[cma-l] Fwd: Doing the DAB: Belfast - 2 Weeks to go

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Thu Nov 2 17:17:56 GMT 2017


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From: Laurence Harrison <laurence.harrison at digitalradiouk.com>



It’s just 2 weeks to go until  *Doing the DAB – the Future of Radio in
Northern Ireland *-  a special event at 11am on 17 November, celebrating
the growth of digital radio in Northern Ireland with top speakers from
across the leading broadcasters in the NI.



The session will take place as part of the annual free *Belfast Media
Festival* at the Metropolitan Arts Centre, Belfast which attracts 500
delegates from the media and creative industries across Northern Ireland.



Make sure you don’t miss out on *Doing the DAB: Belfast* by registering *here
<http://www.belfastmediafestival.co.uk/> *for the *Belfast Media Festival*
which is absolutely free. If you are planning to attend this please also
email laurence.harrison at digitalradiouk.com, so we can keep you up to date
with plans for the session.



*Doing the DAB: Belfast* will highlight the recent digital radio
 innovations and investments in Northern Ireland across the BBC and
Commercial Radio and will be chaired by local broadcaster *John Rosborough*.




You will hear from *Stuart Robinson* and *Mark Mahaffy* of Bauer’s Downtown
Radio and Cool FM, *Michael Tumelty* of BBC Northern Ireland, *Larry Deeney*
of BBC Radio Foyle, *Jimmy Buckland* and *Peter McVerry* of Wireless Group, *JP
Coakley* from RTE and *Bryan Coombes* from Arqiva.



There are now over 50 stations available on DAB in Northern Ireland
including successful NI stations - BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Foyle, U105,
Cool FM, Downtown Radio, Downtown Country. You will hear about the progress
of these services in Northern Ireland and about the future digital radio
plans of RTE, the  Republic of Ireland’s public service broadcaster.



If you work in radio or have an interest in radio in Northern Ireland we
hope that you can join us for *Doing the DAB: Belfast – *which follows the
successful events in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool and
Cardiff.



*Date:* Friday 17 November

*Time:* 11am-12pm

*Location:* Metropolitan Arts Centre <https://themaclive.com/>, 10 Exchange
Street <https://maps.google.com/?q=10+Exchange+Street&entry=gmail&source=g>
West, Belfast BT1 2NJ



Best



Laurence Harrison
*Market Development Director*
Digital Radio UK

*m:* 07799 625529
*t:* 0207 010 0728
*a:* 6th Floor, 55 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1BS
<https://maps.google.com/?q=6th+Floor,+55+New+Oxford+Street,+London+WC1A+1BS&entry=gmail&source=g>
*w:* getdigitalradio.com <http://www.getdigitalradio.com/>
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