<div dir="ltr">We never had it on our station. We opted, instead, to produce a selection of local news bulletins in-house and rotate through them. That also helped ensure all of the news and community info was all local and not national.<div><br></div><div>Cat</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 November 2014 16:10, Ian Hickling <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr">I can't see the need for CR stations to carry SNR or any other national/international news on the hour any more - even for using it as a convenient hour closer.<div>The reason usually offered is that people will tune away if there's no news.</div><div>My counter to that would be that the CR audience neither wants nor needs news regularly.</div><div>It can get it - if and when it needs it - all too easily from papers or TV.<br>It used to be a sign of professionalism if you were running a trial for a commercial service.</div><div>But with the low quality of most syndicated news presentation now, I suggest that you're much better off without it.</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------------<br><br><div>> From: <a href="mailto:tlr@gairloch.co.uk" target="_blank">tlr@gairloch.co.uk</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br>> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:05:11 +0000<br>> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Local, National News and Traffic Updates Request<br>> <br>> The IRN service is great value, but of course it's national/international <br>> news (and sadly there isn't a version for Scotland).<br>> <br>> Surely the most important thing a community station should be offering is <br>> local/regional community-based news? Those are the hard work, of course!<br>> <br>> Alex<br>> <br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> From: "office" <<a href="mailto:office@fantasyradio.co.uk" target="_blank">office@fantasyradio.co.uk</a>><br>> To: <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>><br>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 12:50 PM<br>> Subject: [cma-l] Local, National News and Traffic Updates Request<br>> <br>> <br>> We subscribe to IRN which gives much more than just news (hourly 2 min<br>> bulletins 24hours a day) we get access to the 'net newsroom' which<br>> includes sport, business, entertainment, and more. with a lot of<br>> additional audio as well as the text. Also, things like remembrance<br>> day, the queens speech and the inevitable disaster. all this for less<br>> than £1.00 a day. Our local news, on the half hour, comes from our local<br>> newspaper, for which we credit the paper. traffic reports come<br>> principally from Google maps. just find your local area and click on<br>> 'traffic' then the coloured routes tell you where all the traffic hold<br>> ups are. - we also ask listeners to keep us updated.<br>> <br>> Hope that's helpful<br>> <br>> Phil Dawson<br>> FANTASY RADIO<br>> Devizes<br>> Wiltshire.<br>> <br>> <br>> On 19/11/2014 12:00, <a href="mailto:cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a> wrote:<br>> > Send cma-l mailing list submissions to<br>> > <a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br>> ><br>> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> > <a href="http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l" target="_blank">http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l</a><br>> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> > <a href="mailto:cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br>> ><br>> > You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> > <a href="mailto:cma-l-owner@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-owner@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br>> ><br>> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> > than "Re: Contents of cma-l digest..."<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Today's Topics:<br>> ><br>> > 1. Re: Local, National News and Traffic Updates Request (Ray Godby)<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> ><br>> > Message: 1<br>> > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 08:55:30 +0000<br>> > From: Ray Godby <<a href="mailto:ray.godby@hcrfm.co.uk" target="_blank">ray.godby@hcrfm.co.uk</a>><br>> > To: The Community Media Association Discussion List<br>> > <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>><br>> > Subject: Re: [cma-l] Local, National News and Traffic Updates Request<br>> > Message-ID:<br>> > <CAL9uzdLVFROP3nR+ifDUR6DdrFDuzqZY3b-ougmGGLsZ=<a href="mailto:AUVDw@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">AUVDw@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br>> ><br>> > Hi Mohammed,<br>> > We at Huntingdon Community Radio subscribe to I.R.N. for national news.<br>> > Local news we obtain mostly from our local newspaper who when they have a<br>> > story come in it is emailed to us.(We are lucky as the office is nearly<br>> > next door to the studios.) Local traffic we subscribe to Tom Tom and<br>> > receive there live maps.<br>> ><br>> > Ray Godby<br>> > Operations Director<br>> ><br>> > On 18 November 2014 13:29, Mohammed Tariq <<a href="mailto:m.tariq@inspirefm.org" target="_blank">m.tariq@inspirefm.org</a>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> Hi All,<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Hope you are well.<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Quick question on how (if you do), do you guys get local, national news<br>> >> and traffic updates for your listeners?<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> As you can all appreciate news is essential for any broadcast service and<br>> >> hence how do you keep up with the demand of regular up to date news?<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Currently we record the news first thing in the morning and then repeat<br>> >> once during the afternoon and then once in the evening. Only problem with<br>> >> this is that the news is not updated and hence sometimes not offering the<br>> >> best service that we could.<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> We don?t have regular volunteers to come in and do the news daily, hence<br>> >> we only are able to the above during the week.<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> I have tried to contact the local BBC radio station for advice and<br>> >> (basically) their news feed ? but I have been told this is something that<br>> >> they want to do but if and when they decide to do this (And god knows <br>> >> when<br>> >> that will be!!), it will be a national incentive and not just a local<br>> >> arrangement.<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Is there any advice on where I can get local, national news and traffic,<br>> >> preferably every hour or if not then 3 or 4 updates per day are <br>> >> sufficient.<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Many thanks in advance.<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Sent with the kindest regards<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Mohammed Tariq<br>> >><br>> >> Station Operations Manager<br>> >><br>> >> 01582 481810<br>> >><br>> >> 07930 286000<br>> >><br>> >> <a href="http://www.inspirefm.org" target="_blank">www.inspirefm.org</a><br>> >><br>> >> <a href="mailto:m.tariq@inspirefm.org" target="_blank">m.tariq@inspirefm.org</a><br>> >><br>> >> Twitter: @inspirefmluton<br>> >><br>> >> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/inspirefmluton" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/inspirefmluton</a><br>> >><br>> >> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/inspirefmluton" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/inspirefmluton</a><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >><br>> >> Reply - 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