[cma-l] Tallest ever Community Radio Mast?

[Alex Gray, Two Lochs Radio]

Yes indeed.

 

Looking at the application they must have spent tens of thousands of pounds just to get to this stage of the application.

 

Alex

 

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As I understand it, their budget will be in the "Money No Object" category.  A friends son is an IP Network Engineer for one of these organisations, and his brief is to build the best and quickest with no regard for cost.  Crazy, but that's the world of banking for you.

 

 

 

On 22 March 2016 at 09:17, Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com <mailto:transplanfm at hotmail.com> > wrote:

I think a seasonal pinch of salt might be wise.

I wonder if they have any idea how much these things cost - and how they can be used in a real-life situation?
I would have thought we have adequate ways of sending material across the Channel very cheaply already.

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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 18:55:31 +0000
From: info at a-bc.co.uk <mailto:info at a-bc.co.uk> 
To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk <mailto:cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk> 
Subject: [cma-l] Tallest ever Community Radio Mast?

 

Interesting story from Alwyn on the MB21 discussion forum - don't think it's first of April yet...:

 

http// <http://planning.dover.gov.uk/> planning.dover.gov.uk

Application reference 16/00044

An application for a 320m high 3m face width mast at Richborough, which it is proposed will host free of charge a community radio station for East Kent.

The reason for such largesse? The mast will form part of a shortened microwave path to mainland Europe for high frequency trading.

Believe it or not, a second application is on the way from a competitor in this business for a 305m high mast, also at Richborough, also offering free hosting of community radio:

 <http://www.kefmast.co.uk/> http://www.kefmast.co.uk

 <http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/01/high-frequency-traders-turn-rural-kent-into-telecoms-battleground> http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/01/high-frequency-traders-turn-rural-kent-into-telecoms-battleground


 

What a shame there's "no frequencies available". 

 

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