Dial & ListenBring your talking newspaper to Dial & Listen
Dial & Listen lets your listeners hear your talking newspaper on any phone, by calling one easy-to-remember number and saying your town's name.
Why join?
- Reach listeners without the internet. Anyone with a phone can listen: no app, no smart speaker, no memory stick in the post.
- Easy for listeners. They say your town's name, or type your area code. Regular callers go straight back to your newspaper.
- Easy for volunteers. Upload each edition through our accessible website, in any audio format. We convert it and set the volume to a consistent level for you. Or, if you already publish your newspaper as an RSS feed, we can collect each new edition from it automatically.
- Your own voice. Use your own volunteers' recordings for your welcome, introduction and goodbye messages, and for your newspaper's name. Or start with our computer voice and replace it later.
- Messages from listeners. Listeners can press star to leave you a message, which is sent to you by email.
- Keep your own number. If you already have a phone number for your listeners, it carries on working.
- Listener-friendly extras. Listeners can carry on where they left off, and you can choose to play a gentle reminder beep every 55 minutes.
What we need from you
- Your newspaper's name, and the names listeners might say for it (for example "Sheffield" and "Sheffield Talking News").
- The area codes you cover.
- Your recordings: each edition (uploaded, or from your RSS feed), plus short welcome and goodbye messages.
- An email address for listeners' messages.
- A contact person for your group.
Prices
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Dial & Listen numberListeners call 03333 404386 and choose your newspaper. | £19.99 a year |
| Your own numberA dedicated phone number just for your newspaper, plus your listing on the Dial & Listen number. | £42.99 a year |
| Freephone 0800 numberA number that's free for your listeners to call, plus your listing on the Dial & Listen number. | £42.99 a year, plus 3p a minute for calls to your 0800 number, billed every three months |
| Number set-upFor a new number, or for moving your existing number to us. | £15 one-off |
No VAT is charged. Full details are in our terms and conditions.
How to join
Online sign-up is coming soon. Until then, email [email protected] and we'll get you set up.
Once online sign-up is ready, joining will work like this:
- Fill in the sign-up form.
- Pay your first year's subscription, and any set-up fee, online.
- We set up your newspaper straight away and send your volunteers their login for the upload website.
- You record your welcome messages and upload your first edition.
- Your listeners can start calling.
Questions?
Email [email protected].