[cma-l] british community radio runs british forces radio?!

[Richard Berry]

Someone from our fold IS applying - go to Mark Page at Garrison Radio


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On 28 Feb 2011, at 23:21, Trevor Lockwood wrote:

> Julian
>
> I agree. It is a project that we should examine. You say 'way to  
> big' but do they have 600 radio  stations, 235 with FM licences?
>
> Collectively we have the experience. I presume somewhere in the  
> depths of the MOD there's someone who knows how to apply - I'll  
> investigate.
>
> If you don't ask...
>
> Trevor
>
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> --- On Mon, 28/2/11, Julian Mellor <julian at 10radio.org> wrote:
>
> From: Julian Mellor <julian at 10radio.org>
> Subject: [cma-l] british community radio runs british forces radio?!
> To: "CMA-L" <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
> Date: Monday, 28 February, 2011, 17:42
>
>
> Saturday's Guardian included an article about British Forces Radio  
> being put out to tender with "concerns that large military  
> contractors with no experience of objective news reporting or radio  
> and television production could bid to run the service as a money- 
> making scheme. Critics of the decision expressed concern that the  
> values and ethos of the broadcasting station would be lost.   
> Contractors thought to be interested in bidding include Babcock,  
> Serco and BT.
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/feb/25/fears-objectivity-british-forces-contract
>
> Can't find anything on mod site but there's discussion  here:
> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=48415445
>
> The service is currently provided by http://www.ssvc.com/, a charity  
> who, some say, are lining themselves up to get the tender (in which  
> case the Guardian article is just a bit of slightly alarmist  
> reporting).  Or maybe not.
>
> But given that community radio has strong (maybe shared) "values and  
> ethos", what chance of a collaborative tender between various  
> stations & the CMA?
>
> Have to admit I know next to nothing about forces radio, and looking  
> at their website makes me think 'ooh, way too big', but  
> nevertheless, it felt like it's a thought worth sharing.
>
> Comments?
>
> Julian
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