Community Radio listening figures – Is RAMS the answer we’ve been waiting for? The perennial question to community radio broadcasters in the UK (and no doubt elsewhere as well) How many listeners do you have? www.philedmonds.com/2025/12/comm... @philedmonds.uk

Community Radio listening figures – Is RAMS the answer we’ve been waiting for? The perennial question to community radio broadcasters. How many listeners do you have? "RAMS" offers a solution, with some catches. Can we learn from the Podcast industry?

I've archived my Twitter/X live blog from the 2024 Radio TechCon event in November 2024 on my website (publicly accessible without logging into X)

UK Community Radio Network conference and Community Radio Awards 2025 Over the past few years I've 'live tweeted' various conferences and events I've attended. Given that Twitter/X is becoming increasingly 'troublesome' and tweets are no longer publicly available (you need to have an account to…

So just to round up The Community Radio Awards 2025 in Bradford. Was a good do. #UKCRNconnect

A trip to the beer bus ahead of tonights community radio awards @ukcrn.bsky.social

Last session Stephanie Hirst talking about her radio history. #UKCRNconnect

Panel on the future of Community Radio. Jamie Pritchard Bro Radio, Javed Sattar CMA, Meah Howlett CHAOS Radio #UKCRNconnect

Fix Radio events manager Kerry Cobb tells us about story of Fix Radio. #UKCRNconnect

From local airwaves to Big Brands with event sponsors PR firm Be Broadcast on their work with Community Radio #UKCRNConnect

Lunch and look at cool tech in trade show. And onto the afternoon session at todays Community Radio Network conference #UKCRNconnect

Dom Chambers next with a panel on 20 years of Community Radio #UKCRNconnect

Final part of "morning" sessions now. With session from CHAOS and Cornwall community radio network. #UKCRNconnect

Coffee and biscuit time in the break at today's Community Radio Network conference. #UKCRNconnect

Alex Airnes from K107fm on alternative income streams. Highlights Easy Fundraising site. #UKCRNConnect

Ian Wolstenholme deputising for Penny Southgate from My Earth Week event, organised by Community Radio Environment Network. #UKCRNconnect

Gary King on diversifying income streams, as getting grants are hard. Ashdown run business expo made £1,205 profit. Makes money but open advertising leads as well. #UKCRNconnect

Connecting Communities 2025 National conference at Bradford Life Centre getting going with coffee and look round the trade show. #UKCRNconnect

On the road to Bradford for UK Community Radio Network conference and Community Radio Awards today. #UKCRNconnect @ukcrn.bsky.social Updates throughout the day here.

Hey UK train peeps. When did TrainPal start adding a "Spilt Ticket Fee" of a couple of quid? Ended up going elsewhere for my tickets for journey this weekend. I just searched the same journey this morning and they are not charging this fee (but the price has increased with no Advance Singles left).

Community Media Festival 2025 – Live blog Over the past few years I've 'live blogged' various conferences and events I've attended. I decided to use BlueSky instead for my live updates from the Community Media Association annual festival. Here's a copy of my posts.

#CMAFest25 Recognising the founding stations of access radio. Pictures of receiving the awards from Liam at Broadcast Radio later, but a couple of snapshots first....

#CMAFest25 Announcement of new CMA ambassador Danny Lawrence

Next speaker BB Manchester's Jason Hardy reviews his career in radio. #CMAFest2025

AI on air next session with Lee Price from @aiir.com "AI is just a tool" and here to stay. #CMAFest25

Next session "Wellbeing at the heart of volunteering". #CMAFest25

Reaching broader audiences is the next session with Mark Strippel. Giving some background as a DJ and getting into radio via Community Radio. #CMAFest25

Lunch and a little spot of waffling on the CMA pop up radio station (photo not available of me) and onwards to afternoon session. #CMAFest25

John Dash, Phil England and Dom Chambers on audience measurement. #CMAFest25

Amit Popat: Everyone in this room is part of the Diversity agenda. It's not just about some groups.

Next panel "Is it time to stop talking about Diversity" #CMAFest25

#CMAFest25 Next up "very average radio presenter" so moved into Management @mattdeegan.com

Tony Smith from Angel Radio gives a potted history, from "sailing the high seas" in the 90s through RSL shirt term broadcasts, lobbying the Radio Authority through to being one of the Access Radio Pilot stations. #CMAFest25

Next speaker Chris Shaw from Think Fundraising advice on fundraising. #CMAFest25

Panel session on Finding the funding, how stations have raised funds.

An update from Radio Player on their progress with Hybrid radio. New UI on app will be rolled out to Web player in next few months. #CMAFest25

Some of the event supporters, Caroline from Promo Only, Liam from Broadcast Radio, Sean Radio player give a few words of support #CMAFest25

#CMAFest25 Suzie Stevens and CMA Chair Vijay Umrao opens the event welcoming today's attendees.

#CMAFest25 Arrived at the BBC at Media City for today's Community Media Festival. A few regular faces and some new faces and just a handful of exhibitors.

Community Media Festival 2025. ‘Echoes of the past; Signals for the future’ The 2025 Community Media Association annual conference event is on 4th October 2025. My phone reminded me I was at the same venue 14 years ago. #CMAFest25

I've just spent a few minutes going through my X following list to see who are on here. (Getting fed up over there being full of rage based engagement farming.) Unscientific conclusion - a lot more individual / "hobby" accounts I've now followed on here. Lots of businesses are not on here.

Possibly a bit of a niche post. Exciting new toys have arrived at the studio.... #rode #VortexCommunications #CallMe #AdventuresInRadioTech

Made a quick visit into Manchester Central Library to check out the mini exhibition of their Piccadilly Radio archives. It's only a handful of display cases and some interactive screens. Worth a look if you are passing. #piccadillyradio #key103 #radioarchives

This week @podnews.net review podcast Observations: 1: @james.crid.land needs to enroll into a British geography night class and stay away from Swindon. 2: I'm concerned that the YouTube algorithm is serving me and James the same content as yet again he references a video I immediately recognise /1

University of Salford BA Television and Radio Production student Issy Brand will see her final year project broadcast on Virgin Radio this weekend.

Good news, everyone! Possibly james.cridland.net/blog/2025/bb...

What can you produce with three mobile phones and a wireless mic? #AdventuresInRadioTech #CommunityRadio #Radiothon2025 youtu.be/AxBUWKDI0J4

Sunday Nostalgia this week, in photograph form. Local paper picture from a story about Oldham FM mid 90s RSL's (later became The Revolution as full time licence). I'm guessing a 1996 story about public support as struggling to ID many of the crowd.

On that other place that I'm trying to use less I posted some Sunday Nostalgia - a 1990s Aircheck of a local "RSL" radio station from a collection of various tapes, discs etc I've recently taken custody of. Some of the bits probably have a wider audience, so thought why not post a few bits here.

Last weekend I was in Cardiff for the UK Community Radio conference, this weekend it's London ahead of the @radiotechcon.bsky.social conference tomorrow and as I love a good tower block me I found myself one with no Risk Assessment or Hi-Viz required. #radtechcon #AdventuresInRadioTech