[cma-l] quiery ?

Thu Jun 25 11:53:15 BST 2015

We are agreed - let's get going.
Immediate contradiction - I'm Radio 4, none of this lighthearted stuff for me. We have issues that need discussion, some of those are political (gasp!).
So, we may need an index that describes programme content well enough for busy station managers to browse and choose.
Time limits should offer a range of choices. I start breathing at eight minutes, and we must not pander to the idea that our kids can only concentrate for 8 seconds (a goldfish can manage 9).
News, for me, is transitory and often irrelevant. Asking why my local Council just sold our 900 seat theatre/restaurant to a pirate radio buff for £1 is much more interesting.
Who will manage, who will fundraise, who will arrange syndication, ensure technical quality, maintain database? These are just opening questions.
Trevor (the arty-farty)
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     On Thursday, 25 June 2015, 10:42, Alan Coote <alan.coote at 5digital.co.uk> wrote:

 As someone who’s been producing the syndicated 30 minute Let’s Talk Business (LTB) for near 3 years, here’s (very briefly) what I’ve learnt.
1) There’s more to speech radio than you’d think; I started Let’s Talk Business as a single community radio programme but it very quickly (6 weeks) got too expensive for us to fund. LTB was shelved for a year or more before I took on the production in a separate company to improve its production values and make it suitable for commercial as well as community stations. Each episode of LTB takes about one and a half man-weeks of effort to produce. If your station doesn’t have the capacity, time, skills or people to produce a great speech show for your own station you definitely don’t what to start pitching in to produce shows for any others. 
2) The programme must be original; You’ll need ideas and lots of them. But not just any idea, the programme needs a real focus. We have a written internal editorial policy so either when we have an idea, when a PR company pushes their client at us, or someone is looking for exposure, we know if and how we can do the item. This way everyone on the show (Josh, Sean and myself) know what’s best for the show. 
3) There is no money in radio;  If your goal is to do a speech programme for fun, or you have a pet project and you’re not worried about getting paid, then you’ll not be disappointed. Even for a modest show it will cost you money in the short and medium terms, then making money long term in speech radio is difficult. 
4) Refactor Content; I think we are leading the way with this, as all our content over the last 4 months has been broken down into self contained items. We’ve now got 100s of radio, video and podcast clips ready for release. 
If you’re interested register here. http://www.letstalkbusinessonline.com/ltb/radio-station-registration/
5) Radio is not the be-all-and-end-all; We use email extensively to communicate with our audience. We send out over 50 thousand emails a month to our LTB subscribers. Then there’s the website, iTunes, YouTube channel, social media and email. This keeps them informed about the content and helps our contributors see the engagement.
I’m happy to help anyone serious about an idea and if it’s really good we may help you syndicate it.  
Kind RegardsAlan Email - alan.coote at 5digital.co.ukPhone - 0800 949 6655Mobile - 07801 518858Twitter - @TheAlanCooteWeb - http://www.5digital.co.uk

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Date:  Wednesday, 24 June 2015 18:02
To:  "martin at martinsteers.co.uk", "cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk"
Subject:  Re: [cma-l] quiery ?

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Subject: Re: [cma-l] quiery ?  I am a big fan of BBC Three Counties and their consumer hour..  Now I have often thought that a national community radio consumer hour(weekly pre-recorded) would be fantastic! Never quite had the time to put aconcept together and try and find others that might be interested.. not tomention how its funded lol  On 24 June 2015 at 14:14, Trevor Lockwood <lockwood at btinternet.com>wrote:Nick  Ilike that idea - we just need to agree a format (how much time for adverts?).Programme length could offer several options. Quarter, half even full hours -for overnights perhaps - downloadable, listen again.  Therewas a plan for an arts database - I added a short story, heard nothing more.Lost that. Same with your Roving Report - we need to share.  Trevor  Trevor Lockwood BScFRSAWoodlandTrust Woodland Creation Champion
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www.trevorlockwood.comCallSendSMSAddto SkypeYou'llneed Skype CreditFree via Skype    OnWednesday, 24 June 2015, 14:06, terry mechan <terrymechan at live.co.uk>wrote:  Nick, Iregularly Broadcast National Topic Roving Report for Community Radio then Ioffer them to other stations in the format you suggest. Ihave put this info/offer out before on this board so you must have missed it. Theyare ready to roll without station ID’s and you can get them /or previewthem from here www.terrymechan.com Thereis enough on-line for a 14 week series of  Roving Reports on recentsubjects of National Interest TerryMechan -----OriginalMessage----- From:Canalside's The Thread Sent:Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:35 PM To:' The Community Media Association Discussion List 'Subject:[cma-l] quiery ?  DearAll Arethere any of our Stations (there must be surely)  that do programmesthatare generic ? Ie:-the topic might be elderly people related, or political (national)currentaffairs (national)     and the programmes wouldn't soundout ofplaceon any of our Stations ? Ihave always maintained we are missing a trick here. Almost like a coupleofNetworked Shows but for US as Community Radio. They could be recorded inchunksof half an hour so local adverts and breaks can be chucked in. Ireckon it makes sense and it is a great opportunity for someone who wouldliketo be a touch more National than just Local. Weall know that we get inundated with National MUSIC shows and withoutbeingrude they are T-A-P .... they're good and professional, so it isn't acriticism....  I just think more of an hour / 2 hour current affairs withCOMMUNITYINCLUDED would be a belter. Isanyone up for that ?  there must be some chomping at the bit ..... Pippamaybe? Regards NickW    _______________________________________________

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