[cma-l] Internet stations

[Martin Steers]

*"Whilst the government insist that commercial stations should take
precedence over community then we must get better, share best practice, use
other systems that are not vigorously controlled. At Felixstowe Radio we've
had nearly 200,000 unique online listeners a month: it's unlikely that our
FM audience gets anywhere near that.  "*

I dont see any evidence of their preference of one broadcast sector over the
other, in fact they have been very supportive of community radio.

Also thats a fantastic number of unique listeners and I suspect you would
get nothing near that on FM considering isnt that 10 times the population of
your area?

M


On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Trevor Lockwood
<lockwood at btinternet.com>wrote:

> Morning All
>
> I fully support Peter Vautier's comments about online media. We are moving
> into a new era, MonTV demonstrated that very clearly at the Conference. Our
> concern should be in producing good quality programmes, and (I believe)
> sharing that content in many ways. There was also some dismissal of the
> GetMedia facility - which I found confusing. Maybe we should link all the
> Loudblog Listen Again, so we can pick and choose, perhaps having a set
> format: all dry, all 26 minutes... or whatever.
>
> A CMA player is a great idea - we should all use it. There may also be a
> case to move away from the purely parochial approach: joint programming and
> presentation; again the MonTV concept points a way forward, that does not
> detract from present stations.
>
> Our new online station at eastcoastradio.co.uk<http://www.eastcoastradio.co.uk>(when we get it going) is an attempt at specialist programming. It will
> concentrate upon art, culture and gardening: just because they are of
> interest to the production team. It will also act as a testbed, adding
> content serving specialist areas until there's enough interest to hive off
> to a separate specialist station. (got any culture you don't want?)
>
> None of this conflicts with existing structures - but it does help to build
> audience - and that's what it is all about. 91% of UK folk listen to the
> radio at least once a week. We can't create more listeners. Anything we can
> do to lure them away from pap must be worthwhile.
>
> Another example of the sharing principle is Euranet - we now use some of
> that content. It adds flavour and variety.
>
> Whilst the government insist that commercial stations should take
> precedence over community then we must get better, share best practice, use
> other systems that are not vigorously controlled. At Felixstowe Radio we've
> had nearly 200,000 unique online listeners a month: it's unlikely that our
> FM audience gets anywhere near that.
>
> It's all good fun. Keep going.
>
> Trevor Lockwood
>
>
>  <http://www.eastcoastradio.co.uk>k
>
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