[cma-l] [comradio-l] Daily Telegraph: BBC blasted for planning'death of local radio'

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Trevor

 

Don’t make excuses about it being your personal opinion 


. It is a damn
good opinion and you’ve got it BANG ON !

 

The BBC could cut their costs by half 



. We could employ some of their
people so it would be a win/win situation. They’d still have jobs doing
something that they like doing, our volunteers and staff would learn from
them, we would actually have REAL local radio (at last!)                 and
in case anyone thinks I’ve been on the magic mushrooms again 




 WE
(Cheshire / North East Cheshire)   etc etc    Don’t have a BBC Station !
Perhaps      one of the reasons why we were given a licence ??      we
certainly mentioned it on our application.

 

I’m sure Cheshire FM, KAT, Canalside, Pure, Moorlands could (with a bit more
guaranteed funding) provide a first class local news service with each
breaking away separately to do their own community stuff.

 

I suppose we’ll now spend the next 5 years having ‘’consultations’’
which will cost more money that the BBC now apparently don’t have. The
biggest cost being the amount of Tea, Coffee and Biscuits that’ll be drank
n’ scoffed whilst having those ‘’consultations’’ 

.

 

Finally, we’ve still got Jeremy Hunt running around like a headless chicken
mithering about local TV, whilst local RADIO is falling apart around him
(have I missed something ? or have I most definitely been on the magic
mushrooms?????)                         also, and absolutely finally, I
notice the DAB discussion has risen it’s head again 




 er   Why ??

 

The meeting went well today by the way 




. Will report back soon

 

Have a good weekend all

 

Regards

 

Nick

 

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[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Trevor Lockwood
Sent: 11 March 2011 09:33
To: CMA-L
Subject: Re: [cma-l] [comradio-l] Daily Telegraph: BBC blasted for
planning'death of local radio'

 


Morning All

I must stress this is my personal opinion.

Potentially this offers a huge opportunity for the community media sector. I
recall (may be wrong) that BBC spends over £600 million on these 44 stations
in England - whatever it is more than the £500K we get.

We could promise that together with the BBC we could build up an effective
network of really local stations, each serving the needs of their own
localities - and in so doing we would reveal local talent, provide
entrepreneurial opportunities, support local organisations and survive.

As social entrepreneurs we all have dreams. Some will fail but they should
not do so because they have not been given sufficient funding to try. Our
job is to serve our audience. It is that audience who should be allowed to
judge not faceless backroom boyos.

I must stress this is my personal opinion.

Trevor




 

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