[cma-l] A good base to build on! Tune in tonight

Steve Buckley sbuckley at gn.apc.org
Tue Jul 21 17:16:13 BST 2009


We decided to put the letter:
http://www.sheffieldlive.org/lettertogordonbrown

On the plinth:
http://www.sheffieldlive.org/2009/07/sheffield-live-932fm-to-broadcast-from-the-fourth-plinth/

Should have thought of that earlier!

Watch Alan on the web, or tune in to www.sheffieldlive.org
8-9pm tonight

Steve


At 17:19 19/07/2009, you wrote:
>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
>
>-ends-
>
>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
>
>--
>Sheffield Live! 93.2FM
>15 Paternoster Row
>Sheffield
>S1 2BX
>
>Tel: +44 114 281 4082
>
>www.sheffieldlive.org
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