It’s always been our firm belief that community radio should be an essential part of the fabric of our democracy, whether local or national. Our sector can uniquely represent the views of our communities through innovative and creative use of airtime and talent; – so politics and community radio should be close to each other.
Of course there are numerous legal hurdles to get round but with a bit of nous, and help from the Toolkit, any station can step up to the mark. Even if we feel nervous about covering party politics at election time, we can still play our role in encouraging people to vote so…
To mark this week’s re-launch of the Community Radio Toolkit we’re running a competition to find the best piece of UK community radio that encourages people to vote at the May 6th election. A 30 second ad, a short drama, even a song – if your piece is the best you could stand to win a rather lovely Marantz PMD620 Professional Handheld Recorder supplied by our friends at Studiocare (http://www.studiocare.com)
We know we’ll get some outstanding radio and the best thing is that we’ll make it available to all CRT registered users to play out on their stations in the run up to May 6th.
Rules:
- Your station or group has to have made the piece
- The piece should be no more than 3 minutes long
- It must focus on ‘getting the vote out’ – not a specific party political issue
- You must post your piece as an MP3 file to the new CRT by 6a.m. Monday 19th April
- Entering the competition implies consent to have your piece broadcast by any other radio station.
- No employee of Radio Regen or the CMA (or relative thereof) can compete
- The decision of the judges will be final
To enter
Go to the ‘add content’ link and make sure you upload your audio file before sending (you will see your file listed when properly uploaded; you should also add your station information and who made the audio along with your contact details.
The winner will be announced on Friday April 23rd on the CRT.
The best entries will be made available for download via the CRT from April 23rd and can be played out on your station.
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