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KEY COMMITMENTS

The station will be music-led and feature music from a wide variety of genres. The speech elements will include news, phone-ins and discussion-based programming on local topics. The programming should in the main be of appeal to, and suitable for, a family audience. Local and community news is an important element and will include coverage of small stories of significance to the community that may not receive coverage elsewhere, as well as other relevant issues such as local planning matters.

Live programming output will typically comprise 80% music and 20% speech (“speech” excludes advertising, programme/promotional trails and sponsor credits, and may be calculated over any four hours). The music will vary throughout the day to appeal to different age groups and include contemporary music and 50s/60s/70s/80s in the daytime and specialist music in the evenings (e.g. country, rock, jazz, classical).

Speech output will mainly focus on phone-ins and discussion programming on a variety of local topics, as well as local and community news items.Typically, the service will be live for at least twelve hours per day (less on Sundays), but this may include repeats of previously-broadcast programme segments if appropriate.

The aim is to provide an underserved community a service that will cover small but important local issues that are not covered on other broadcast media. With a local/community news service, information about local groups and general awareness-raising of local issues. Local council and other relevant representatives will be invited to talk on local issues. The station will regularly encourage on-air debate, principally through phone-ins, emails, letters etc. Community information sharing is encouraged

The operation of an “open door" policy will be applied to encourage the development of programme ideas from individual members of the community, or community groups. Everyone involved in broadcasting will undergo some training. Regular volunteers will be trained in the use of studio equipment, interviewing techniques, and news reading/collating. When trained they will in turn be encouraged to train other interested people. Links will be developed with local schools to encourage the production of appropriate material from them. Where possible we will have live coverage from local events throughout the year.

Fund raising events will be promoted throughout the year to help raise the profile of the station and the charities in the local area. The station will “partner? charities to share resources towards mutual promotion and success The station will provide opportunities for members of the community to be involved within the operation and management of the service. Involvement to be encouraged through on-air promotions and the continued existence of the listening panel offering feedback. To encourage feedback meetings will be held and the public invited to attend to share their views. Community feedback will be encouraged by on air announcements, the station website and forum. The output can be adapted in response to this feedback.

Appointment of a listening panel consisting of seven members of the local community which can include representatives from volunteers, local businesses and youth work, all are eligible for membership of this panel