[cma-l] Ofcom pushing ahead with small-scale DAB
Canalside's The Thread
office at thethread.org.uk
Fri Dec 11 12:05:55 GMT 2015
Martin et al
You might find that virtually all of my observations go unanswered. There’s
a reason why they go unanswered and it’s because ‘they’re as you say’
[[are very on the point]] it’s actually the reason why debates
never take place with some of the Ministers over the years .they know it’s
all wrong, you know it’s all wrong, I know it’s all wrong, the commercials
boys even know it’s all wrong, everyone knows it’s all wrong, but it has
gone on and on for over 10 years absolutely unbelievable ?
I just voice what I know 90% of the folk are thinking, I’ve gone past the
point of caring now.
This all should have been tackled head on if people aren’t prepared to see
sense. Sadly, a little Station like ours in the middle of the NE Cheshire
sticks can’t take these folk on by ourselves, it has to be a concerted
effort by everyone.
We should have been helped not hindered. Those who think we haven’t been
hindered, then we are poles apart in our opinions.
I thoroughly enjoy what I do (you might think are you sure?) but it has
been spoilt slightly by all the nonsense, debates and wasted energy on
fiascos. Those fiascos of course none of our making.
I go back to my original statement 10 years ago
.. the only regulation
should be on what we spend our money on ‘’’the spend & what we do with the
money’’’ everything else is complete gobbledy gook
1) We’ve got 50% rules that ought not apply now ---- there are rules
in place anyway to prevent Businesses indirectly controlling the Traffic
2) We’ve had the wrong folk shouting the odds (commercial radio has
NOTHING to do with what we are doing) they need to keep their conks out
of it
3) Politicians have been complete whimps
4) No restrictions on advertising revenues as it is the spend that
needs regulating. Not how we get it £££ but what we do with it. As long as
it isn’t going into Iindividuals swiss Bank accounts and is being
re-invested in the project, where’s the problem ?
5) We already have restrictions ! Rookies on-air on a
regular basis
. They learn the ropes with us, so some Programmes aren’t
exactly trail blazing. I am not being critical as many of ours soon get up
to speed and deliver the goods. We teach them well (I think?) but in the
interim periods it can be a bit warts’ n’ all
..but that’s the charm.
This is a restriction in itself. How do you compete with the big Commercials
and the BBC without the tools
.we don’t
.certainly not on a big scale.
Secondly, I said years ago that the Grant front was a dream. It hasn’t come
to fruition and lots of energy and time has been wasted applying for things
that don’t exist. You can’t get Grants for ‘doing Radio’ [read my lips]
I said this in Leicester 6 years ago
.. grants were running out even then.
Why wasn’t anything done ?? we have to run around
inventing projects, then getting money for the project that just pays for
the project but the actual (THING) we need the money for remains unfunded.
It’s pathetic !
6) We are restricted with our transmitters
.. we only have a small
pool of businesses who we can go for because the others are outside our
area. We have lost lots because they say they can’t hear us
.and some of
them are only 3-4 miles outside the 5km
..
7) The age old argument about restrictions
..it is all relative
those who are in areas under 150,000 the commercials claim it is difficult
---well surely, if it is difficult for them then it is difficult for
Community Radio as well
..end result = THE SAME
8) Radio Fund
not big enough
. Each Station should receive about
ten grand (£10,000) from this every year so that at least if everything was
voluntary, they could stay afloat and pay their way and survive. Why do we
have a system where in our own fund we are bidding against each other ?!
which Numpty thought that one up ? it’s just another distraction away
from what we are meant to be doing. More bureaucracy and disappointment for
us, more bureaucracy for Ofcom AND we will never get the fund higher if
some are waltzing off with £30,000 grand and others get £6000
we
have allowed ‘’’them’’’ whoever ‘’’they’’’ may be to do the oldest trick
in the book ‘divide and conquer’ you will never get anywhere
operating like this. People won’t stand up and be counted if they’re
getting £30,000 quid, they’ll lie low
..the ones that get nowt’ are voices
in the wilderness.
£10,000 for every Station every year I say. No grants, no applications, just
one Lady/Chappy in the office writing out the Gregory Peck on January 1st
I SAY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN
.the whole Politics of all of this is a
complete Horlicks / a Shambles / a Debacle
My final sweeping statement. I don’t care if people agree or disagree,
because I know the time will come when everything that has been pointed out
will have to be dealt with --- that time will come. My argument is, surely
it would have been better to have done it sooner rather than later. It would
at least have prevented me from slowly going from Mr Come-Day-go-Day to Mr
Frustrated over a period of 10 years
Please do keep us all posted on the DAB front and costs and pros and cons,
I’m sure everyone is looking at it.
All the best for Christmas everyone I’ve asked Santa for a
‘’wake-up-and-smell-the Coffee Machine’’ I’ve ordered one each for the
Team at the DCMS. Santa always struggles though getting down the Chimney ...
they are quite long in those Ivory Towers.
All written with a cheeky grin and tongue in cheek
I’m not a bad lad
really
Regards
Nick
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[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Martin Steers
Sent: 10 December 2015 22:27
To: The Community Media Association Discussion List
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Ofcom pushing ahead with small-scale DAB
Hi Nick,
A lot of your questions are very on point and are unanswered, thats what in
part the trial is about.
But I for one am interested in the outcome, and seeing that an accessible /
"low cost" opportunity for community radio to engage with DAB is available.
Martin
On 10 December 2015 at 13:42, Canalside's The Thread
<office at thethread.org.uk> wrote:
What is the definition of ‘low cost’ ?? low cost to a Station that sits
within the restrictions is different to low cost to others ---------
likewise, what is the definition of ‘area’ ?? 1 Mile, 2 Miles, 3 Miles
?
.the moment you start getting near to 4 or 5 or 6 etc you can almost
hear the Commercial Radio Board Members chucking their Toys out of the Pram
as we speak.
Is the DAB malarkey going through the system in a fair and proper manner or
are the commercial boys going to be shouting the odds and meddling with it
again?
.. some may think this is trivial or Boat rocking, I actually don’t
think it is
..we don’t want another horlicks onto of the one we already
have.
Any ideas please ?
Let’s have a game of ‘give us a clue’
Nick
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[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Ian Hickling
Sent: 08 December 2015 08:20
To: The Community Media Association Discussion List
Subject: [cma-l] Ofcom pushing ahead with small-scale DAB
Only to be expected - since the initiative was from Ofcom after a lot of
pressure - but I think we should press for a committed timescale.
Ian Hickling
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From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 10:49:55 +0000
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: [cma-l] Ofcom pushing ahead with small-scale DAB
Ofcom has said it's going to be working with the Government next year to
develop a potential solution for smaller and community stations to get on
DAB digital radio.
As part of Ofcom's newly-published plans for the 2016/17 financial year, it
has confirmed that it is going to continue its work on 'small scale DAB', a
low-cost, simplified approach to enabling stations to broadcast across a
small area on DAB.
Currently, Ofcom and multiplex operators are piloting the technology behind
small scale DAB in a nine-month trial in 10 locations, which is due to
expire in the early summer. Ofcom wants to expand small scale DAB services
to more areas and has been working on identifying suitable frequencies and
setting up the regulatory framework for smaller operators if small scale DAB
was to enter regular, full-time service across the UK.
The current roll-out of local, mostly county-wide DAB multiplexes will
continue to be supported into the next financial year, according to the
proposed Ofcom annual plan.
Ofcom also announced that it will be supporting the Government for a
potential new statutory framework for radio regulation next year, following
the conclusion of its own review of regulation in February.
Source:
http://www.a516digital.com/2015/12/ofcom-pushing-ahead-with-small-scale.html
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