[cma-l] Ofcom: 10th March, DCMS: 11th March

[Martyn Haynes]

James makes a good point, albeit in his "unique" way  ;-)  - this mailing
list has become an endless loop of negativity in recent months and I don't
think it a) it represents our sector as a whole in a good light and and b)
doesn't help us achieve our goals.

Sure, we're all facing an uphill battle with issues like funding, etc. and
many of us believe that we should get more help from those in charge, but
that's not going to happen to any great extent.  The benefit of being
members of this association is work together, I worry that an echo chamber
of whining isn't helping anyone.

Can I suggest one day a week, perhaps a Friday, we use this mailing list to
show off the good things we've achieved, be it news about
funding/volunteers/some great audio whatever in order to bring a bit of
positivity back, we're all here for the same reasons, aren't we?  Let's
promote and encourage that?

So, Feel Good Friday, who's in?

Martyn

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:31 PM, James Cridland <james at cridland.net> wrote:

> >Much of the qualifying criteria were technical and designed so that Ofcom
> could gain empirical data, therefore it’s a technical trial.<
>
> I think you misunderstand. It was a 9 month technical trial. I am now
> arguing that it is no longer a technical trial, and that Ofcom are just
> letting these muxes continue on-air while they work out what to do next.
> Good for listeners. Good for those people who gambled successfully to run
> those muxes. I can't see the downside.
>
> But, this being the community radio list, don't let me stand in the way of
> more gripes and moans about Ofcom and how desperately unfair life is in
> general. We haven't heard how much PRS and PPL are going to charge yet! A
> rich seam!
>
> In separate news, I'm really impressed at the quality of radio from the
> community radio sector here in Australia. I visited Bay FM in Byron Bay a
> few weeks ago, who had massively impressive news gathering, and 4ZZZ in
> Brisbane also has tremendous and unexpected programming (a fascinating
> computer games news show the other day). 4ZZZ appears to directly feed the
> local ABC with staff, and similarly many of the local ABC staff are also
> involved with 4ZZZ too. I've yet to hear anyone moan about ACMA, much less
> whine about the general unfairness of everything. Seems that people just
> get on and make great radio, with the same lack of resource as the UK
> manages on, by the way.
>
>
>

-- 
Martyn Haynes
Director

101.8 WCR FM
www.wcrfm.com

Wolverhampton Community Radio Training (WCRT)
Newhampton Centre
Wolverhampton
WV1 4AP
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