[comradio-l] UK Community Radio Stations Celebrate Awards Success

Tue Nov 26 15:44:35 GMT 2013

Ha!  Well by the time any fleet Street editor takes CR seriously we will be over 250.

Richard

From: Ian Hickling [mailto:transplanfm at hotmail.com]
Sent: 26 November 2013 15:41
To: Richard Hilton; cma-l; comradio-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: UK Community Radio Stations Celebrate Awards Success

Absolutely, but I did point out with due respect that the number of CR stations currently on air is only 215 rather than the "over 250" quoted.

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From: Richard.Hilton at bitc.org.uk<mailto:Richard.Hilton at bitc.org.uk>
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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:23:51 +0000
Subject: Re: [cma-l] [comradio-l] UK Community Radio Stations Celebrate Awards Success
Amid all this talk about DAB, DRM+ and switchovers I do hope everyone will acknowledge the spectacular efforts by many members of the CMA in The Nations & Regions Awards 2013 - see CMA press release below.  Congratulations to all!

Richard

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Subject: [comradio-l] UK Community Radio Stations Celebrate Awards Success

COMMUNITY MEDIA ASSOCIATION

PRESS RELEASE - for immediate release
25 November 2013

Community radio stations from all over the UK are celebrating after sweeping the board at this year's prestigious Radio Academy Nations and Regions Awards.

The awards are judged by a panel of radio industry experts, and are given to the station judged to be the best in its region over the previous year. Winners automatically go through to the national Radio Academy Awards - formerly known as the Sony Awards and widely regarded as the "Oscars" of radio.

Director of the Community Media Association, Jaqui Devereux, says:

"The Nations & Regions Awards 2013 showcase some of the very best talent in community radio broadcasting from the centre of their communities and, in spite of reduced funding and adverse economic conditions, managing to excel on delivering social gain objectives such as providing access to the media for under-served groups, providing education and training opportunities, and developing and strengthening community links.

Six out of the twelve winning entries are from community radio stations located all around the UK and including London. The winning stations are of all sizes - from small local broadcasters such as Somer Valley to the larger urban stations such as BCB and Raidió Fáilte:

East Midlands: Siren FM<http://www.sirenonline.co.uk/>; London & South East: NationalPrison Radio<http://www.prisonradioassociation.org/>; Northern Ireland: Raidió Fáilte 107.1fm<http://www.raidiofailte.com/>; South West: Somer ValleyFM<http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk/>; Wales: Calon FM<http://www.calonfm.com/105fm/>; Yorkshire: BCB 106.6fm<http://www.bcbradio.co.uk/>

After over ten years on the air, we believe that community radio is maturing and becoming an integral and indispensable part of the broadcast landscape. Our sector has found its voice producing confident and innovative programming from and for local communities - and at last this is being recognised.

We are especially delighted that all six winners are active members of the Community Media Association demonstrating that the CMA as a member organisation in its 30th anniversary year remains as relevant to the sector today as when it was first set up to campaign for a community radio sector.

The community broadcasting sector is as healthy and vibrant as it has ever been and there is no slow down in the growth of the sector with thirty-eight applicants for the North-West and Yorkshire licence region and a huge rush for licences anticipated in London and the South-East next year.

The CMA urges Government to recognise the wealth of talent in the industry and the valuable work undertaken by the community radio sector in delivering statutory social gain objectives and to look for ways to improve funding conditions for community radio stations by, for example, increasing the size of the Community Radio Fund and utilising the sector more for Government media campaigns.

The CMA congratulates all participants in the Nations & Regions Awards 2013 for their commitment to passionate grass-roots community broadcasting and we look forward to seeing more community radio winners in 2014.

NOTES TO EDITORS:
*         The Community Media Association (CMA) is the national membership association for community broadcasters and those with an interest in not-for-profit community media.
*         Based in Sheffield, it has been operational since it was started in 1983 as the Community Radio Association.
*         The CMA offers a wide range of services to its members, including help and support with operational, technical and licensing matters; discounts on radio-related products and services and acts as an advocacy and lobbying body on behalf of the sector.
*         Community radio was originally licensed by the UK broadcasting regulator in 2002, as a pilot scheme of 15 stations called Access Radio.
*         There are now over 250 operational community radio stations in the United Kingdom, covering specific geographical areas or communities of interest such as cultural or religious groups.

CONTACT:
Jaqui Devereux, Director, Community Media Association
Telephone: 0114 279 5219
Email: jaqui.devereux at commedia.org.uk<mailto:jaqui.devereux at commedia.org.uk>

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