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The changing face 107.5 Eden of Eden FM
First meeting of Eden FM vounteers 6pm Tuesday 22nd March 2011
The dream for a studio 3 months from here June 2011
The second build of studio one Dreams to the reality, with a little help from a lot of friends
This months Eden Local as you will see is full of new ideas and aspirations. New initiatives offered to the community it serves. For those of you not following Eden FM on Facebook and Twitter, you may have missed this posting. Note from Chairman and Managing Director of Eden FM Radio Ltd Well done everybody and thank you for six amazing, challenging and rewarding years. It was 7am on 23rd June 2014 that Eden FM switched on its transmitter and started broadcasting on 107.5 FM. It was 4 years almost to that date (20th June) it was in Penrith transmitting live on a temporary licence covering the route of the Olympic torch through Eden, entertaining and preparing thousands of people in Market Square. Six years ago, Eden FM (June 2010) was of course just an idea and Eden FM sent off a letter of intention to Ofcom registering an interest as a ‘not for profit’ organisation, to be the Eden Valley’s first and only Community radio station. It was an idea and just a room full of junk, which eventually by June 2011 was to be the site for Penrith and the Eden Valley’s first Community radio studio. This the first studio of 7 to be built by the Eden FM team of volunteers in its first six years.
Live from Penrith the Olympic Torch June day 2012 When you set up a voluntary organisation, after just moving into the area 3 months before, apart from the normal challenges faced with any set up of an organisation, there are a lot of needs. One of them is financing that idea. There are basic needs like electric, telephone and possibly premises. You need a game plan, a business plan and you need to let people know who you are, what that project is and what its objectives are. EFM continues to grow in the community. It is used as a source of communication by many local groups and businesses across Eden. The need to be heard and to deliver important activities, news and updates is an essential part of getting everyone inolved in the area in which we live. Some local charities, sports clubs, businesses and even the District Council use EFM as a form of instant communication already on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. This must be allowed to grow. With the right equipment and facilities, EFM can reach further into the community. It can help link up the community that is Eden. It can assist with tackling and sharing problems together, sharing the outcomes, the positives as well as the negatives that make Eden a special place to live, work, enjoy and develop.
Live from Greystoke 2012 EdenLocal
The magazine that relies on doors for circulation not sales
As a district, EFM continues to promote our community