SHEFFIELD - Workshop Now Closed!

An event organised by the Community Media Association and Sheffield Live - The Drum.

Wednesday 25 April 2007
10.00am – 5.00pm
Sheffield Live - The DRUM
6 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2QQ

This workshop was aimed at groups applying to Ofcom's second round of Community Radio licensing.  The workshop was put together by the CMA and Ofcom with Sheffield Live - The Drum.  This was an opportunity for applicants in South Yorkshire and the Humber to get to grips with the application form and receive specialist advice on completing each section.  Delegates had the chance to meet the author of the Community Radio application form guidance and received expert advice from Licensed Community Radio stations in South and West Yorkshire and the Humber. 

Speakers

• Lawrie Hallett, Ofcom Senior Associate working on Community Radio, provided an overview of the application form, guidance and assessment process.
• Sangita Basudev, Station Manager, Sheffield Live!  Sheffield is such a vibrant, diverse and exciting city and Sheffield Live! reflects this by giving space to local people, music, writers, performers and DJs.
• Lyz Turner, Project Manager, Seaside Radio Ltd, 105.3FM. Seaside Radio was established over four years ago and broadcasts online to Holderness and East Yorkshire. ‘Making our community stronger’.
• John Harding, Managing Director, 106.9 FM West Hull Community Radio. WHCR, on air from the end of March 2007. John has worked as a freelance presenter in commercial radio for over 20 years and in 2000 became the Programme Controller for Lincs FM.
• Mary Dowson, Director, Bradford Community Broadcasting. BCB Radio broadcast a full-time Community Radio license on 106.6fm around Bradford and the Aire Valley. They were one of the first community radio stations in the UK to broadcast on a full-time Community Radio Licence, licenced by Ofcom.

Booking

Booking has now CLOSED.

Feedback from the Bristol Get your Licence Workshop

"The CMA's workshop in Bristol last year was very useful, in particularthe emphasis on getting together a solid business plan, thinkingclearly about how to get funding and the need to build up partnershipswith other local groups in the community, including local businesses. Doing all the above helped immensely to get the licence." 
Claire Penketh, Chair of Stroud FM - Awarded Community Radio Licence on 11th January 2007