Radio Broadland

Radio Broadland Public File

Each local commercial radio station in the UK has requirements in respect of its music and local content, such as news, speech levels etc. These requirements are set out in the station "Format", a document issued by Ofcom, the UK's radio regulator. This Public File contains details of the elements that Ofcom regulate, such as music tracks, local news etc. It is intended to give you a better understanding of our output and what we are doing for our local community.

News:

Radio Broadland provides hourly local news bulletins from 06:00-19:00 inclusive Monday to Friday, with half-hour bulletins between 06:30-08:30 on weekdays. At all other times, a 90 second bulletin from IRN is broadcast. Breakfast and Drive bulletins last 4 minutes. Bulletins are 2 minutes in the daytime.

On Saturdays, local news bulletins are broadcast between 7am and 1pm inclusive with IRN output at all other times. On Sundays local news bulletins are read between 8am and 1pm inclusive with IRN bulletins at all other times. Weekend bulletins are  2 minutes in duration.

Recent news stories we have covered:

Two Fuel Protests on the A47 in Norfolk.

The school closures during the teachers strike over pay.
 
Norwich City signings -  Wes Hoolahan and Sammy Clinghan and an exclusive story on Norwich City striker Chris Martin being banned from pubs in Waveney.

An Exclusive chat with Delia Smith about plans for a second cookery book.

A week long strand on petrol prices and the credit crunch.

The investigation into the murder of 17 year old Simon Everitt  

Reports on the over-run of the Bascule Bridge closures.   
The News team is led by Nikki Fox, with Broadcast Journalist Neil Perry and regular contributions from GCap Media live correspondents and reporters.

PROGRAMMES

The average number of hours of automated programming within weekday daytimes and within daytimes on Saturdays and Sundays
There are no automated programmes on Radio Broadland, except for the occasional special feature hour

The amount of local programming per day produced by the station
All of Radio Broadland's weekday peaktime output (0600-1000, 1300-1900) output is produced and presented from our local studios. Our peak time Weekend morning shows (0800-1200 Saturday and Sunday) are also produced and presented from our local studios. 
Off peak programming  (Kevin Hughes, The Wind Down, Pat Sharp, Phillippa Collins, Jo Russell, Early Breakfast, Mark Dennison, Jason Donovan,  Party Anthems, hit40uk) is produced at various studios, owned and operated by Radio Broadland's parent company GCap Media plc.

STATION CONTACT DETAILS

RADIO BROADLAND broadcasts on 102.4 MHz FM with a power of 3.3 kw ERP from the BT mast at Stoke Holy Cross; on DAB digital radio and streams on the Internet for UK listeners at radiobroadland.co.uk.

RADIO BROADLAND is based at St. George's Plain, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1DB

Telephone numbers:

Switchboard: 01603 - 630 621
Studio: 01603 630 222
Text: Start your text with the word BROADLAND to 8 21 22
Personnel details are as follows, and e-mail addresses take the form of,  firstname.surname@gcapmedia.com

Managing Director: Sophie Hind

Admin Manager: Jane Nash

Sales team:

Head of Sales: Roz Walker
Account Manager Joy Farrow
Account Manager: Clair Forrow
Account Manager: Laura Downes
Account Manager: Jim Gallagher
Account Manager: Theresa Skews
Account Manager: Natalie England
Account Manager: Rob Fosbrook
Project Account Manager: Lesley Woods
Regional Creative Manager: Rob McLaggan
Creative Consultant: Ellen Kemp
Sales Co-ordinator: Lisa Ransom
Sponsorship and Promotions Manager Sarah Scammell
Sponsorship and Promotions Co-ordinator: Hannah Knight

News and Online Content:

News and Sports Editor: Nikki Fox
Broadcast Journalist: Neil Perry
Online Editor: Sara Hardman
Regional Content Manager: Neil Oxbury

Programming:

Programme Controller: Steve Martin
Station Producer: Jonathan Abel
Travel News Presenter: Angie Clague
Marketing Manager: Vacant
Head of Music: Gary Stevens
Technologist: Robert Mullender
Presenters:
Rob Chandler
Chrissie Jackson
Gary Stevens
Chris Marston
Chris Watson
Jonathan Abel
Jonathan Woodward

 
Localness:

Radio Broadland also supports a wide-range of local events from first school fairs to huge regional shows. Recently we have publicised and attended:

Norwich Lord Mayor's Procession
Live broadcasts from the Royal Norfolk Show
Live broadcasts from Lowestoft Air Show
Beccles Carnival
Lowestoft Carnival
Eastern Lights Motorcycle Cavalcade helping James Paget Hospital
Race For Life for Cancer Research
Sparks in the Park
The East Coast Truckers Convoy
A variety of local Firework and Christmas Lights event

Charity - radio broadland kids

Charity Manager: Ann Tattam

RADIO BROADLAND is pleased to support a wide range of local charities supporting children and young people by raising money through regular year-round on and off-air events and activities.

radio broadland kids is the station's charity appeal. It raises money to help disadvantaged youngsters in Norfolk & north Suffolk. The charity works with local organisations to improve young people's opportunity, independence, ability, choice and confidence.
radio broadland kids funds projects benefiting children and young people up to the age of 18. Money is raised from events, sponsorships and donations. Grants are then made throughout the year to help local projects that will give children a better life.

Recent grants made:

Caudwell Children - £2192 - Art Project Workshops - across Norfolk
Heartsease High School Princes Trust - £876 - Sports Programme - Heartsease Norwich
Buckingham Emergency Food Appeal - £250 - Feeding homeless children at Christmas - Norfolk
Red Balloon Learner Centre Group - £2500 - Development materials supporting bullied children in Norfolk
The Haven Project for domestic Violence - £1929 - redecorate and refurbish bedrooms - north Suffolk
The Oak Grove Trust - £1730 - Channel video mixer for new hall in Catton Grove - Norwich
Eastern Spirit Show Corps - £1014 - to fund 6 trumpets for marching band - Great Yarmouth
Shining Lights - £200 - venue hire for cabaret - Aylsham
Norfolk Millennium Trust for Carers - £1000 - funding to set up Charity Christmas Cards - Norfolk
GFS Platform - £2500 - activities and healthy snacks for girls in various stages of pregnancy - Great Yarmouth
1st Matishall and District Scout Group - £1987 - for tents and games parachute - Matishall, Norfolk
Downs Syndrome Norfolk - £1768 - special audio visuals for the children and young people, Norfolk