[cma-l] Major Incident Planning

[Darren Holmes - Penistone FM]

Eddie,

Our plan would be to opt straight in to IRN, who would be doing an additional bulletin on the half hour and feeding Sky News Tv audio in between the bulletins, at an appropriate time we would resume with melodic music but no sweepers/adverts/features etc working back up to normal programming. 

We have a Regional, ILR and Small Commercial station in our patch, so we would carefully monitor how quickly they return to normal programming so as not to be out of step and disrespectful to the situation.

That said there is an argument that we should do some different, the death of HRH wouldn't effect me personally for example and I would want radio to continue as normal I between bulletins, but it's a sensitive subject and you have to be mindful of your listeners who will have a range of reactions to what you do. 

Thanks
Darren

Darren Holmes
Programme Director
Penistone FM
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> On 26 Nov 2015, at 01:03, Eddie Stuart <eddie at kcr.fm> wrote:
> 
> Until a year ago, KCR only operated as a weekday evening only community opt-out from the local ILR station - Moray Firth Radio - which I believe was a unique MFR set up.
> 
> When we got our own licence and became footloose & fancy free (!!) we were aware that there were many areas where being under the wing of MFR had shielded us from aspects of the outside world. A learning curve was required....
> 
> In many ways, imposing procedures on an organisation that has been running for 18 years is far harder than on a new start up...... we have had a major "It's always been done this way" problem to overcome.....
> 
> One subject which had been discussed but taken no further so far is Major Incident Planning - discussions back then had revolved around the age of HM & the DofE.
> 
> We're aware that ILR stations have to have certain procedures in place but following Paris, wondered what the CR stations are planning to do regarding their output in the event of the death of HM, a major terrorist attack in this country (close to home), the assassination of a major figure etc....
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Eddie Stuart
> 
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