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

[Alan Coote]

Hi Alex,

 

.         In many cases the extremely low power affects a station's ability
to fully meet their key commitments, particularly in dense urban or hilly
areas. 

 

.         Ofcom have the ability to allocate more than 25W if the choose -
their 'Policy' is NOT to. 

 

.         There are currently 21 Community Stations that have greater than
25 Watts - mostly in hilly or sparsely populated areas of the UK 

 

.         The statute does not specify a power limit - it is Ofcom which
apply their own 'policy'.

 

.         Retrospectively altering the power requirement is often permitted
for commercial stations - almost never for community stations

 

.         The new round 3 application form does not even have a section for
power requirement 

 

.         The one size fits all rule is a nonsense. It assumes every town,
city, village is exactly the same. 

 

Please sign the petition there really is reason not to.

 

Kind Regards

Alan

 

Alan Coote

Business Development Director 

The Bay Radio

Office 01202 580200

Studio 01202 571028

Mobile 07801 518858

 

Email alan.coote at thebayradio.com

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From: Two Lochs Radio [mailto:tlr at gairloch.co.uk] 
Sent: 05 August 2011 11:45 AM
To: Alan Coote; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] E-petition DCMS - Community Radio - Please sign

 

Alan

 

Playing Devil's Advocate for a moment, isn't Ofcom's position already that
it can and will authorize greater powers where a proper case can be made for
that within the purpose of a community radio licensee?

 

I noticed, for example, that recently sanctioned station VoAR had originally
been authorized to use up to 50W and that had recently been increased to
permission for 200W, which with a good antenna site should give a pretty
good coverage area. (Mind you, they'll need to make sure now they have
better ready access for commissioning the new transmitter!)

 

I think also in London Desi Radio and Westside are authorized for well over
25W. Several stations in the midlands are authorized for more than 25W.

 

And bear in mind if they allow more than is needed for reasonable coverage
of the licensed area, that may mean more restrictions or interference for
other stations elsewhere.

 

Alex

 

 

 

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Alan Coote <mailto:alan.coote at thebayradio.com>  

To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk 

Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:06 PM

Subject: [cma-l] E-petition DCMS - Community Radio - Please sign

 

..

 

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. 

 

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