[cma-l] Raspberries, Steroids and Low Cost DAB

[Canalside's The Thread]

Cat

 

I don’t think I was actually complaining as such 
 if we can have it for an
ickle-ish tickle-ish       (a little tickle ££)   then fine, we’ll give it a
go. I’m more interested in the timeline as to how we arrive at our
discussions and a bit of the Politics, because after all it is that which
determines whether we can afford things or not. No use if something is
fandabby-dozy, all singing all dancing and expensive 
 the conversations are
completely pointless. For example, I might look at a four day trip to Berlin
or Oslo or Amsterdam which I have done because I fancied it and COULD AFFORD
IT 
. I ain’t even going to bother looking at a World Cruise. However, if my
funds get better 
 work / savings etc then I might.

We need more chances to raise funding 
.. it ain’t happening as we still
have restrictions.

 

I think we are heading for a tricky situation 
 as more Stations come
on-board the fund dries up, grants a becoming less and less and yet we still
have a 50% rule 
. Many will be in breach I reckon .. in other-words,
getting told off and they haven’t actually done anything wrong. I apologise
to everyone now for mentioning it yet again, but the word ‘debacle’ springs
to mind.

 

I’m convinced we could be in a pickle come next year as we have virtually
given up on grants 
 I have got better things to do with my life than waste
my time filling forms in. I reckon over ten years if you run hour by hour
I’m up to 4 months solid (at least) filling forms in.

 

Let’s see what prices the lads come up with   :-)

 

Nick

 

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Sent: 03 December 2014 11:15
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Subject: Re: [cma-l] Raspberries, Steroids and Low Cost DAB

 

Hi Nick

As well as for now.  I never felt, during the demo or in any of the
follow-up, that this was a means to replace FM.  So I don't think we should
get bogged down in that here.  Let's look at this for what it is ... an
opportunity to trial an accessible form of digital radio.

5-6 years you only had the option to spend £12,000 to £20,000 in your first
year to get your single station on DAB.  This smaller scale version is only
going to cost a fraction of that per service (up to six of course).  Don't
knock it until we've 'trialled' it.

Cat




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Digital Media & Infrastructure

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On 3 December 2014 at 09:00, Canalside's The Thread
<office at thethread.org.uk> wrote:

Sorry everyone for a rather Numpty-ish question, but if all this goes well
and ‘’’within’’ a Community Radio Budget are saying this would be an
‘’’AS-WELL AS’’’ or an ‘’’INSTEAD OF’’   ie:- either / or ???

 

I don’t see any benefit at all if you have to switch off FM and go just DAB






.just so folk don’t get selective memory loss I would like to point
out that the DAB discussion started about 5 – 6 years ago with the original
suggestion of ‘shifting’ all the Big Stations over, thus leaving FM for
Community Radio, which of course would mean a heck of a lot of Community
Radio.

 

Obviously the discussion has gone off on lots of different routes since.
Nowt wrong with that may I say 
 not complaining, just making a point

 

All the best everyone

 

Regards

 

Nick

 

 



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