[cma-l] Community radio - get your news from the BBC?

[Office - ccr-fm]

Thanks for the info Alex

 

Fascinating again really .... we really are an odd bunch out here in the
sticks of North East Cheshire ...... someone suggested taking our local news
from our local BBC Station .......... er ????              we haven't got
one !

One of our strong points when we applied for our licence was that there was
NO BBC Cheshire .... Only the Potters and the Mancs who don't really bother
with us to be honest.

We do our own local news but not in a bulleton, it is spread throughout the
day in our various community shows .... it seems to work ??      think ?

 

So once again CCR is the 'runt'       we really are different aren't we and
at the back of the Q ---    for nearly everything ...... Anyway     meeting
on the way in March with Mr Rutley and MR Osbourne our local MP's
and no holes barred, boxing gloves on !   there'll certainly be none of this
yes sir, no sir, three bags full sir with me ....... I'll keep you all
posted.

 

Regards

 

Nick

 

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Sent: 23 February 2011 17:54
To: phil at radioregen.org; jaqui devereux
Cc: cma-l
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Community radio - get your news from the BBC?

 

Just for info, in the North of Scotland we have agreement from BBC Radio
Scotland for the seven community-based stations to take their regional news
bulletins from the BBC Inverness opt-out. The decision (several years ago)
was fully referred up within the BBC and they were aware that we take
commercial advertising.

 

Our problem wasn't with the BBC, but with Ofcom, who weren't at all happy at
the idea. I recall this was because it represented a 'loss of plurality' to
any extent that the BBC regional news overlapped in content with our local
news, and that Ofcom licensees are there in part to provide an alternative
service independent of the BBC.

 

We take our national and international news from GMG Smooth Radio Glasgow.
The IRN/Sky services are not really suitable in Scotland as their 'national'
items are mostly England or even London-centric, and will do things like
assuming this week is half-term (it was last week in Scotland). Smooth
Glasgow serves 'Glasgow and the West' and is a good complement to our
service, fitting in nicely with the character of our service. (It is also
rather cheaper, as we have a no-fee/no-obligation agreement with GMG.)

 

The main downside is that their idea of an 'on-the-hour' news bulletin
starts anything from 30s to 2m30s after the hour, so our presenters have
become skilled in playing music (or even talking) with one ear, while
monitoring Smooth Glasgow in the other ear, and doing a neat crossover at
the right moment. Couldn't do it under automation though.

 

Alex

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From: Phil <mailto:phil.korbel at googlemail.com>  Korbel 

To: jaqui devereux <mailto:jaqui.devereux at commedia.org.uk>  

Cc: cma-l <mailto:cma-l at commedia.org.uk>  

Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 3:29 PM

Subject: Re: [cma-l] Community radio - get your news from the BBC?

 

back in the day, Wythenshawe FM took live news on the hour from what was BBC
GMR.  Worked well and we got a good local-ish news service for nowt, just
had to cue up w 'and now the news from BBC GMR...', possibly a back anno
too.

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