[cma-l] Closure of Stroud FM

Wed Feb 12 22:34:21 GMT 2014

Hi Richard,

As a Station unable to take any on-air commercial or advertising support, we continue to communicate with Minister Ed Vaizey, who, after his visit to us a year ago still praises our service which is receiving two more Awards and an ITV crew filming today for a programme about the Station - Lovely public accolades but at the same time I am struggling to pay increasing costs.   

A level operating field would be most welcomed.

 Shirls

 Shirley Ludford

Mob: 07951 366289
www.swindon1055.com

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 From: Richard Hilton <Richard.Hilton at bitc.org.uk>
To: "radio at bayfm.co.uk" <radio at bayfm.co.uk>; terry mechan <terrymechan at live.co.uk>; "cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk" <cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk> 
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Subject: Re: [cma-l] Closure of Stroud FM

Re Media UKs prediction; has anyone done any research on how much the dropping the 50/50 percentage rule will help the sector?

Ofcom’s 2013 Communications Market Report has detailed information on our sector.  Overall in terms of income in 2012 29% came from On-air advertising and sponsorship.  Grants made up 29%, SLA’s 7%, donations 14% and other 20%.  

So how is abolishing the 50% rule is going to help?  At 29% it’s not that the sector overall is close to hitting 50% limit.

Ofcom break these income categories by type of station. Their figures show the % for On-air advertising and sponsorship as follows:-

Geographic town / rural           32%
Geographic rural                     23%
Minority ethnic                       43%
Military                                   7%
Religious                                 31%
Youth                                      28%

So for minority ethnic stations at 43% the abolition of the rule might help but I can’t see it helping others. Personally speaking I think the rule was set up for all the right reasons; it encourages diversity in our funding models and makes us less dependent on one source of income.  Subtly it governs our sound and ethos. Maybe argue to push it to, say, 60% but I believe this fight is a red herring. 

A far most justifiable fight to pick would be to campaign for those community stations that aren’t allowed any on-air advertising and sponsorship as they have a small commercial station broadcasting near them. Their case is far more important. That is where we should be concentrating our fire power.

The Ofcom report is fascinating and well worth reading.  It will be on their website or email me and I’ll forward you a pdf.

Regards

Richard

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Sent: 12 February 2014 16:15
To: terry mechan; cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Closure of Stroud FM

Another station to switch off, this news about Stroud FM is very sad indeed. 
Is there any news regarding the removal of the restrictions before anymore of us switch off too? 
I keep hearing "The consultation is in two weeks" but, when is it actually going to happen?
I see one of the radio predictions on Media UK for 2014 is...
2. The community radio 50/50 rule will get abolished as a percentage rule, but community stations will still have to be funded through additional sources, as the government will not allow community radio to be wholly funded by advertising.
Does he know something we don't?
Andy.
Bay FM.

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Stroud FM closing due to lack of money at midnight tonight 12/02/2014

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