Story by Carl Rose
Radio Burngreave has shut up shop after a month of broadcasting to the community. The station opened its doors on 14th August and played host to a wide variety of programmes provided by Burngreave residents.
The one month station was broadcast as part of a project to investigate setting up a permanent FM Station in Burngreave. The Community Media Association studied the station to see if the project would benefit the Burngreave community if it was permanent.
The shows on offer demonstrated a huge range of entertainment, music and information, mixing urban music, chat and culture specific slots, with the latest information that is relevant to Burngreave and beyond. Vincent Turner of the Creative Burngreave show described his input:
“The show was composed of interviews with local artists, music and publicising local events. It gave me a chance to play my old reggae vinyl. I haven’t DJed for years so it was nice to have a little taste of it again. Although people haven’t rushed me in the street for my autograph yet!” Chatting to MCs Shinobi and Longshot, and DJ Skills, a local garage act, about the day to day running of the station, they stated, “The management have kept the station locked down, they ensure that everyone gets their slot and have managed to keep the vibe respectful which is all good for everyone involved… Having a chance to publicise your musical talents to the community in legit surroundings, gives our crew a chance to demonstrate what we are about.”
New Deal’s Overarching Theme Manager, Ian Clifford said:
“The 28 day license has been a brilliant opportunity to showcase some of the DJing and radio presenter talent in the area and to publicise some of our BNDfC projects.”
While there is still work to be done training members of the Burngreave Community Radio Group to make programming, presentation and talk radio even better, the consultants from the Community Media Association were impressed enough to advise that the Radio Group makes an application to OFCOM for a Permanent Licence as soon as possible.
The Messenger will be keeping you informed about future progress with the station. Watch this space!