[cma-l] Council charge for Antenna space rent. help!

[Glyn Roylance]

I'm shocked that councils are charging that much - but from experience in a
related industry I can confirm that is probably about half price.  In our
rural area we use a mast on a farm rent-free, but I can see that kind of
solution may not be possible in urban areas, where a standard 45m council
block will be a great transmission site virtually every time.   Some
suggestions:

1/ Not all tower blocks are council owned - some are privately owned.  It
would mean speaking with the residents committee, and probably having to
convince them your transmitter does not emit "death rays", but there is a
chance you might be able to secure a site for less money or free

2/ Commercial office blocks etc - try and do a deal to give them for free
advertising/sponsorship to save the cash

3/ If you are in a hilly area, then you may achieve good results by
carefully selecting a smaller structure/building on the right hill.  Even
though the antenna may be less than say 10m off the ground, if it is on a
hill with good views over target area, then it will work.  For this option,
to cherry-pick the best location, you would be best advised to get some
coverage predictions done by someone - it needn't cost much.

Like Alex said watch-out for hidden costs like contractors - that's one
reason why we steered away from existing transmission facilities in our
area.

I hate to raise the question, but does anyone know is council tax/business
rates charged on transmitter sites...?

Regards, Glyn

On 7 February 2011 19:09, info <info at nusoundradio.com> wrote:

>  Dear Alex.. Thank you for the information I’m going to setup a second
> meeting with the council officers and see what will be the lowest we can
> achieve.
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> *From:* Two Lochs Radio [mailto:tlr at gairloch.co.uk]
> *Sent:* 07 February 2011 14:43
> *To:* info; cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
> *Subject:* Re: [cma-l] Council charge for Antenna space rent. help!
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> A sore point for many of us, given the value we can be for local emergency
> and council services!
>
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> Our council initially offered us a 'special community rate' of £2,500 pa,
> which they said was half price, and we declined. We then identified which
> councillors were on the relevant committees (Police Board in our case) and
> discussed it with them. That was more productive and we settled at £600 pa.
> It might be that with a more prolonged campaign we could have reduced it to
> zero, and one day I will go back to the fray!
>
>
>
> One other thing to watch out for, which hit us when setting up, is that
> many mast owners have a condition that you are not permitted to do anything
> yourself on the mast or employ your own contractors, but are obliged to
> employ their preferred contractor. In our case the contractor charges a
> £1,000+ minimum call-out fee for up to a day, plus time and accommodation if
> it extends beyond a day (for example if an antenna parts turns out to be
> missing and you have to wait for it).
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> Also watch out how much you will be charged for electricity - if that is
> being resold by the landlord it may be at a premium rate, and can mount up.
>
>
>
> A second site, where we built it from scratch ourselves has proved much
> cheaper - no rent, and no need to call in outside contractors for minor
> works, and a very low electricty rate negotiated.
>
>
>
> Alex
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* info <info at nusoundradio.com>
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> *To:* cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
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> *Sent:* Monday, February 07, 2011 12:11 PM
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> *Subject:* [cma-l] Council charge for Antenna space rent. help!
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> Dear All,
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>
> I wonder if anyone can advise how much local council should approx charge
> per annum to hire out space on tower block for antenna & TX equipment.
>
>
>
> Best regards
>
>
>
> Taari Sian
>
> Sales & Marketing Director
>
> Tel:020 8472 9994
>
> Mob: 07961 387 787
>
> www.nusoundradio.com
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>
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> Sales: 020 8472 9994 | Studio: 020 8472 9292
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