insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 18 - August 2016 | Page 14

NEWS

NEXT GENERATION RADIO STATION, PLATFORM B,
AWARDED FM LICENCE
Platform B, Brighton’s first ever youth-led radio
station, has been awarded a community FM
licence by government broadcast regulator,
Ofcom. The not-for-profit station will start
broadcasting on FM in the autumn of 2016,
and will be programmed and directed by a new
generation of DJs, producers and presenters
who want to reimagine and diversify the
traditional sounds of radio.

Platform B currently runs pop-up broadcasts
online from the Green Door Store, an
acclaimed music venue and nightclub
underneath Brighton railway station. Over
the coming months, broadcasts will continue
to flow from there, as well as other venues
including Brighton Youth Centre, recording
studios, pop-up stores, and at various public
spaces and events.

Nats Spada, station manager at Platform B,
said: “We are thrilled to have been awarded
a broadcast licence. For many teenagers and
young adults radio lacks the vibrancy and
interactivity of the social media platforms they
use every day. Radio is ready for a 21st-century
reboot and the possibilities are limitless; we
hope Platform B will inspire Brighton’s young
people to get involved in reimagining radio.”

Working like a pirate radio station, Platform
B will challenge the formal infrastructure of
traditional radio, moving out of the studio and
into public spaces, to increase visibility, access
and engagement.
Every aspect of Platform B will be managed
and implemented by young adults. It will
offer access and personal development
opportunities to young people, schools,
colleges and community groups. As the
programming develops to a twenty-four seven
service, Pla