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New era of broadcasting<br />
The Old Courts, a successful not-for-profit multi-arts<br />
centre in Wigan, want to hear from residents of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong><br />
about their plans to host and support up to 24 new<br />
digital radio stations for the <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> and Wigan areas.<br />
The group are proposing to operate a Small-Scale<br />
(SSDAB) multiplex for community benefit - to support the<br />
development of local and community radio in our area,<br />
and therefore increase the amount of volunteering, skills,<br />
and social impact opportunities available for people<br />
in <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> and Wigan. Small-Scale DAB represents a<br />
more affordable opportunity for broadcasters to reach a<br />
high percentage of the population across <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> and<br />
Wigan.<br />
Jess Rotherham, Head of Development at The Old Courts,<br />
told <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong>, “We are proposing to bring the UK’s most<br />
listened to platform into our area and manage it in a way<br />
that encourages more local people to create and listen to<br />
locally-led content.<br />
“Making digital radio more accessible for all is important<br />
and doing it in a way where all profits are reinvested into<br />
the local area means that broadcasters and listeners in <strong>St</strong><br />
<strong>Helens</strong> and Wigan will benefit long-term.”<br />
The approach to supporting local has already been met<br />
with praise from people and organisations who already<br />
run internet-only stations and want to expand onto DAB,<br />
or who are keen to start something new in their local<br />
area.<br />
In their proposal, the group outline what Small-Scale<br />
DAB is, the communities that stand to benefit and how<br />
they propose to establish the service. Comments and<br />
feedback are invited to support the application for a<br />
licence to Ofcom.<br />
For more information or to leave your comments please<br />
go online to www.theoldcourts.com and search for<br />
broadcasting under the projects tab.<br />
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