[cma-l] UK First : New iPhone app by Birmingham based youth radio station

Fri Apr 1 22:07:09 BST 2011

Thanks Bill, Great stuff !
Apologies for not making myself clear earlier. I was asking does anyone know
about a youth-led, youth managed radio station which has smartphone apps?
Radio Youthology is run by young people aged 14 to 25,   volunteering, all
jobs, including the station manager. All decisions regarding programming,
staffing, scheduling are taken by young people and we only provide them
logistical support. We are also trying to set up a network of such
initiatives,  What you cited to me were stations which run on taxpayers
account with volunteers and paid staff,
Thanks,
Prashant

On 01/04/2011 1e a9:17, "Bill Best" <bill.best at commedia.org.uk> wrote:

> Excellent stuff, Prashant!

Maybe not quite a first for the UK. I'm not sure
> who was first but I
do know of the following initiatives:

Harborough
> FM:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/harborough-fm/id381507442?mt=8

Red Road
> radio:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/redroad/id393873913?mt=8

There might be
> some more out there and I do know that Future Radio in
Norwich are just about
> to release their Android app.

Finally we have the Canstreamer app on Android
> for community radio
stations streaming on the CMA's flagship Canstream
> webcasting
platform:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.phonegap.cmapl
> ayer

We are only Android at the moment but the techies are working on
> the
iPhone/iPad release even as we speak - hopefully it will be ready in
the
> next few weeks.

More details about the Canstreamer app can be found online
> here
including some
> screenshots:

http://www.canstream.co.uk/canstreamer

Canstreamer showcases
> all the community radio stations webcasting on
Canstream - even short-term RSL
> stations. Other features to note are:

- RSS feed of news from the Community
> Media Association website
- RSS feed of sector and funding news from the CMA's
> Twitter stream
- syndicated content from *this* mailing list. Keep up with
> community
media news on the move!
- contact details for every community radio
> station featured - to grow
your volunteer base!

The Canstreamer project has
> been funded by Arts Council England
(Yorkshire region) through The ArtiMelt
> Academy
(http://www.artimelt.com/) with input from The GIST
> Foundation
(http://thegisthub.net/) a grassroots community technology
> initiative
based in Sheffield, and Python coding alchemy from Phil
> Gyford
(http://www.gyford.com/).

We hadn't formally announced our project as
> we are still working on a
few bugs - and we have the iPhone release
> outstanding - but if you do
have an Android phone then please download
> Canstreamer, give us your
feedback and our kindly techies might be able to
> work with your
suggestions.

You can keep up with Canstreamer news via
> Twitter:
http://twitter.com/canstreamer

Best regards for now

Bill
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On 1 April 2011 16:40, Prashant Singh
> <prashant at ulfaharts.co.uk> wrote:
> Dear all,
> I would like to share a
> delightful news that Birmingham based Radio
> Youthology , a online radio
> station founded by Ulfah Arts and  managed by
> young people 14 to 25 , has
> just launched its  free iPhone and iPad apps for
> the station ( Android and
> Blackberry next week)  The station is run by a
> team of 30 youth volunteers
> and has connections with youth radio initiatives
> around the world. It
> started with a small Medibox grant in 2008 and with
> generous support from
> volunteers and well wishers we launched on 3rd March
> 2011 with a broadcast
> to commemorate World Freedom of Music Day in
> partnership with Freemuse.
>
> Please click to download the free app and tune in for some landmark
>
> programming from youth radio initiatives form all over the world !
>
>
> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/radio-y/id427797317?mt=8&ls=1
>
> Please feel
> free to contact me if suggestions on improving the app or any
> youth
> programming we could broadcast , also I¹d love to hear from any other
> youth
> community radio initiatives who have a smart phone app, We think
>  Radio
> Youthology is first in UK but if any are out there we¹d love to hear
> !
>
> Best wishes
>
> UlfahArts&Media
> Prashant Singh
> Director of Media and
> Education
> Unit 15, Highgate Craft Centre,
> 8 Highgate Square
> Birmingham,
> B12 0DU
> United Kingdom
> Phone: +44 (0) 121 446 4460
> Mobile: +44(0) 783
> 796 9008
> W1: www.ulfaharts.co.uk
> W2: www.radioyouthology.net
> Fa:
> www.facebook/ulfaharts
>
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