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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Amid all this talk about DAB, </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> comradio-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:comradio-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>CMA-L<br><b>Sent:</b> 25 November 2013 13:13<br><b>To:</b> cma-l@commedia.org.uk; comradio-l@commedia.org.uk<br><b>Subject:</b> [comradio-l] UK Community Radio Stations Celebrate Awards Success<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>COMMUNITY MEDIA ASSOCIATION</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>PRESS RELEASE – for immediate release</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>25 November 2013</b><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 2.0pt 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color black'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Director of the Community Media Association, Jaqui Devereux, says:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>"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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>East Midlands: <a href="http://www.sirenonline.co.uk/">Siren FM</a>; London & South East: <a href="http://www.prisonradioassociation.org/">NationalPrison Radio</a>; Northern Ireland: <a href="http://www.raidiofailte.com/">Raidió Fáilte 107.1fm</a>; South West: <a href="http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk/">Somer ValleyFM</a>; Wales: <a href="http://www.calonfm.com/105fm/">Calon FM</a>; Yorkshire: <a href="http://www.bcbradio.co.uk/">BCB 106.6fm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>NOTES TO EDITORS:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>The Community Media Association (CMA) is the national membership association for community broadcasters and those with an interest in not-for-profit community media.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Based in Sheffield, it has been operational since it was started in 1983 as the Community Radio Association.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Community radio was originally licensed by the UK broadcasting regulator in 2002, as a pilot scheme of 15 stations called Access Radio. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Jaqui Devereux, Director, Community Media Association<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Telephone: 0114 279 5219<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Email: <a href="mailto:jaqui.devereux@commedia.org.uk">jaqui.devereux@commedia.org.uk</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>\\<br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Community Media Association<br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>________________________________________________________________________<br>This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. 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