<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">I would think it was also useful to have a cultural show cross check and database, as often BBC World covers the own-language broadcasts but not issues and events on a local level, so you might get a community station offering a show for an ethnic group served by BBC World already in their own language but by community radio in English at a more local and personal level.<br><br>Six Pillars to Persia a case in point. There are no English language shows for Iranians, nor a 'BBC Iranian network' station as there is BBC Asian Network. However BBC Persian exists, and they tell me their target audience is "in Iran".<br><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.faribradley.co.uk" style="color: rgb(64, 127, 0); font-weight: bold;">Fari sound</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/SixPillarsToPersia/%7E6/2"><img
src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SixPillarsToPersia.2.gif" alt="Six Pillars to Persia" style="border: 0pt none ;"></a><br><img alt=""><br><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(64, 64, 255);"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span></span><img alt=""><br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 12/16/09, Eleanor Shember-Critchley <i><Eleanorsc@radioregen.org></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Eleanor Shember-Critchley <Eleanorsc@radioregen.org><br>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Own Language broadcasting - air checks<br>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 10:56 AM<br><br><div class="plainMail">Hello<br><br>The issue of foreign language shows and checking came up at a meeting I <br>attended recently. Would it be helpful to create an online database at <br>the toolkit for people to add their station and language programme <br>details to?
This would be potentially searchable by other toolkit <br>members to seek assistance and language skills swaps.<br><br>Yours<br><br>Eleanor<br><br>Eleanor Shember-Critchley<br>Community Radio Toolkit Editor<br>Telephone: 0161 2375012<br><a href="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net" target="_blank">http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net</a><br><br>Radio Regen is a community, media and urban regeneration charity<br>A company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales No. <br>3753832<br>Registered office: 12 Hilton Street, Manchester, M1 1JF<br>Registered Charity No. 1077763<br><a href="http://www.radioregen.org" target="_blank">http://www.radioregen.org</a><br><br><br> > Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:19:03 -0000<br> > From: "Phil Gibbons" <<a ymailto="mailto:phil@bcfm.org.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=phil@bcfm.org.uk">phil@bcfm.org.uk</a>><br> > Subject: [cma-l] Own Language broadcasting - air checks<br> ><br> > An offer of
mutually beneficial help here:<br> ><br> > I would like to set up a network of own language broadcasters/shows<br> > that can do the odd 'air check' for other station's shows of the same<br> > language. We have not had a problem yet, but need to put in place a<br> > system that would offer impartial quality control of non English<br> > shows. We use other people at the station on an 'ad-hoc' basis but<br> > would like to firm up the safety net and also make it totally<br> > impartial. Would it be possible for us as a sector to have a database<br> > of foreign language speakers so we could use the system to get a show<br> > checked in return for their show being checked for non broadcastable<br> > material? This can be done via the podcasts or FTP servers.<br> ><br> > As a start, we would offer to check shows in the languages we<br> > broadcast in:<br> > Somali,<br> > Spanish,<br> > Farsi,<br> >
Punjabi,<br> > Guajarati,<br> > Polish,<br> > Arabic,<br> > Chinese,<br> > Mandarin,<br> ><br> > This could also act as a good way to share ideas and possible content.<br> ><br> > You check mine and I'll check yours!<br> ><br> > Sounds simple doesn't it?<br> ><br> > Any thoughts?<br> ><br> > Phil<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Phil Gibbons - Station Manager<br> > <a ymailto="mailto:phil@bcfm.org.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=phil@bcfm.org.uk">phil@bcfm.org.uk</a><br> ><br> > Bristol's Community radio station - Your voice - Your choice!<br> > 93.2fm in Bristol<br> > Online at: www.bcfm.org.uk<br> ><br> > 0560 1126659 - Office<br> > 0117 9553721 - Studio<br> ><br> > www.bcfm.org.uk<br> ><br> > The Beacon Centre<br> > City Academy Bristol<br> > Russell Town Avenue<br> > Bristol<br> > BS5 9JH<br> ><br> ><br>>> Message: 2<br>>> Date: Thu,
10 Dec 2009 14:04:20 +0000<br>>> From: Karl Hartland <<a ymailto="mailto:hartland.karl@209radio.co.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=hartland.karl@209radio.co.uk">hartland.karl@209radio.co.uk</a>><br>>> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Own Language broadcasting - air checks<br>>><br>>> Hi all<br>>><br>>> I think this is a capital idea!<br>>><br>>> Currently, when budgets allow, we engage a local interpretation agency<br>>> on randomly picked archives and it can get a bit pricey.<br>>><br>>> We currently have Turkish and Polish to offer/check<br>>><br>>> Karl<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>cma-l mailing list - <a ymailto="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br><br>Community Media Association - www.commedia.org.uk<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>To manage your mailing list
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