[cma-l] Changing Community Radio Key Commitments

[Jaqui Devereux]

Dear all, particularly radio stations,

Hopefully you are aware that Ofcom has issued a consultation on how it 
might proceed should a station want to amend its Key Commitments within 
its licence award.

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/regulation_cr/

We would very much like your views on this consultation before we 
prepare the CMA response.

Our initial thoughts are that there may be legitimate reasons why a 
station might want to change its KCs (changing population in the 
community for example) but that there should be no relaxation or 
weakening of accountability, community involvement and other rules that 
demonstrate community radio's distinctiveness.

We will be preparing a response form for you over the next few days, 
please do take time to both let us know your thoughts and to respond to 
the consultation itself.

Closing date is 21st July 2008.

Best wishes

Jaqui

-- 
Jaqui Devereux

Director
Community Media Association

15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX

+44 114 279 5219


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