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Luton Town Football Club are delighted to reveal community radio station Diverse FM as the club’s new broadcast partners following a successful trial.
The Luton-based station broadcasted three live commentaries during the Hatters’ home friendly matches at Kenilworth Road against Swindon Town, Peterborough United and Manchester United in July.
A deluge of positive feedback from supporters following coverage from the three pre-season games more than exceeded expectation, with the station’s online streaming reaching full capacity of listeners on the Diverse FM website.
It means, starting with the Hatters’ first league match of the Blue Square Premier season at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday, supporters will get the chance to listen to live and uninterrupted commentary of every Town game home and away throughout the whole 2009/10 campaign.
The Diverse FM coverage will also replace BBC Three Counties Radio as our preferred supplier of commentary for Hatters Player and we hope to introduce exciting additions to the Hatters Player content working together with the station.
Commentary will be supplied by Hatters fan Simon “Statto” Pitts who has already clocked up 11 years covering the Hatters for Hospital radio after he had learned the ropes on University radio in Loughborough.
Simon, who also writes articles for the Town’s official programme and website, was thrilled with the opportunity to commentate on the club home and away.
He said: “To have been asked to join the Diverse FM team, and to provide the commentary for the forthcoming season, is a fantastic opportunity for me and I just can't wait for the season to start now.
“I hope that my style, and being a passionate fan of the club, will continue to be well received by the supporters.
“The response to the pre-season games was just truly amazing, and I couldn't believe the level of messages that were being sent to the radio station, on the WHOSH email group and on various other forums.
“I would like to thank all those people who have sent messages of support, and I look forward to commentating on a very successful season for both Luton Town Football Club and Diverse FM.”
With the station keen to establish links with the Hatters faithful, Diverse will hold regular fans’ forums – pre-recorded shows that will take place at a variety of locations around the town hosted by Diverse’s Barrie Thyer and Hatters fan and singer Jane Ledsom.
Diverse FM Chairman Mick Foster, who set-up the station back in 2000 was looking forward to strengthening links between the football club and community.
He said: “We have always had a close working relationship with the football club and this just goes to show how Diverse FM is truly at the heart of the community.
“We are thrilled to be given the opportunity by the club and hope to repay their faith in us by delivering a top-quality service to Luton fans in the local area and those around the world listening online – whether that be on our website or on Hatters Player.”
Hatters managing director Gary Sweet believes the partnership with the station will benefit all parties.
He said: “Linking up with a community radio station is something we have always wanted to do and now, happily, we have the chance to launch an exciting partnership to start what we hope will be a successful season.
“Diverse have proved over the summer, with their coverage of our home pre-season friendlies, that they can offer our supporters unrivalled coverage of the club.
“Diverse are unique in that they are a station run by Luton fans who, like us, share a passion for this wonderful club.
“I think supporters will agree when I say that passion comes across in the coverage – particularly in Simon’s commentary.”
You can tune into Diverse on 102.8 FM, online at www.diversefm.com and, starting Saturday via the official Luton Town website through Hatters Player.
Well Done Diverse
MBE in recognition for Diverse FM contribution
Diverse FM is making a huge positive difference in the community and that’s official.
Following on from last month inclusion in the Independent on Sunday Happy List 2009, which named Ashuk Ahmed (one of the founder member and current Treasurer) as one of the hundred people who make Britain a better, more caring and contented nation, was recently included on Queen’s Birthday Honour List and have received an MBE for services to young people.
Most people who tune into Diverse to enjoy good music are probably not aware of the works that goes on off the air. Diverse FM is not just about entertaining the local community with playing good music or broadcasting different community language programmes.
In fact Diverse FM supports local young people, in particular from socio-economic disadvantaged and different community and social backgrounds to come together and develop a wide range of life skills, from gaining accredited training on Radio Broadcast & Presenting, First aid, child protection, project management to improving their literacy and numeracy skills, awareness on drugs and alcohol prevention, career advice and opportunities to take part in other programmes e.g. educational film productions, promoting local events, devising local business directory etc.
Diverse FM also provides local young people with opportunities to volunteer at the station and present their own show e.g. Youth Forum and Young People’s Hour.
In the last 12 months more then 200 young people has gained accredited learning outcome as well as many others has benefited from other programmes.
Diverse FM works in partnership with a number of local key partners including Police, PCSO, Integrated Youth Support Service, E2E, Learning and Skills Council, Schools, Youth Clubs and local voluntary groups to support young people with its unique and innovative youth engagement programme.
Our unique youth engagement programmes enables young people to focus their energies towards a positive outcome and help them to stay away from crime and anti social behaviour. It also helps young people to make a positive contribution in their community, neighbourhood and family.
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A diverse radio for a diverse community
Diverse fm originally broadcast as an RSL (restricted broadcasting license), this continued for 6 years. In early 2007 Diverse FM gained its broadcasting license from the UK’s broadcasting watchdog Ofcom as a local Community Radio Station. The station now has a 5 years license to broadcast to the local community covering Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis. In April 2007 Diverse FM started broadcasting around the clock 7 days a week.
Currently most of our weekday output is non-stop music with dj presenters commencing at 18.00hrs (6pm) to midnight (please see our schedule). At weekends we have presenter lead programmes covering a wide range of musical tastes & interests.
Diverse FM welcomes local community groups to promote themselves and the work they do. The station invites groups and individuals from the local area to get involved and to take part. Diverse FM is a wonderful opportunity for every one living in and around Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis area to listen to your own and other local communities.
Advertising & Sponsorship
If you would like to advertise on Diverse FM or sponsor a show, simply email or call Diverse FM.Tel: 01582 731 400 or 07772 915 989
Email: sales@diversefm.com
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who have been involved with the setting up of diverse fm, and who have worked so tirelessly to make the radio station the success it is today.
One
hundread people who make Britain
a better, more caring and contented nation are named in the Independent on
Sunday (IoS) Hapy List 2009. Ashuk Ahmed from
Diverse
FM is one of the hundred on the list along with some of the famous
names such as Rebecca Adlington
Swimmer,
Sir David Attenborough
Natural historian, Fabio
Capello
England
football team coach,
Shami Chakrabarti
Civil liberties campaigner, Lewis Hamilton F1 driver.
Please use the link below to the article.
Full Article from the Independent
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