[cma-l] E-petition DCMS - Community Radio

Fri Aug 5 12:22:58 BST 2011

Martin

Not wishing to sound negative all the time (no seriously)  but I don't have
an issue with any commercial stations providing they keep themselves to
themselves. I don't want to fall out with anyone, and I notice from post
over the years from Phil n' all that we all knew what we were signing up for
.... I agree.

However, what I did not sign up for was to get blown away by key 103 outside
the football ground of my team 'the Silkmen'  Macclesfield Town Football
Club who, as the crow flies are certainly no more than 4 / 5 miles from CCR
headquarters

Say no more in my opinion !

Fact

Regards

Nick

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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk
[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Martin Steers
Sent: 05 August 2011 11:51
To: cma-l
Subject: Re: [cma-l] E-petition DCMS - Community Radio

In addition to this, we cant have a petition to press for better support (or
maybe getting rid of say the advertising rules for under 150k audiences that
are limiting CCR?) and at the same time take pot shots at commercial radio.
Remember Ofcom has allowed them to reduce their local hours and co-locate
after consulting with the public and doing research into what the public
actually want from commercial stations...

We should be able to justify our own existence and lobby for change on our
own terms, not by pointing at the 'bigger bad commercial radio'..

But I didnt know the epetitions had reopened.. so what you have done is
create a great idea and inspiration.

Does the CMA, Jaqui / Council? maybe want to put together a good form of
words for a strong and active petition that the sector and stations could
get behind? maybe with some local and national press work and maybe even
something we can use on air for the stations that want to (with
consideration for balancing the debate so we dont get in trouble lol)

Martin

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com>
wrote:

If this is to have any appreciable effect, the facts have got to be right

As I have said before on far too many occasions - there is no "one size fits
all 25W maximum" 
In your Application you tell Ofcom what you want to cover, why, and how you
propose doing it.
Look at Ofcom's listed "TX Params" and you will see that a large number of
CRs have more than 25W
Most have mixed polarity allocated but very few are actually using it.
Few use proper processing and professionally-designed transmission systems.
The cause of poor performance in many cases is bad planning and lack of
investement.
Ofcom cannot - rather than will not - simply upgrade power for existing
Licensees.

What Ofcom should be doing I suggest is looking actively at ways to find
more and better slots for CR by a change of policy and putting more staff on
the work.
This is what HMG should be persuaded is the real need.

------------------------------------

Ian Hickling
Partner

trasplan UK

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From: alan.coote at thebayradio.com
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 22:06:44 +0100
Subject: [cma-l] E-petition DCMS - Community Radio - Please sign

Please sign this Community Radio E-petition and distribute to your members,
listeners and friends.

 <http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/284>
http://epetitions.direct.gov..uk/petitions/284

Community radio is the new local radio yet is often stifled by its low
transmitter power. The one size fits all 25W maximum is unworkable for many
community radio stations. 

Local radio in the past was successful in informing communities with local
news and specialised programmes. 

There are numerous community stations doing that job at present with
hundreds of volunteers but restricted to low power transmission by OFCOM. 

To survive these stations must be given sufficient power to get out to their
whole community. 

Your e-petition "Bring back local radio" has now been published. You can
view your e-petition at:  <http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/284>
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/284
You can also share this URL to promote your e-petition or use the social
network links available on your e-petition's page.
Thanks,

HM Government e-petitions  <http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/>
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/

Alan Coote

Managing Director 

The Bay Radio

Office 01202 580200

Studio 01202 571028

Mobile 07801 518858

Email alan.coote at thebayradio.com

Web www.thebayradio.com <http://www.thebayradio.com/> 

The Bay Radio, 25B Elliott Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8LQ

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