[cma-l] Ofcom CR Licensing - Region 10

[Tony Bailey]

Ian,

They all look feasible (35-39db co-channel) according to FM scan (Bow, 
East London) apart from:

90.8 - BBC R3 91.0
99.8 - Kiss 100.0
106.0 - Heart 106.2

You would have to check again for other parts of London of course, but 
there are also some unused channels in London held for community 
licences previously issued but currently ceased. There are precedents 
for allocating "noisy" channels: on site RSL's.  In urban clutter it 
should be possible to design an antenna height/power combination that 
overcomes incoming interference without creating problems for distant 
co-channel users.

Tony Bailey




On 30/04/16 13:11, Ian Hickling wrote:
> Ofcom has said that it intends to open Region 10 (London inside the 
> M25) for CR applications next 
> - after the announcement of country-wide Applications for AM frequencies.
> I won't open that last huge can of worms at the moment.
> I was working in East London this week and whilst taking a break, 
> switched on the car radio.
> I found - not unexpectedly - that there were more 
> illegal broadcasters at what 
> I would consider service level than licensed stations.
> My regular scanning system in my OE car radio found:
> 90.4 - (no RDS PS)
> 90.8 - LIGHTNIN
> 95.3 - MEGA LDN
> 96.5 - DEMRAYDO
> 99.3 - SELECTUK
> 99.8 - TWITTER
> 104.0 - (no RDS PI)
> 102.8 - RDYOUMOY
> 101.5 - EMPIRE
> 101.8 - BIZIM
> 106.0 - STUDIO (locked scrolling PI)
> That was in a few minutes in one location well out of Central London.
> Ofcom is regularly on record as saying that the FM spectrum is a 
> scarce commodity and there are few if any frequencies available - 
> especially in London.
> Not surprising - look who's using them!
> Recently I have heard from several "reformed pirates" of a tacit 
> arrangement with Ofcom whereby they are warned of a raid in advance 
> against a deal where a piece of equipment is surrendered.
> No names - no packdrill - and no legal action anticipated - but is 
> this something we should tolerate?
> I'm going to ask that of Sharon White - Ofcom's CEO - with whom a 
> Client now has a line of contact - and respectfully suggest that it's 
> not rocket science to get rid of thepirates - which is surely Ofcon's 
> duty anyway - and  free thosefrequencies for legitimate 
> Licence-payingbroadcasters.
> Any objectors?
>
> Ian Hickling
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