[cma-l] DCMS consultation meetings on amendments to community radio law

Jaqui Devereux jaqui.devereux at commedia.org.uk
Mon Oct 17 11:27:39 BST 2011 

Hi Peter and all

Let me assure you that the CMA does NOT look down on online stations,
far from it!

All points raised are good ones,

I will now collate the various responses and put out as a draft agenda
for the meetings

Best wishes

Jaqui



2011/10/17 London Chinese Radio <admin at londonhuayu.co.uk>:
> My tuppence worth with regard to Alan's point:
>
> "3)      Forget that FM will be vacated leaving space for new CR stations.
> This is quite possibly the most dreamy of all the UK radio aspirations -
> analogue FM is not the future and CR shouldn't be content the eventual
> wilderness of an FM band.
>
> a.      There should be a top level agreement to provide the UK with a
> Digital Radio 2.0 - (feel free to use that!)
>
> b.      Digital Radio 2.0 should include DRM+ and Internet (in time for 4G
> mobile streaming) and an Electronic Programme Guide
>
> c.      Develop a 10 year digital radio policy - Sometimes you have to dig
> up an existing road to build a new one. The UK has a tradition of leading in
> communications but now is significantly trailing many western and even third
> world countries."
>
>
> Considering that FM isn't the future of radio, there should be a change to
> the way broadcasting licenses are allocated on the basis of "available
> frequencies" to the favoured few. The range of broadcasting media has
> expanded massively in the past 15 years, and the current licensing system is
> now obsolete.
>
> Internet stations should no longer be excluded and looked down upon by the
> community media sector, and community stations in turn should be regarded
> and treated as equal to commercial stations and the BBC. This is the area of
> radio that is showing growth and provides a great deal more variety than the
> homogenised output of large conglomerates.
>
>
> Peter Vautier
> London Chinese Radio
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Alan Coote <alan.coote at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Jaqui,
>>
>> Here's my top 3;
>>
>> 1)      Remove the limit of 5km defining what constitutes a 'community';
>>
>> a.      Its arbitrary, unfair and there is no good technical reason for
>> it.
>>
>> b.      We can evidence how this has adversely affected our community and
>> the people and businesses in our area.
>>
>> c.      Technically the protection ratios and signal density given to
>> existing commercial radio and local BBC harks back to the less technically
>> advanced mid 70s so there is room for increase CR coverage without
>> affecting
>> existing services
>>
>> 2)      Remove the 50% limit on advertising income.  What were they
>> thinking!? This should have never been in the regulation;
>>
>> a.      Limiting income does nothing to define community radio
>>
>> b.      It does not protect commercial radio; We can evidence where we
>> have
>> created a new market for radio advertising and have subsequently given
>> commercial radio new clients.
>>
>> c.      Existing grants and donations have all be dried up, so making CR
>> dependant on smaller income is stifling  CR and may even be killing it.
>>
>> 3)      Forget that FM will be vacated leaving space for new CR stations.
>> This is quite possibly the most dreamy of all the UK radio aspirations -
>> analogue FM is not the future and CR shouldn't be content the eventual
>> wilderness of an FM band.
>>
>> a.      There should be a top level agreement to provide the UK with a
>> Digital Radio 2.0 - (feel free to use that!)
>>
>> b.      Digital Radio 2.0 should include DRM+ and Internet (in time for 4G
>> mobile streaming) and an Electronic Programme Guide
>>
>> c.      Develop a 10 year digital radio policy - Sometimes you have to dig
>> up an existing road to build a new one. The UK has a tradition of leading
>> in
>> communications but now is significantly trailing many western and even
>> third
>> world countries.
>>
>>
>> Hope that helps
>> Alan
>>
>> Alan Coote
>> Business Development Director
>> The Bay Radio
>> Office 01202 580200
>> Studio 01202 571028
>> Mobile 07801 518858
>>
>> Email alan.coote at thebayradio.com
>> Web www.thebayradio.com
>> The Bay Radio, 25B Elliott Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8LQ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk
>> [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Jaqui Devereux
>> Sent: 13 October 2011 1:51 PM
>> To: cma-l
>> Subject: [cma-l] DCMS consultation meetings on amendments to community
>> radio
>> law
>>
>> Dear all
>>
>> The DCMS will be co-hosting a couple of meetings with us, probably in the
>> New Year, to discuss possible amendments to the law on community radio, as
>> part of the new Communications Bill.
>>
>> We are writing to ask your views on what the agenda should cover - we do
>> have quite a few ideas on what you might want but would prefer you to tell
>> us!
>>
>> Almost certainly community radio advertising rules (all of them) will be
>> on
>> the agenda, but what other subjects would you like on it?
>>
>> Please do let us know,
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Jaqui
>>
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