Help fund a new studio for Tring Radio!

by Tim in Tring, England, United Kingdom

Help fund a new studio for Tring Radio!

Total raised £11,615

raised so far

42

supporters

Your local digital station, Tring Radio, now has a premises right in the heart of Tring! We need your help to bring our studio to life.

by Tim in Tring, England, United Kingdom

We're still collecting donations

On the 22nd August 2021 we'd raised £11,595 with 41 supporters in 48 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.

 New stretch target

Additional equipment to enable us to set up a dedicated training studio where people can come to learn skills in broadcasting, radio show production, music production and much more


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Why Tring Radio?

A local radio station is a brilliant way of bringing the community together. It’s a great outlet for the promotion of local music, large and small independent businesses and material that wouldn’t otherwise get radio airplay. It’s a fabulous resource for the community, exploring issues that affect local people and giving everyone an equal chance to express their views, criticisms and support. Local independent radio is often the only way that ordinary people with little or no experience of the broadcast media can find a way into broadcasting and at Tring Radio we want to offer people the opportunity to do just that.

For the last 15 months, our lovely volunteer presenters have been presenting from their own homes. We now want to move Tring Radio to the next level with a dedicated studio, which will open up so many more opportunities for us to support, inform and entertain and will give us a base right in the heart of the community. It will be a place where people can come to learn about presenting, editing and radio production as well as a base for local organisations, schools and community projects to come to tell their stories on air. We can only achieve this with your help!

Our mission:

  • Bring proper local radio to the area
  • Keep the community connected, entertained and informed
  • Be the destination station for entertainment and music for every generation
  • Support independent businesses
  • Give people a chance to learn about working in radio, training people from all walks of life and abilities
  • Provide a platform for local talent and community events
  • Help with local charity appeals
  • Give everyone a voice and the chance to tell their story

What have we already achieved?

In 2020 we raised money for Dens which was given to the local foodbank. Tring Radio were instrumental in setting up the Community Radio Christmas Toy Box appeal which collected over 4,200 toys for several local charities. We also allowed Chilfest to take over Tring Radio and broadcast their 2020 festival on air, as well as presenting the Christmas Eve carol concert on behalf of the Tring Lions.

Our talk show presenters have interviewed so many local independent business owners that we have lost count, giving them the opportunity to tell their story and supporting them throughout the pandemic. We have welcomed pupils from local schools, the Tring Mayor, local charities and organisations and many ordinary people onto the airwaves, who wouldn't normally get the chance, to tell their stories and get their messages heard. 

We have offered presenter opportunities to many local people who would otherwise never have had the chance to entertain people by sharing the knowledge of the music they love and welcoming them as part of the Tring Radio team of volunteers. 

What do you get?

As well as that warm feeling of happiness when you help someone, you can choose from some unique rewards that you can't get anywhere else!

Our promise to you...

Your contribution, however small, will make a real difference to us and will go towards enabling Tring Radio to become a legacy for the community and the surrounding area. We are a non-profit radio station, so all the money we raise goes straight back into the station, paying for our ongoing running and licence costs and equipment.

Radio keeps people together and keeps us in touch with each other and our community!

 

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Artist Impression of how our studio set up after crowdfunder

Rewards

This project offered rewards

£15 or more

Wednesday Weather Kids

Your child reads the weather! We will supply a simple script for your child to read, which you can record on your phone, send to us and we will play out on the Tring Teatime Show after 5pm on a Wednesday so that your child can hear themselves on the radio after school!

£20 or more

Mug and stickers

Pledge £20 and we'll send you a Tring Radio mug, car sticker and bumper sticker!

£35 or more

T-shirt, mug and stickers

Pledge £35 and we will send you one of our Tring Radio t-shirts to wear with pride, plus a mug, car sticker and bumper sticker.

£35 or more

Sponsor a sound-proof studio panel

Your name and dedication on a plaque displayed on one of the sound-proof panels in the studio. You'll get to visit the studio to see the plaque with a photo opportunity.

£55 or more

Listen again for a year, hoodie, mug and stickers

Look the part in one of our Tring Radio hoodies while you sit back and listen again to any of our brilliant shows (up to 90 days after they were first aired) for free for a whole year! (usual price 99p per month). Plus a mug, car sticker and bumper sticker

£75 or more

Be a guest presenter on a show!

Come to our new studio and sit in on a show as a guest presenter! You'll get to talk on the mic as well as introduce some great music!

£100 or more

It's My Party!

Your own party show on Tring Radio for one hour! You choose all the music (no explicit lyrics) and one of our brilliant presenters will put the show together live on a Saturday evening for you and your friends to enjoy. You'll also be mentioned throughout the show. Treat yourself or pledge as a great idea for a present to celebrate someone's special occasion!

£150 or more

Your chance to produce a show!

Come to our new studios and help behind the scenes to produce one of our shows! You help choose the music and you'll also get to watch the show being presented.

£150 or more

Sponsor the news for a month!

Your name (or business name) will play out in a sponsor trail with our news bulletins 3 times per day, 7 days per week, for one calendar month!

£195 or more

4-month sponsorship of an evening show

Save £65 with the chance to sponsor one of our specialist evening music shows for 4 months for the price of 3! Includes a professionally produced sponsor trail and your name on our wall of thanks on the Tring Radio website. If you have a business we will also give you a gold star on our business directory listing, plus a link to your website.

£195 or more

4-month sponsorship of a daytime show

Save £65 with the chance to sponsor one of our daytime entertainment shows for 4 months for the price of 3! Includes a professionally produced sponsor trail and your name on our wall of thanks on the Tring Radio website. If you have a business we will also give you a gold star on our business directory listing, plus a link to your website.

£325 or more

Sponsor the Breakfast Show!

Pay for one month's sponsor ship of the Tring Radio Breakfast Show and we'll give you an extra 2 weeks! The chance to sponsor our flagship show which airs weekday mornings from 8-10am. Includes a professionally produced sponsor trail and your name on our wall of thanks on the Tring Radio website. If you have a business we will also give you a gold star on our business directory listing, plus a link to your website.

£500 or more

Advertise through the night

Your chance to advertise your business through the night on Tring Radio. We play a great selection of music all through the night to keep those night birds and shift workers happy! Your professionally produced advert will play out a total of 14 times between midnight and 6:30am every day for 6 months, a saving of £264.40. We'll even cover the cost of the advert production, a further saving of £45.

£920 or more

Special advertising rate for 6 months

Your professionally produced advert will play out a total of 9 times between 7am and midnight every day for 6 months, a saving of £62.80. We'll even cover the cost of the advert production which gives you a further saving of £45. We work with you to tailor your advertisement to your business, with suitable music and voice style to suit your brand.

£1,820 or more

Special advertising rate for 12 months

Your professionally produced advert will play out a total of 9 times between 7am and midnight every day for 12 months, a saving of £145.60. We'll even cover the cost of the advert production which gives you a further saving of £45. We work with you to tailor your advertisement to your business, with suitable music and voice style to suit your brand.

£5,000 or more

Gold sponsorship package

We'll give you a quarterly advertising campaign for a year with a newly produced advert tailored to your brand every quarter, plus a dedicated page for your business on our website and on the Tring Radio app. You'll also be interviewed on one of our talk shows every quarter to promote your business. As well, you'll get an It's My Party slot, plus sponsorship of a weekly show. We can even present a 1-hour show from your premises if suitable!

£225 or more

Sponsor a chair!

Your name and dedication on a plaque displayed on the back of one of our presenters' chairs in the studio. You'll get to visit the studio to see the chair with a photo opportunity.

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