[cma-l] 4ZZZ accounts

[Ian Hickling]

The term "Community" clearly has a different implication in Australia - and in Paris, too - more like if we put in a big new ILR.
The bitter truth would seem to be that we are a small country with concentrated audience sectors - and a Community Radio format subject to suppression by the heavyweight existing broadcasters - both "corporate" and commercial.

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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 12:34:39 +0000
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Subject: Re: [cma-l] 4ZZZ accounts

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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On 5 November 2015 at 10:48, James Cridland <james at cridland.net> wrote:
If of interest to those here, as I suspect it might be, here's 4ZZZ's accounts for the last year.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5551047/2014%202015%20Audited%20Signed%20Financial%20Report.pdf
4ZZZ is a community radio station in Brisbane, Australia. Subscriptions revenue (which I guess is about the same as pledges) accounts for $125,000 (£60,000). Amusingly for a Brit, they also raised $1864 (£864) with their solar panels on the roof.
The electricity for their transmitter is interestingly detailed separately; $5,532 (£2,565). But then, it broadcasts at 5kW... (Capital FM in London only has 4)-- 
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