[cma-l] 75LicenceDosh

[Alex Gray, Two Lochs Radio]

I think there's *always* been a strong case for top-slicing the licence fee
by a tiny proportion for community radio. The licence fee has been greatly
overfunded in recent years and £millions taken off it for digital switchover
and many £millions handed to private company BT for broadband
upgrading/extension. Seems to me CR licensees had every bit as strong a
case, if not much more so, for a share of that.

Alex

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Sent: 18 February 2016 09:14
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Subject: [cma-l] 75LicenceDosh

Here's a thought: It is calculated that the BBC bill for the over-75's free
tv licence will be some £250m by 2019; rising to £750m by 2021.  
Apparently the beeb will be free to change the way the subsidy operates from
2020, although it isn't entirely clear what this implies.

Is there a possibility that viewers will be asked to continue payment of all
or part of the fee in exchange for some retail offers, etc.?

In which case is there not room to suggest that part of any voluntary
contributions made should be allocated to a community media fund?

Tony Bailey

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Local Reports at http://www.ravensound.pilgrimsound.co.uk

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