[cma-l] Save our Sound UK campaign launched

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Over 20 organisations representing the British entertainment industry
have joined together to launch the Save our Sound UK campaign, asking
the Government to act to safeguard the future of any events which use
radio microphones. These events (live music, theatre, film and TV
production, sports events, concerts and conferences, to name a few)
became threatened when Ofcom announced its plans to sell the
ultra-high radio frequency channels 31-37 and 61-69 which will be
cleared out by the digital switchover. After these channels have been
auctioned off by the Government, they will become illegal to use.

The cost of replacing wireless equipment is estimated to be tens of
millions of pounds, and thus far, Ofcom’s proposed funding scheme is
inadequate to cover these costs. Under  its proposed terms, only
equipment which tunes to channel 69 would be eligible for funding, and
those who are eligible would only receive funding based on an estimate
of residual value of equipment rather than what it would cost to
replace.

The Save our Sound UK joint initiative asks that the Government acts,
if and where Ofcom cannot, to provide what the industry needs. The
demands are twofold – that the funding package covers all affected
equipment, not just that tuned to channel 69, and that the funding is
based on what it will cost to replace equipment with like-for-like
alternatives.

http://www.saveoursounduk.com

source: National Campaign for the Arts

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