[comradio-l] Radio Teesdale - North East Station of the year

[Bill Best]

Hi

Well done Peter and Fred from us all here at the CMA and Canstream -
I'll get something up on the website shortly!

Best regards

Bill
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Canstream Online Media
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2009/12/10 CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Radio Teesdale" <studio at radioteesdale.co.uk>
>
> Hi
>
> Attached, details of a recent award to Radio Teesdale and photo.
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Dixon
> - -
> Station Manager, Radio Teesdale
>
> \\
> Radio Teesdale News
>
> Radio Teesdale has been selected as the North East Station of the Year
> (under 300,000) in the Radio Academy Nations & Regions Awards 2009.
>
> These awards give an opportunity for stations with a Total Survey Area
> (TSA) under 300k to be recognised in their branch and to qualify for
> the 2010 Sony Radio Academy Awards Station of the Year. This is open
> to all types of radio station - community, BBC and commercial.
>
> Fred Marden, Chairman of the North East Radio Academy said, “The award
> judges felt that the entry demonstrated strong commitment to and
> understanding of its community, with great potential for growth and
> development. Radio Teesdale broadcasts a great array of programme
> content in many genres, all of which is highly local to their
> broadcast area.”
>
> The aim of the awards is to celebrate programming that caters for the
> needs of a local or regional UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man
> audience. Each regional branch awards one Nations & Regions Award to
> the station that the judges feel demonstrated the most consistently
> outstanding output.
>
> Radio Teesdale Station Manager said, "We are delighted to receive this
> award. It is a great honour for Radio Teesdale to be selected in this
> way and to be representing the North East is the process to pick the
> National Station of the Year in the  Sony Awards. Our members were
> thrilled to hear the news.  It is a great testiment to the hard work
> of our members and shows how community radio is having an impact in
> our area."
>
> You can hear Radio Teesdale across the dial on 102.1 and 105.5FM and
> on line at http://www.radioteesdale.co.uk
>
> ends.
> Photo caption: Jamezy Harrison (left) holds the award alongside Magz,
> two young Radio Teesdale presenters with Peter Dixon, Station Manager,
> and Fred Marden (rear) of the Radio Academy.
>
> Broadcasting across Teesdale on 102.1 and 105.5FM and online on
> http://www.radioteesdale.co.uk
>
> Radio Teesdale - North East Station of the Year in the Radio Academy
> Nations & Regions Awards 2009, qualifying Radio Teesdale for the 2010
> Sony Radio Academy Awards Station of the Year.
>
> Email: Peter.Dixon at radioteesdale.co.uk
>
> Web: http://www.radioteesdale.co.uk
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/radioteesdale
>
> Radio Teesdale, Enterprise House, Harmire Enterprise Park, Barnard
> Castle, County Durham, DL12 8XT
> Telephone: 01833 696 750, Fax: 01833 631 909, Mobile: 07831 650917