Community Media Association

Community radio stations are now able to access up-to-the-minute travel news free of charge in a new service from Traffic Radio and Global Traffic Network.

The Highways Agency is making the digital station’s content available free of charge to community radio stations across England. Community Media Association members with Ofcom licences are able to re-broadcast audio reports for their region, and access Trafficlink’s “Regis” information database as already used by commercial and BBC stations.

Traffic Radio’s regional reports cover six areas across England, and are recorded by Trafficlink broadcasters in Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and London.

The service is administered by the Community Media Association. To receive the service, please complete this form, sign and return to the CMA.  Could you also let us know what your nearest BBC/ILR stations are (to set up the Regis profiles) and which Traffic Radio regional report you want to receive.

Once we have your agreements back, we will check eligibility (CMA membership is up to date, full time licensed station etc – sorry re RSLs, we are hopeful that the scheme might be extended to RSLs in the future) – and we will forward details to GTN, who will then issue passwords and logins for Regis and Content Bank.

Community stations outside the new deal are able to receive a comprehensive travel information service from Global Traffic Network’s “Network Drive Light” package – please contact GTN directly about this.