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Academy fm Thanet receives The King’s Award for Voluntary Service.
The MBE for Voluntary Groups
Academy FM, Thanets Community Radio Station, a group of volunteers based in Thanet has just been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE.
Kent Coast DAB announces small-scale bid for Thanet, Dover & Folkestone
Kent Coast DAB Limited, a joint venture between Academy FM Thanet, Kent Coast Community Broadcasters Ltd and Kent Capacity Co Ltd, has announced its plan to apply for the small-scale DAB licence for the Kent coast covering towns in Thanet and along the coast to Dover & Folkestone.
Debbie Day, Station Manager of Academy FM Thanet, said: “Academy FM has been broadcasting since the 5th April 2010. We are an integral part of the community in Thanet, reaching people in their homes, cars, workplaces, on the go and out in the community. We work with local charities and organisations by supporting them with free advertising and interviews. We train people of all ages and abilities, it’s a big part of what we do, giving people life skills in communication and building confidence. We currently have 35 volunteers who have come through our training projects.
“We are really excited by the opportunity to develop our service on small-scale DAB and look forward to working with our partners. In the future, we along with others we will be able to offer more choice of services, support more charities and organisations and reach the wider community”.
Matt Curtis of Kent Coast Community Broadcasters said “We are delighted to be part of this bid for affordable DAB capacity to reach the East Kent coastline. There are community radio stations and local groups that i’m sure will benefit from reaching listeners in their local communities through this new and affordable capacity”.
Peter Lautner, Director of Kent Capacity Co, said: “Community radio has always been a strong part of life in East Kent and we welcome the opportunity to bring the opportunity of DAB to the Kent coastline. Working with the existing community radio operators and other interested local groups from Thanet to Folkestone, we hope to bring our experience of DAB and local knowledge together so that operators can bring DAB radio to the people living in the area and travelling through this busy part of Kent”.
Kent Coast DAB welcomes any broadcasters, established or new, wishing to be part of its exciting bid to register their interest via email please to: debbie.day@academyfmthanet.com.
Kent Coast DAB will be submitting its application to Ofcom before the closing date of 30th June 2023.
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A BIG thank you
From Academy FM Thanet
Academy FM would like to say thank you to the following organisations for the grants they have been awarded. This has enabled us to buy new equipment and provide training for the community of Thanet.
Be Part of Academy FM's Business Watch
BUSINESS WATCH is to promote local businesses throughout Thanet. We are encouraging our listeners to nominate their favourite local businesses. We have a Business of the Week, where the winning business will receive a certificate and will feature on the Monday Breakfast Show. The four weekly winners will be entered into our Business of the Month, where one business will win one month’s advertising package on Academy FM including your own radio commercial made by a professional production company.
Business Watch is available to all Thanet Businesses & is FREE to enter
BUSINESS WATCH is FREE to enter. Each daytime show will feature BUSINESS WATCH where the presenter will read out the names of six businesses per slot, their address, and names of three staff members.
To promote your business as part of BUSINESS WATCH, we will supply your business with two window posters and A6 postcards to give to your customers. To be part of BUSINESS WATCH
To join Business Watch please email: businesswatch@academyfmthanet.com or call 07841 598076
Supporters & Sponsors
Academy FM Thanet, are proud to be part of the community and would like to thank the local businesses & corporate sponsors for their support by advertising with us.
If you would like to support us by advertising with us, becoming a friend of Academy FM or by becoming a corporate sponsor, please get in touch with us.
- Office: 01843 572538
- Office: debbie.day@academyfmthanet.com
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