A Birmingham based community radio station have recently adopted Text-Connect™ to give listeners an extra way of interacting with the stations DJs.

The station broadcasts to Birmingham and the surrounding area and reflects the multicultural flavour of the city, with a particular emphasis on African Caribbean culture and aspiration.

Text-Connect™ provided the station with a 'text number' to which listeners text the DJs. Polls, quiz's, music requests and show feedback are all proving popular with listeners and DJs alike.

Incoming text messages are delivered into the studio via a PC connected to the Internet. Delivery of messages is almost instant meaning that DJs get and can relay listener feedback live on air.

The station manager says "Text-Connect™ makes us more accessible to our listeners. They keep our text-number in their phones and their messages arrive in the Studio almost instantly. The system gives DJs and listeners a text option in a way which is not possible with a 'studio' mobile phone. "s

No software or hardware had to be installed, making the system quick and easy to implement. Little or no formal training was required due to the intuitive, user friendly nature of text-connect™ and costs are low.

Text-Connect™ is becoming the leading provider of inbound studio text messaging to Community radio stations across the UK. Radio stations value Text-Connects low cost, easy set-up and simple yet powerful operation.

Text-Connect™ is fast becoming the text system provider of choice for Local & Community Radio stations with users across the UK.

Feedback from Studio Managers confirms that:

• Text-Connect™ offers Community Radio excellent value for money.
• Little or no DJ training is required to start receiving messages form listeners.
• The system is robust, routing thousands of text messages per hour.