[cma-l] Station imaging

Thu Jan 15 11:45:49 GMT 2015

FM PI codes rarely work the way they want to, particularly in terms of low
signal strengths. I can't see the use-case here, too, of switching to a
different radio station broadcasting different content (often in different
languages). It's annoying enough that my old station The Pulse in Bradford
has a poorly-configured PI code that flicks my car radio off to Tfm or
Hallam so frequently that none of these are listenable-to in the car; I
can't even begin to imagine what it would be like for smaller stations.

If 'Community Radio' stood for something, I'd potentially recommend
branding yourselves with a leading "CR" in the RDS name, so you'd have "CR
VOICE" or "CR RINSE", to aid people tuning. But even then, given that
stations are so different, I cannot quite understand the use-case of anyone
wishing to tune in "by Ofcom licence category".

It should, however, be possible to visit media.info and ask for "all
community radio stations" (aka all stations with that kind of licence), and
I don't see that it would be particularly difficult to achieve. Let's see
if I can do that - as you'd see from
http://media.info/radio/stations/the-voice we have already imported Ofcom's
txparams and therefore highlight community licences.

As an aside - if you've not checked your stations' listing in media.info
recently, please do. You can edit it right there on the page, and hundreds
of thousands of visitors every month use it to find station details.

//j

On Thu Jan 15 2015 at 11:23:22 AM Martin Steers <martin at martinsteers.co.uk>
wrote:

> Ian,
>
> its interesting about the PI code, I remember having this discussion about
> 2 / 3 years ago about the idea of changing CR PI codes so that you had this
> flow between stations.. It was muted that it might be an idea but more faff
> than its worth, and also that there is not enough overlap or coverage to
> make it effective.. As CR stations grow it might be an idea for the future.
>
> Martin
>
> On 15 January 2015 at 07:40, Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We could get to something akin to this.
>> A modern RDS-equipped receiver interprets parts of your PI code to
>> associate you with other similar stations.
>> This will allow a receiver tuned to your station to switch automatically
>> to another CR station when its signal achieves a higher level than yours
>> for a preset amount of time on a journey.
>> This may or may not be something you would like to consider - depending
>> on how well you get on with your neighbours!
>>
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>> From: office at thethread.org.uk
>> To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
>> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:09:00 +0000
>> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Station imaging
>>
>>  Dear All
>>
>>
>>
>> I know it would never happen .... Well, I don't think it would, but
>> wouldn't it be absolutely fantastic if we ALL had the same imaging.
>> Obviously the wording in the sweepers / jingles / stabs etc would be
>> different but the sound / music / style the same. You could drive anywhere
>> in the Country and tune into the local Community Radio Station .... The most
>> you here the ident you automatically know it is Community Radio.
>>
>>
>>
>> At the end of the day, we are a fraternity, we are a family ............. I'd be
>> up for it
>>
>>
>>
>> Am I now off with the fairies heading for Noddyland or perhaps completely
>> gone doolally ? ........ I am currently in a rocking chair sat on the front
>> patio with a sock on my head, two knitting needles in my ears and a piece
>> of straw hanging out of my mouth    J
>>
>>
>>
>> Nick
>>
>>
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>> *From:* cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:
>> cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *Terry Doyle
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>> *To:* cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
>> *Subject:* [cma-l] Station imaging
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>>
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a good imaging production company they have used in
>> the past. I am aware of the 'usual suspects' so trying to find someone who
>> is innovative and different?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Terry P Doyle
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