[cma-l] business rates on transmitters

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From: Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com>

It seems a concerted approach is required here along the lines of the
exemption from Planning for 15m GSM sites.
Community Radio transmitter installations should only be required to
pay Business Rates if they are deriving revenue from other users of
their sites.

Ian
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> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:23:11 +0100
> From: Stevensuttie at aol.com
> To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [cma-l] business rates on transmitters
>
> Hi Julian,
>
> Bad news this...it seems like another example of local authority not
> seeing the enormous value that your aerial is bringing to the local
> community!
>
> Here at Salford, our antenna sits on the town hall roof, next to Orange,
> Vodafone and O2 mobile phone masts. They cost £30,000 per annum, ours is
> a quid a year.
>
> I really wish local authorities would take Salford's lead, and get
> behind community radio, rather than provide even more hurdles! It makes
> my flipping blood boil, and I feel for you...having suffered an absurdly
> thick local authority with my last station - a superb community radio
> station that collapsed because the LA offered zero support - in spite of
> its incredible success in a rural area.
>
> Hazel Blears, the Salford MP and Secretary of state for communities and
> local government is about to start a weekly show on Salford City Radio
> (after the conference) and I really hope that this commitment to
> community radio from a cabinet minister will have a resounding impact on
> thick councils, such as yours!
>
> If you want full details of our agreement, and proof of our £1 per annum
> agreement to show them, just let me know.
>
> Good luck Julian!
>
> Kindest Regards
> Steve Suttie
> Station Manager, 94.4FM Salford City Radio
> 0161 793 2939 (Office) 07772 355852 (Mobile)
> CHECK OUT http://www.salfordcityradio.org/