available on www.oneandother.co.uk

4. Community Radio is a third tier of radio, distinct from Public and
Commercial Radio.  Community Radio stations are locally owned and
accountable to their audience.  They operate on public service
principles for community benefit and are not-for-profit.  For more
information visit www.commedia.org.uk

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