[cma-l] Community radio(incl RSLs) on the Radio Player?

[Two Lochs Radio]

We're definitely interested in this, but how do I convince my committee that 
it's worth £300 per annum for what is effectively just an online portal? I 
wouldn't call it a small charge - it's as much again as our main streaming 
charges! If the Canstream stations all signed up it would be around £30,000 
a year.

All the other big media guides, such as:

. WindowsMedia.com Radio Tuner,
. iTunes,
. E-Radio UK,
. RadioFeeds,
. Reciva Portal (radios from Acoustic Energy, Revo, Roberts, Magic, Tesco, 
DMTech, Tecknics, Goodmans, Grace, Lenco, Sangean, Sanyo etc),
. Frontier Silicon portal (radios from Bang & Olufsen, Bush, Denon, 
Goodmans, Grundig, Hitachi, JVC, Onkyo, Philips, PURE Digital, Roberts, 
Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, Teac, Yamaha etc)

and so on are all entirely free. Why should there be such a substantial 
charge for the BBC one?

Also are you sure about the implications of advertising. I realize it may 
not count towards the Ofcom limits on broadcast revenue, but I think we may 
still have to count it for music royalties - we have to report all income
directly derived from the availability of the online stream. On our own 
website this is no problem as all advertising is general to the site and not 
specific to the stream, but we couldn't say that was the case for 
advertising on the Radio Player.

Alex
Two Lochs Radio