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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’d
regard paying £23 as a bit of an irritant but nothing more. The Radio Academy may
be a ‘not for profit organization’ but they still have to make a
surplus or else they will go under. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I
find it much more annoying that want an hour of recording from 8am. This is a
time that commercial radio concentrates on but is of far less importance to
community radio. Indeed some community radio stations run a sustaining service
at this time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>However,
you also have to submit another CD of a recording of your ‘best of’
material and a summary of the station and it is in these 2 areas that community
radio can really shine. Last year I did some judging and I personally found
the written entries from the commercial radio stations to be very unexciting
and any half decent community should be able run circles round them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If
you enter then it will take a bit of work (and £23.00!) but if you get shortlisted
or even win an award imagine how good it will look and how your staff and
volunteers will feel. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’d
strongly encourage all community radio stations to seriously consider entering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk
[mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ian Hickling<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 18 September 2009 13:04<br>
<b>To:</b> cma-l<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cma-l] The Radio Academy Nations and Regions Awards 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <br>
Justy a minute.<br>
That's a bit of a cheek isn't it - charging £23 to enter?<br>
Administration Cost?<br>
What Administration Cost?<br>
These are not-for-profit organisations, for Heavens's sake!<br>
Come on Radio Academy - you're made up of commercial businesses.<br>
Get real!<br>
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Ian Hickling<br>
Partner<br>
transplan UK<br>
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font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>From: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:40:49 +0100<br>
To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk; comradio-l@commedia.org.uk<br>
Subject: [cma-l] Fwd: Nations and Regions Awards - Important Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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