[cma-l] Region 10 Licensing

[Geoff Rogers]

All,

It's not just the North Sea pirates that forced a change of rules. The 80s
land based stations such, Jackie, Kiss, Invicta, Solar to name but a few
gave us the opportunities we have today and we should not forget this.

In every generation there are things that the youngsters want to hear that
isn't catered for on the radio. Government moves too slowly and the youth
decide to do it anyway.  What is needed is an easy way for stations to be
set up catering for these needs. Community radio is great but many people
think and I agree it's overregulated...

The answer, I don't know. But it's not Draconian laws which never work.

Just my views

Geoff

On Monday, 8 February 2016, Alex Gray, Two Lochs Radio <tlr at gairloch.co.uk>
wrote:

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> Just to add to the picture, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
> numerous communities found that it was perfectly practical to apply for the
> commercial pathway to gain local commercial licences, even though actually
> operating the stations on a not-for-profit basis. Seven stations went down
> this route (one has since converted to a community radio licence).
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> I guess the problem is not directly the financial or expertise difficulty
> in applying for commercial licences, but that in more financial attractive
> urbanized areas, there is a lot more competition for spectrum from
> mainstream commercial licence applicants leaving little space for
> community-based commercial applicants.
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> Alex
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> Hello Ian
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> As someone who has been, and remains, involved in legal broadcasting over
> a number of years I'm not unsympathetic to your passionate position
> regarding "Pirates". I feel an aspect of the problem both historically and
> currently is that there has never been a realistic pathway into local
> commercial broadcasting for those without immediate access to the necessary
> finances or expertise. Indeed some of the established legal commercial
> stations have their origins as pirates. Transition facilitated usually once
> popularity had been established and they could then attract the money
> people to legally bid. Usually with a blind eye position from the
> authorities regarding their history. The aspirations of licensed community
> stations are required to be not for profit and quite rightly in my view but
> that does not accomodate for those that identify a community/market that is
> not served and with whom they wish to commercially engage. Notably in
> London and other cities there are communities with culture and language not
> addressed by the mainstream or legal local broadcasting. They are
> ostensibly required to become the selfless sausages that comprise most
> involved in community radio or engage in illegal activity. I remember well
> campaigning for community radio legislation and it is with some regret we
> were not able to fend off the resistance of the commercial radio lobby to
> anything but not for profit aspirations. Clearly this does not apply in
> lots of cases of pirate activity but this absence of a pathway onto local
> commercial radio still remains a contributing factor. I say this in an
> individual capacity and it does not reflect the position of any
> organisation with which I may be associated.
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> More power to your elbow and I look forward to your always sterling
> contribution to this list.
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> All best
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> LolG
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-- 
Geoff Rogers
Programme Director
Susy Radio, Local Community Radio for Redhill and Reigate
On-air across Sussex and Surrey on 103.4FM NOW
Web: susyradio.com <http://www.susyradio.com>

Susy Radio Ltd. A company registered in England and Wales.
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