<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:14px"><div dir="ltr">Hi all</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3780"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We seem to be going in circles with Company House. Is it a must for community radio to hold a company licence and also a business account? are there any loop holes to this or do all of you follow this direction?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3779">I would be grateful for your comments/advice please</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thank you</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3778"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Kind regards</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3777"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Tikendra</div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3742"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3776"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3775">British Gurkha Welfare Society (BGWS), Gurkha Bhawan,<br>119 Wren Way, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8TA, UK <br><br>Phone: 01252 510794 <br>http://www.bgws.org/</div></div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 14px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3746"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3745"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3744"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3774"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3743"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Ian Hickling <transplanfm@hotmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> The Community Media Association Discussion List <cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 16:10<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [cma-l] News and Traffic<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3749"><br><div id="yiv4681628322">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3748"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3747">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 id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3759">The reason usually offered is that people will tune away if there's no news.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3758">My counter to that would be that the CR audience neither wants nor needs news regularly.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3757">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 id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3750">But with the low quality of most syndicated news presentation now, I suggest that you're much better off without it.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3756"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3752">-------------------------------------------<br><br><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1416504566048_3751">> From: tlr@gairloch.co.uk<br>> To: cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<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" <office@fantasyradio.co.uk><br>> To: <cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk><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, cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk wrote:<br>> > Send cma-l mailing list submissions to<br>> > cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>> ><br>> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> > http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br>> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> > cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>> ><br>> > You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> > cma-l-owner@mailman.commedia.org.uk<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 <ray.godby@hcrfm.co.uk><br>> > To: The Community Media Association Discussion List<br>> > <cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk><br>> > Subject: Re: [cma-l] Local, National News and Traffic Updates Request<br>> > Message-ID:<br>> > <CAL9uzdLVFROP3nR+ifDUR6DdrFDuzqZY3b-ougmGGLsZ=AUVDw@mail.gmail.com><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 <m.tariq@inspirefm.org> 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>> >> www.inspirefm.org<br>> >><br>> >> m.tariq@inspirefm.org<br>> >><br>> >> Twitter: @inspirefmluton<br>> >><br>> >> www.youtube.com/inspirefmluton<br>> >><br>> >> www.facebook.com/inspirefmluton<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >><br>> >> Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> >><br>> >> The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community<br>> >> Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>> >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>> >> http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>> >> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >><br>> >> Mailing list guidelines:<br>> >> http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >><br>> >> To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please <br>> >> visit:<br>> >> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br>> >><br>> ><br>> ><br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> <br>> The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media <br>> Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>> http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> Mailing list guidelines: <br>> http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<br>> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> <br>> The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>> http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> Mailing list guidelines: http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<br>> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br></div></div> </div></div>
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