[cma-l] AM for CR
Ian Hickling
transplanfm at hotmail.com
Wed Feb 17 16:45:15 GMT 2016
The only "restrictions on the use of the FM band" that I see are those brought about by unlicensed broadcasters which Ofcom hasn't removed.And....
No - I'm not going to say it again.
Ian Hickling
Partner
Office: 01635 578435 (7am-11pm UK time)Carphone: 07530 980115 (only responds when driving)6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 12:56:18 +0000
From: ravensound at pilgrimsound.co.uk
To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] AM for CR
Sorry, I missed the key word beginning
with "O". I would point your client to London (or is he there
already?) where restrictions on the use of the FM band meant that
a number of CR awards were on AM last time. I think none of the
additional London AM licences got on the air.
Tony
On 17/02/16 12:23, Ian Hickling wrote:
Good points of course Tony.
There are undoubtedly certain audience sectors that
continue to benefit from an AM service, but the point I am
making is the deception of suggesting that AM is a feasible
alternative to FM for a conventional Community Radio
application.
James clearly agrees.
Ian Hickling
Partner
Office: 01635 578435 (7am-11pm UK time)
Carphone: 07530 980115 (only responds when driving)
6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 09:48:57 +0000
From: ravensound at pilgrimsound.co.uk
To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] AM for CR
MF/AM (medium/long wave) is
a legacy system with older listeners predominantly, but
we, the Aussies and Americans still find it useful. It is
possible to listen to it on a battery powered radio which
will run for days on a couple of AA's. In the US they
even extended the medium wave band, which could be done
here now as many receivers cover up to 1700 kHz. It's
ability to cross boundaries has sometimes been useful
although less cost effective now. As always, given
relatively free access to broadcasting excess demand has
driven the need to exploit any available waveband and this
will continue until cheap mobile internet radio takes
over.
There are a couple of ways I would look at AM community
applications: Low power AM as a way to get a better deal
on music licensing (fingers crossed!) for an essentially
web only radio; or higher power AM coupled with an online
(decent quality) receiver selling promotion to the served
community. As with FM the transmission site is critical.
Keep away from domestic housing and look for high ground
conductivity, this is particularly important with short
aerials (less than 1/4 wave). To save costs, you could
reduce power overnight as audience numbers will often be
low and incoming interference high (the permitted power
would not overcome it anyway). There are still quite a
few car radios with AM for the dedicated listeners.
Tony Bailey
On Wed, 17 Feb 2016, 12:36 AM Ian
Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com>
wrote:
We have been trying for over 8
months now to together a reliable and
predictable AM transmission system together for
a Client (sadly not a CMA Member) who insists on
taking an AM frequency rather than pushing Ofcom
for FM.
We're now looking at a 600W transmitter
from Bulgaria.
Can I ask for some views please?
Does anyone have anything positive
to say about Ofcom's policies of:
Offering AM as an equivalental
platform to FM?
Offering only AM if an Applicant wants
greater coverage than a 5km radius
Offering AM licences on a countrywide
basis in the second half of 2016
Thanks for whatever you can contribute
Ian Hickling
Partner
Office: 01635 578435 (7am-11pm UK
time)
Carphone: 07530 980115 (only
responds when driving)
6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY,
RG20 6QS
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