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North East Station of the Year

Radio Academy Nations & Regions Awards 2009

Radio Teesdale has been selected as the North East Station of the Year (under 300,000) in the Radio Academy Nations & Regions Awards 2009.

These awards give an opportunity for stations with a Total Survey Area (TSA) under 300k to be recognised in their branch and to qualify for the 2010 Sony Radio Academy Awards Station of the Year. This is open to all types of radio station - community, BBC and commercial. Fred Marden, Chairman of the North East Radio Academy said, “The award judges felt that the entry demonstrated strong commitment to and understanding of its community, with great potential for growth and development.

Radio Teesdale broadcasts a great array of programme content in many genres, all of which is highly local to their broadcast area.” The aim of the awards is to celebrate programming that caters for the needs of a local or regional UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man audience. Each regional branch awards one Nations & Regions Award to the station that the judges feel demonstrated the most consistently outstanding output.

Radio Teesdale Station Manager said, "We are delighted to receive this award. It is a great honour for Radio Teesdale to be selected in this way and to be representing the North East is the process to pick the National Station of the Year in the Sony Awards. Our members were thrilled to hear the news. It is a great testiment to the hard work of our members and shows how community radio is having an impact in our area."