[cma-l] Ofcom CR Licensing - Region 10

[Ian Hickling]

I don't think there's a cat-in-hell's chance of that ever happening Glyn - sorry!
Ian HicklingPartnerOffice: 016 3557 8435  (07h to 22h GTS)Car: 075 3098 0115 (only responds when driving)6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS

Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:27:02 +0100
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Subject: Re: [cma-l] Ofcom CR Licensing - Region 10

I've long advocated Ofcom bring in a low power, light-touch licencing regime for FM without all the tiresome bureaucracy and rules.  Maybe this is a trial of it in London - no licence fee or power restrictions either - what a bonus! ;-)

On 30 April 2016 at 13:11, Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com> 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 - LIGHTNIN95.3 - MEGA LDN96.5 - DEMRAYDO99.3 - SELECTUK99.8 - TWITTER104.0 - (no RDS PI)102.8 - RDYOUMOY101.5 - EMPIRE101.8 - BIZIM106.0 - 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 the pirates - which is surely Ofcon's duty anyway - and  free those frequencies for legitimate Licence-paying broadcasters.
Any objectors?
Ian HicklingPartnerOffice: 016 3557 8435  (07h to 22h GTS)Car: 075 3098 0115 (only responds when driving)6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS
 		 	   		  

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