Year: 2024

Charity Fillers has now reached the 10,000th play of a piece of audio on-air in less than six months of operation.

The company, which distributes audio commercials and editorial pieces to radio stations in the UK, reached 5000 plays in its first four months and has now doubled that before reaching six months.
Red Kite Radio in Thame was the station that played the 10,000th commercial with Doctors Of The World “Don’t Let Health Pass By” on 11th October.
Chris Long, Head of Output at Red Kite commented: “We’re really chuffed that the 10,000th Charity Filler played on air was one that we broadcast.
“One of Red Kite Radio’s prime remits is to serve the local community in Thame, Haddenham and the surrounding villages, and to include Charity Fillers in our daily output not only benefits the charities concerned but helps us with our hourly timings. A real win-win!”
Spencer Pryor, the founder of Charity Fillers added: “10,000 reported airplays in less than six months is really pleasing! We are now on our way to achieving 20,000 plays in our first year of operation.
“However, we must give a big thank you to the 100-odd radio stations who take the Charity Fillers service, and who donate a small amount of airtime each week to help publicise good causes.
“We couldn’t have managed this without the goodwill of the radio stations. We are always on the lookout for more radio stations to sign up and use this free service.”
Charity Fillers is the third sector equivalent of the U.K. government’s Radio Fillers service, supplying audio content free of charge to U.K. radio stations to fill shortages in commercial breaks on a donated airtime basis. Find out more at charityfillers.co.uk.

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Huw Stephens will headline the UK Community Radio Networks National Community Radio Conference.

Taking place at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday 16th November, the 6 Music, BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru presenter will talk about his early career at Rookwood Sound Hospital Radio in Cardiff, his passion for supporting homegrown music and his recent book, Wales: A Hundred Records.
Rookwood Sound will also be speaking at the conference, sharing the journey from hospital to community radio, after recently launching on DAB as a CDSP service in the Welsh Capital.
Other highlights on the line-up, include information on the BBC Local Democracy Report Service and upcoming opportunities to bid for future contracts, the development of training and skills academies and some of the big campaigns run by stations in the last twelve months, including River Radio’s Big Toy Appeal and Rhondda Radio’s Heritage Hour.
The UKCRN will be asking the views of stations on what’s required to secure the future of community radio across the UK in a discussion titled “A new government, a new era for Community Radio?”.
The conference is followed by the Community Radio Awards, with the afternoon of the event focusing on developing future talent, with a panel led by BFBS UK Bases Manager Frank McCarthy.,
Former Voice FM Southampton presenter Ryan Galpin, who now presents afternoons on BFBS Salisbury Plain, will join the panel to discuss the development and nurturing of talent.
Also, 1-2-1 sessions with BBC, BFBS and commercial radio management and presenters will be available to book on the day. In order to support presenters and volunteers who may be attending the awards, there is an afternoon-only ticket which includes the ability to book these sessions.
A limited number of spaces have been arranged for tours of the BBC’s Central Square on Friday evening ahead of the conference, with bookings to be made directly via hello@ukcrn.radio
UKCRN Co-Founder and Conference organiser Nathan Spackman said: “We’ve once again pulled together a brilliant line-up, that covers new ideas, development and conversations, that we hope will leave stations with lots of ideas to take back to their own communities.
“As someone who started off at Rookwood Sound myself, I’m delighted Huw Stephens has agreed to come and share his story of becoming Radio 1’s youngest ever presenter, his love for radio and passion for homegrown music.”
Early bird tickets for the UKCRN Conference and Community Radio Awards in Cardiff have been extended to the end of Friday 1st November. For tickets and more information go here.

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