Community radio licence application form TD1 ... - Ofcom Licensing
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Community radio licence application form TD1 ... - Ofcom Licensing
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organisations that do not presently have a voice.<br />
<strong>TD1</strong> Radio <strong>application</strong> <strong>form</strong><br />
The Sunday Getherin‟ programme was (until May 2011) carried by the local commercial <strong>radio</strong> station, however<br />
due to corporate networking the programme was axed. The presenter approached <strong>TD1</strong> Radio to enquire if we<br />
would be interested in broadcasting it, which we were delighted to do. The programme has proved to be a big<br />
success and attracts a large number of listeners not only in the local community but also worldwide via our<br />
Internet streaming. This demonstrates that there is an interest and a need for such a programme, which is<br />
backed up by hundreds of comments on the programme‟s Facebook page from listeners saddened at the thought<br />
of their favourite programme being axed. During 2012 we plan to also invite representatives from the local<br />
festivals (Common Ridings, Civic Weeks etc) into the studio to promote and talk about the events.<br />
Local music clubs and groups currently have no specialist programming on <strong>radio</strong> – something we also tackled<br />
last year. The Scottish Shindig was launched in June 2011 and features Scottish Dance Music. It also allows<br />
local fiddle and accordion clubs to advertise their community news, meetings and publicise open days. We have<br />
also broadcast recordings made at recent open days featuring local artists from the Scottish Dance Music Scene.<br />
(Something that is absent on existing local commercial <strong>radio</strong>) Similarly, we now boast a Folk music programme<br />
on a Sunday night, which is presented by two members from local folk music clubs. Again, this provides these<br />
clubs the chance to promote their events and news as well as being able to invite guests into the studio to talk<br />
and play live. During 2012 we also plan to expand the number of local folk clubs that are represented.<br />
On the spoken word front, we successfully launched Langlee Live, a weekly half-hour magazine programme<br />
which covers the issues, news and events from the community of Langlee in Galashiels. We have (and will<br />
continue to) invite guests from the community into the studio to talk about what is happening in their community<br />
as well as discuss burning issues of the moment.<br />
C: How will your proposed community <strong>radio</strong> service add to the range of programmes available on non-<br />
BBC local services (commercial and community stations) to members of the relevant community or<br />
communities, add to the overall range of such services in the area concerned and be different and<br />
distinct from them? Please tell us which non-BBC local services your station will overlap with.<br />
Answer in fewer than 400 words:<br />
We will overlap with Radio Borders, but as mentioned previously, we are already providing different programming<br />
from them. We can happily devote a 30 minute programme to feature local news from a specific community (e.g.<br />
Langlee or Bannerfield), Radio Borders would be unable to do so as it would be deemed unfair to listeners in the<br />
rest of the region. By our very nature, we can focus on these communities and ensure they are given airtime.<br />
During 2012 we plan to move to new studios in Langlee in Galashiels. By basing ourselves in the heart of this<br />
community we can ensure that we are there to provide programming relevant to the community we will serve on<br />
FM.<br />
Our <strong>radio</strong> station can also allow students or young people to make their own programmes and provide training for<br />
them, something that commercial <strong>radio</strong> would have little or no time to do.<br />
Coverage of local charity events or open days is another different service we can provide. Commercial <strong>radio</strong>, by<br />
its very nature, would mean a fee would be charged in most cases, something that a local community group<br />
could not afford. As community <strong>radio</strong> station we can provide the coverage and outside broadcast facilities free of<br />
charge or at a greatly reduced cost. During 2011 we were “on the road” for eight months of the year bringing live<br />
coverage from events right into the homes of our listeners. We already have a diary filling up quickly for coverage<br />
from events for this year. This alone tells us that the event organisers want us to come back and broadcast live<br />
from their events. Listener interaction too is overwhelming, with hundreds of messages and comments being left<br />
for us during and after our outside broadcasts, either by email or on our Facebook page…<br />
To further enhance our output, our media and market research has helped us develop our proposed new<br />
programme schedule where we can now offer new local <strong>radio</strong> features. These include an NHS Borders Health<br />
spot, <strong>Community</strong> Council news, local minority sports news, local charity news, unsigned local bands, local<br />
history, local groups and clubs, youth groups, uni<strong>form</strong> groups and others. Team meetings and discussions<br />
throughout 2012 will bring these to fruition.<br />
All of the aforementioned points ensure that our output is and will be very different to Radio Borders.<br />
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