Pride FM Tyneside Community Radio Licence Application
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Pride FM Tyneside community radio licence application 1. Station Name Guidance Notes What is the proposed station name? This is the name you expect to use to identify the station on air. Pride FM Tyneside 2. Community to be served Guidance Notes Define the community or communities you are It is a legislative requirement that a service is intended proposing to serve. Drawing from various sources of primarily to serve one or more communities (whether or data (e.g. from the Office of Population, Census and not it also serves other members of the public) and we Survey) and in relation to your proposed coverage need to understand who comprises that community or area, please determine the size of the population communities. The target community will also be concerned and the make-up of the population as a specified in the licence, if this application is successful. whole, along with any relevant socio-economic The legislation defines a ‘community’ as: people who live information that would support your application. or work or undergo education or training in a particular (Please tell us the sources of the information you area or locality, or people who have one or more provide.) interests or characteristics in common. Answer in fewer than 300 words: Pride FM Tyneside would serve the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered) community of Newcastle and Gateshead. Government research estimates that between 5 and 7% of the UK population are LGBT but that figure is likely to be higher in urban areas. Based on current population figures from Newcastle and Gateshead Councils, we estimate the LGBT population of Newcastle and Gateshead to be around 50,000. The LGBT community in Newcastle/Gateshead are a diverse mix of ages, backgrounds and tastes. The station would also be a resource for the families and friends of LGBT people. We would also work to engage younger LGBT people and provide a safe space for them to explore their sexuality and political and civic activism/engagement. 3. Proposed area Guidance Notes What is the area you propose to serve? Although we believe it is helpful to set guidance Answer: that frequency availability may often limit transmission powers to around 25 watts and the coverage radius to around 5km, we are adopting a more flexible approach and will consider applications for wider areas where applicants can demonstrate that the proposed coverage area will better serve the target community, and where it is technically possible. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/10 1459/community-radio-future-licensing-technical-policy- statement.pdf We propose to serve the city of Newcastle and the borough of Gateshead with our transmission site based in Newcastle City Centre – this area is collectively known as Tyneside Programmes and programme output: Definitions: Studio location: The studio from which the service will be broadcast should be located within the licensed area. Locally-produced: Locally-produced output is output made and broadcast from within the service’s licensed coverage area. (It is anticipated that most stations will produce the bulk of their output themselves, in the locality. However, for some target communities it may be appropriate for fairly high levels of output to originate from outside the licensed area.) Live output: is that which is produced by a presenter in the studio at the time of broadcast. (The amount of live output may vary between different services depending on the needs or expectations of the target community.) Pride FM Tyneside community radio licence application Original output: output that is first produced for and transmitted by the service, and excludes output that was transmitted elsewhere before. Original output can be live or voice-tracked. Repeat broadcasts of original output do not count towards the minimum requirement. Peak time: it may be helpful to state what material will be broadcast in ‘peak time’. If you do, please say what you consider peak time to be for your target community (this may vary from station to station). Automated output/voice-tracked material: most stations will carry automated output at some time. The amount of automated or voice-tracked material does not need to be specified in the Key Commitments. Sustaining service/third party produced material: if you intend to broadcast material produced by a different organisation please state what it is and how much (per day or week as appropriate). 4. Programming output Guidance Notes Please fill-in all three questions below The law requires applicants to state their proposals for Question A asks you to describe your programme providing a service that would: service. (i) cater for the tastes and interests of members of its Question B relates to how your output will serve the target community or communities (or for any tastes and interests of your target community. particular tastes and interests in those communities); Question C is about how your service will broaden (ii) broaden the range of programmes available on non- the range of local (non-BBC) services available in BBC local services (commercial and community your area. stations) to members of the relevant community or communities; Later in this form you will be asked to draft your own ‘key commitments’. This will form the basis of your (iii) broaden the overall range of such non-BBC local licence and is what Ofcom will judge you against. It services provided in the area concerned; and should include a summary of your proposed (iv) have a distinct nature, or provide distinct content, programme output as set out below and reflect your from any non-BBC local services with which it would commitment to cater for relevant tastes and interests, overlap. to broaden the range of relevant programmes and Ofcom is required to consider the extent to which an services and to provide a service with a distinct applicant’s proposals will cater for the tastes and nature and content as set out in the Guidance Notes interests of members of its target community or in the column opposite. communities. Ofcom is also required to consider the extent to which proposals for a community radio station would broaden the range of programmes available by way of non-BBC local services (both commercial and community stations) in the area concerned (especially, the extent to which a proposed service would have a distinct nature or provide distinct content from any overlapping non-BBC local services). The information given here should be more detailed than what you set out in your draft key commitments (later in this form), and will help us gain a fuller understanding of how you will serve your target community and what the station will sound like. 4. Programming output A: Please tell us about your programme service. The following questions may help you describe your programme service (but should only be used as a guide): • What will the service sound like? • What music will you play? • What are the main speech elements of the service and how will the social gain/community benefits you propose be reflected on-air? • What is the likely music to speech ratio? • Will this vary at different times of the day or week (or year)? • Do you intend to broadcast live output? If so when and how much do you propose to do? • Will you broadcast in languages other than English (what languages and how much)? • Will your output be original i.e. specifically produced for your service? • Will it be locally produced? • Do you intend to repeat material? Answer in fewer than 1,000 words: Our programmes will be a mix of music and talk all with a distinctive tone which will be aimed at the 1 Pride FM Tyneside community radio licence application LGBT community. This will be achieved by playing many LGBT artists, broadcasting LGBT news which we will produce and by talking to guests from the LGBT community in Newcastle & Gateshead. We will also give airtime to community groups in the transmission area and the chance for those groups to present their own shows. Our music varies from Top 40, 80s & 90s to mix shows and a variety of shows with presenters representing all aspects of the LGBT+ community. Our presenters combine a mix of warmth, humour and sensitivity to provide programming that has proved popular with the audience. They are all gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgendered and all from the Newcastle/Gateshead area – although all are welcome, irrespective of their sexuality. We will broadcast a live breakfast show and mid morning programme from Monday to Friday with either pre-recorded shows in the afternoon which might include repeats from evening shows to allow a greater exposure to a daytime audience. Initially our drive show might be recorded or voice tracked but it is our intention to make this a live programme as it’s a key time for many listeners. Evenings will be a mix of distinct programmes ranging from a Women’s Hour, lesbian music show, an 80s programme, a health discussion show and at the weekend mix shows produced by local LGBT DJs. Our weekend programmes would be live from 9am until 5pm with some automated and recorded programmes after this time. During our RSL broadcasts we discussed many issues of concern to the community such as homophobic bullying at work, health issues such as HIV prevention, coming out and civil partnerships. These issues were covered through interviews with studio guests or phone interviews. We would continue airing these sorts of issues in our daily broadcasts. We have also trialled a lesbian panel chat show called Loose Lesbians where 4 lesbians discuss the issues of the day. We would want to create a programme around this format.