[cma-l] Community Radio Future In Doubt?

[jaqui devereux]

Dear Alan

Absolutely - we are asking for a roadmap for community radio, just to
let you know too that we attended the first Digital Radio Ministerial
Group and will continue to press for the needs of community radio and
other small radio both to keep FM in the medium term and to migrate
for those that want to.

The "at the moment" quote means that FM to be retained for a very long
foreseeable future (2025??)

We will keep you all posted on progress,


Best wishes


Jaqui

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Jaqui Devereux
Director, Community Media Association




On 6 December 2010 08:46, Alan Coote <alan.coote at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Surely this sounds alarm bells at the CMA?
>
> >From the Independent News Paper this Sunday.
>
> "The DCMS spokeswoman said there were no plans for a sell-off  [FM Spectrum]
> "at the moment", but did not rule it out. "We may come to a situation where
> a proportion of bandwidth is no longer required, and will consider possible
> other uses for it."
>
> With an estimated £100M - £200M going into the proposed DAB upgrade, should
> we not expect space for Community Radio to be included then we're all happy
> that FM can be switched off?
>
> Full story here:
> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/so-who-thinks-dab-is-the-fu
> ture-not-enough-of-us-to-make-it-so-2151512.html
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-- 
Jaqui Devereux
Director, Community Media Association