Local Radio – The Voice – You Can Own It !

19/12/2011 by Leave a Comment

Whether you liked Lantern FM or not, whether you liked the music or not, whether you liked the presenters  or not – no one can argue the fact that for many years Lantern FM was truly local radio for North Devon.

In March 2009 the name Lantern FM disappeared from the dial to be replaced by a North Devon
version of Heart, subsequently all the local North Devon output was taken away in Aug 2010 – all the office and presentation staff lost their jobs – when the “new enhanced” Heart Devon wide service started

Since June 2010 – I have campaigned to bring back Local Radio to North Devon. You might
not like the Voice, you might not like all the presenters, you might not like all the music, but one thing you will agree on – it will be local. In fact more local that Lantern FM was. We will be a community radio station – with local news, local business news, local networking members, we will train new presenters whatever age, we will be the VOICE for North Devon. Keep updated via
our website www.thevoicefm.co.uk and if you can support financially or via mentions on social media – everything helps

OFCOM to announce our result end of January 2012

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My Love for Radio …So Why The Voice?

19/12/2011 by Leave a Comment

It seems strange now. A part time parcel courier – now at the forefront of a campaign
that affects every day life.

Since June 2010 my life has become like one of the rollercoasters you see in an amusement
park. Big highs, deep drops, fast curves and unexpected turns

I have always loved radio since I was a teenager. Local radio to be exact. I owned it,
it owned me. It’s my trusted media source. The weather, the school closures,
the traffic reports

In 1981 I fell in love with radio, by 1994 I started as a volunteer at Lantern FM and now
I am volunteer at my own station – The Voice.

North Devon has so much to offer, a wealth of musical talent, thousands of tourists come
each year and we have nothing to shout out how good we are. No local radio
station. That’s not fair in my book.

I want to give North Devon – you – your Voice back

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North Devon Radio looking for advertisers!

08/12/2011 by Leave a Comment

Any Package : £300 per month

Choose from  :

Spot Advertising : 10 x 30 sec spots everyday

Or a choice of sponsorship opportunities which include

Weekday Breakfast; Weekday Afternoon/Drive; Weather; Traffic & Travel

The Voice : 3rd Feb – 1st Mar and / or

Barnstaple FM :  2nd Mar – 29th Mar

Scheduled 1 plays Midnight to 6am ; 7 plays between 6am and 7pm and 2 plays between 7pm and Midnight

Commercial Production extra from £100

Prepayment is required. Subject to VAT

Contact Ian Starling 01271 410106 (leave a message)

ian.starling@thevoicefm.co.uk

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Win three months’ free advertising and mentoring

20/10/2011 by 1 Comment

Yes, it’s a genuine initiative by the Newspaper Society and being run by 500 newspapers across the UK. Here the Local Business Accelerator scheme is being run by the North Devon Journal.

If your business has been running between one and three years, enter at accelerateme.co.uk by 14 November to have a chance of winning three months’ worth of advertising and business mentoring. If you know someone who runs an eligible business, encourage them to enter.

One winner from the across the UK will have the chance to be mentored by Dragons’ Den’s Deborah Meaden, who is a Local Business Accelerator ambassador.

It’s not often something is genuinely free, but this is. Good luck!

 

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