localradioday.co.uk
Description: Derby's grassroots community-run radio station broadcasting online 24/7 amplifying local communities, causes and artists with volunteering opportunities
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Our volunteer-run station is ready to grow and we want you to be part of it. We're about local radio for social good, made by and for the community. Help us to keep sharing local stories, amplify the local arts and music scene, and empower volunteers and youth groups onto the airwaves.
Derby deserves a truly local radio station for our city, where there have been cutbacks to local BBC radio and specialist music genre shows. Big corporate media companies have bought up local radio stations, often airing regional and national content, overlooking what's happening in Derby and not offering opportunities for people to learn radio skills, as a hobby or new career path. Radio can help keep the community connected, like an audio version of a noticeboard of local news and events, with friendly l
We want to open up the airwaves and give more people the chance to participate in radio made by and for Derby. We are delighted to be part of the successful Derby DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) bid to bring a new system to the city by 2024, enabling Derby Sound and other small or specialist stations to be heard on DAB radios, in addition to listening via the internet. This will reach more people and help us to grow, but we need your help to get through these costly times and make it all possible. Did y
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