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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">‘GET THE VOTE OUT’</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">competition</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">It’s
always been our firm belief that community radio should be an essential part of
the fabric of our democracy, whether local or national.<span style=""> </span>Our sector can uniquely represent the views
of our communities through innovative and creative use of airtime and talent; -
so politics and community radio <i style="">should</i>
be close to each other.<span style=""> </span>Of course there
are numerous legal hurdles to get round but with a bit of nous, and help from
the Toolkit, any station can step up to the mark.<span style=""> </span>Even if we feel nervous about covering party
politics at election time, we can still play our role in encouraging people to
vote so…</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">To
mark next week’s re-launch of the Community Radio Toolkit we’re running a
competition to find the best piece of UK community radio that encourages
people to vote at the May 6<sup>th</sup> election.<span style=""> </span>A 30 second ad, a short drama, even a song –
if your piece is the best you could stand to win a rather lovely </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy;" lang="EN-GB">Marantz PMD620 Professional Handheld
Recorder </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">supplied
by our friends at Studiocare (<a href="http://www.studiocare.com">http://www.studiocare.com</a> )</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">We
know we’ll get some outstanding radio and the best thing is that we’ll make it
available to all CRT registered users to <b style="">play
out on their stations</b> in the run up to May 6<sup>th</sup>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">Rules:</span></b></p>
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<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">Your station
or group has to have made the piece</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">The piece
should be no more than 3 minutes long</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">It must
focus on ‘getting the vote out’ – not a specific party political issue</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">You must
post your piece as an MP3 file to the new CRT by 6a.m. Monday 12<sup>th</sup>
April</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">Entering the
competition implies consent to have your piece broadcast by any other
radio station.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">No employee
of Radio Regen or the CMA (or relative thereof) can compete</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">The decision
of the judges will be final</span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">The
winner will be announced on Friday April 17<sup>th</sup> on the CRT.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB">The
best entries will be made available for download via the CRT from April 17<sup>th</sup>
and can be played out on your station.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans";" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Phil Korbel<br>Director<br>0161 237 5454<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. 3753832 <br>
Registered office: 12 Hilton Street, Manchester, M1 1JF <br>Registered Charity No. 1077763 <br><a href="http://www.radioregen.org">www.radioregen.org</a><br><a href="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net">www.communityradiotoolkit.net</a><br>
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