[cma-l] News and Traffic

Ian Hickling transplanfm at hotmail.com
Wed Nov 19 16:10:42 GMT 2014 

I can't see the need for CR stations to carry SNR or any other national/international news on the hour any more - even for using it as a convenient hour closer.The reason usually offered is that people will tune away if there's no news.My counter to that would be that the CR audience neither wants nor needs news regularly.It can get it - if and when it needs it - all too easily from papers or TV.
It used to be a sign of professionalism if you were running a trial for a commercial service.But with the low quality of most syndicated news presentation now, I suggest that you're much better off without it.
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> From: tlr at gairloch.co.uk
> To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:05:11 +0000
> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Local, National News and Traffic Updates Request
> 
> The IRN service is great value, but of course it's national/international 
> news (and sadly there isn't a version for Scotland).
> 
> Surely the most important thing a community station should be offering is 
> local/regional community-based news? Those are the hard work, of course!
> 
> Alex
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "office" <office at fantasyradio.co.uk>
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> Subject: [cma-l] Local, National News and Traffic Updates Request
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> 
> We subscribe to IRN which gives much more than just news (hourly 2 min
> bulletins 24hours a day) we get access to the 'net newsroom' which
> includes sport, business, entertainment, and more. with a lot of
> additional audio as well as  the text. Also, things like remembrance
> day, the queens speech and the inevitable disaster. all this for less
> than £1.00 a day. Our local news, on the half hour, comes from our local
> newspaper, for which we credit the paper. traffic reports come
> principally from Google maps. just find your local area and click on
> 'traffic' then the coloured routes tell you where all the traffic hold
> ups are. - we also ask listeners to keep us updated.
> 
> Hope that's helpful
> 
> Phil Dawson
> FANTASY RADIO
> Devizes
> Wiltshire.
> 
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> >     1. Re:  Local, National News and Traffic Updates Request (Ray Godby)
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> > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 08:55:30 +0000
> > From: Ray Godby <ray.godby at hcrfm.co.uk>
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> > Hi Mohammed,
> > We at Huntingdon Community Radio subscribe to I.R.N. for national news.
> > Local news we obtain mostly from our local newspaper who when they have a
> > story come in it is emailed to us.(We are lucky as the office is nearly
> > next door to the studios.) Local traffic we subscribe to Tom Tom and
> > receive there live maps.
> >
> > Ray Godby
> > Operations Director
> >
> > On 18 November 2014 13:29, Mohammed Tariq <m.tariq at inspirefm.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope you are well.
> >>
> >>
> >> Quick question on how (if you do), do you guys get local, national news
> >> and traffic updates for your listeners?
> >>
> >>
> >> As you can all appreciate news is essential for any broadcast service and
> >> hence how do you keep up with the demand of regular up to date news?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Currently we record the news first thing in the morning and then repeat
> >> once during the afternoon and then once in the evening. Only problem with
> >> this is that the news is not updated and hence sometimes not offering the
> >> best service that we could.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> We don?t have regular volunteers to come in and do the news daily, hence
> >> we only are able to the above during the week.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I have tried to contact the local BBC radio station for advice and
> >> (basically) their news feed ? but I have been told this is something that
> >> they want to do but if and when they decide to do this (And god knows 
> >> when
> >> that will be!!), it will be a national incentive and not just a local
> >> arrangement.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Is there any advice on where I can get local, national news and traffic,
> >> preferably every hour or if not then 3 or 4 updates per day are 
> >> sufficient.
> >>
> >>
> >> Many thanks in advance.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent with  the kindest regards
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mohammed Tariq
> >>
> >> Station Operations Manager
> >>
> >> 01582 481810
> >>
> >> 07930 286000
> >>
> >> www.inspirefm.org
> >>
> >> m.tariq at inspirefm.org
> >>
> >> Twitter: @inspirefmluton
> >>
> >> www.youtube.com/inspirefmluton
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> >> www.facebook.com/inspirefmluton
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> >>
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