{"id":1130,"date":"2019-06-28T14:08:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T14:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2019-12-16T14:10:08","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T14:10:08","slug":"if-only-theyd-read-subtext","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2019\/06\/28\/if-only-theyd-read-subtext\/","title":{"rendered":"IF ONLY THEY’D READ SUBTEXT"},"content":{"rendered":"

The argument has always been that not enough students listen to Bailrigg FM to justify the amount of money that goes into it, and that ‘radio is dying.’ I would not be at all surprised if such an inane contention was the clincher in whatever meeting the decision was made.
\n– subtext, 2 April 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

We need to ensure the union’s activity maximises the benefits for the most students, as a collective we do not see that holding an FM licence achieves this and is the best use of our resources.<\/span>
\n-\u00ad LUSU, 9 April<\/span><\/p>\n

Surely FM radio is, quite literally, an analogue concept in a digital age? Quite. But while FM is old-fashioned, it lends legitimacy to the station. It gets taken more seriously by awarding bodies, and it is more appealing to potential sponsors.<\/span>
\n– subtext, 2 April<\/span><\/p>\n

With the broadcasting landscape changing and the rise of online-only radio stations, this change presents an opportunity for Bailrigg FM to modernise and give its members an experience that reflects the modern media landscape and the changing habits of listeners.<\/span>
\n– LUSU, 9 April<\/span><\/p>\n

[…] being bound by Ofcom requires you to […] adhere to standards of taste and decency, show due impartiality on current affairs, play the news on the hour, avoid product placement, devote a certain amount of your airtime to certain genres, abstain from promoting dangerous behaviour […] These are all vital, vocational skills […] that students can take with them should they wish to go into ‘proper’ radio.<\/span>
\n– subtext, 2 April<\/span><\/p>\n

Removing the FM licence will mean that the station will no longer need to adhere to Ofcom regulations and will give the station more freedom and flexibility, such as removing the requirement to broadcast 24\/7, and relaxing restrictions on timing of certain content.<\/span>
\n– LUSU, 9 April<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The argument has always been that not enough students listen to Bailrigg FM to justify the amount of money that goes into it, and that ‘radio is dying.’ I would not be at all surprised if such an inane contention … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":568,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[486,527,20,267],"class_list":["post-1130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-bailrigg-fm","tag-issue-189","tag-lusu","tag-student-journalism"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p99sHo-ie","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1134,"url":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2019\/06\/28\/another-glorious-victory\/","url_meta":{"origin":1130,"position":0},"title":"ANOTHER GLORIOUS VICTORY","author":"Johnny Unger","date":"June 28 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Contributed article by Ronnie Rowlands A lot has happened since subtext broke the news of LUSU's decision to strip Bailrigg FM of its FM license, the most significant thing being the decision to continue funding it after all. 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