[cma-l] 4ZZZ accounts

[Associated Broadcast Consultants]

Thanks for that Tony.  So just a mere 800watts ERP in the rural areas then!

Even though we'd like to think that way, I don't think 800w could work in
UK - far more densely populated than France.  A more flexible approach up
to say 200w would be welcome though.  Also consideration of some "light
touch" licences below 25w might be good too.  Many rural villages would
probably only need 1watt - but that would only be viable with far less
red-tape.

Glyn



On 8 December 2015 at 10:08, Tony Bailey <ravensound at pilgrimsound.co.uk>
wrote:

> Just picked this up after returning from overseas:
>
> I think Paris was something of a special case when they re-assigned the FM
> band Glyn.  A typical French FM community station in the sticks would have
> a 200 watt linear feeding a stack of four dipoles.  In Paris they assigned
> all 50 channels to the National and commercial stations including a few
> community slots which I think were all shared by the dozen or so
> interest/ethnic/religious bodies.  I don't remember there being any that
> did not cover the whole city, hence the unusually high power.  That was all
> many years ago, but it was interesting to us because all the original local
> French FM stations were pirates since only medium and long wave was then in
> use generally.
>
> Para 3 below: I've said this before: Radio Cracker!!
>
> Channel allocations: Actually now may be the time for the CMA to bid for
> this, if the authorities wish to devolve licensing?  For special events
> (JFMG) and radio amateurs (RSGB) are doing it already.  It's not a
> broadcasting issue since that would come under regulation, just radcoms.
> Why don't we bid for a community radio sub band and let the BBC and ILR do
> the rest?
>
> Tony Bailey
>
> On 05/11/15 12:34, Associated Broadcast Consultants wrote:
>
> Interesting James (your insights - not the document that is a boring
> financial statement).
>
> I recall seeing somewhere that all the community stations in Paris are on
> 6kW from very high tower blocks.  Alternative models for community radio
> can and do work, even in Europe.
>
> Personally I'd like to see a more flexible approach at both ends - ie:
> accommodate larger "community of interest" stations, maybe with stronger
> rules if needed and at other end of the scale also some smaller
> neighbourhood stations - say 1-5 watts with bare minimum light-touch
> regulation that prevents interference concerns  Maybe allocate a single
> channel to be used anywhere in the country, with no guarantees of coverage
> quality similar to WiFi unlicensed approach.  Or something else that
> embraces alternative approaches that others on this forum have alluded to
> rather than the current rather quaint, paternalistic approach.
>
> IMHO
>
> Glyn
>
>
>
>
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