[cma-l] ONE FOR THE WEEKEND

[Alex Gray, Two Lochs Radio]

I entirely agree with you about the alternative delivery means.

 

Ofcom permitting, I could quadruple my potential FM audience by adding
another FM relay, and there would be no change to the PPL/PRS minimum
charges, yet if add a DAB service that is serving only the same population
as the FM service, or add an Internet simulcast to reach a few dozen extra
souls, they pile extra charges on the minimum fee.

 

And PPL's attitude to charging for the DAB trials was truly shameful - I
know it was the last straw for some who would otherwise have been keen to
take part in trials. A clear case where in a just world the applicants
should have been able to argue their case before a Copyright Tribunal, but
of course none could have taken the financial risk involved, and so none had
an effective legal remedy other than to accept being shafted.

 

Alex

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One final one for the weekend

 

All this baloney about FM / DAB / Internet / Yoghurt Carton and Piece of
String      it's a nonsense. Just admit that it's a legalised money making
racket.

 

If there are 1000 people and all of them are listening to Canalside Radio .
they will be listening via FM, or if at home / out of the area and
stationary via the Internet OR on an app / phone or if we had it by DAB
etc etc            it is still one person listening plus another 999. The
key word here is   OR not AND !

 

It is the same person, they are just listening via a different means. Why
does anyone (even Commercial Radio) have to pay for all of these things
separately ?   I simply don't get it ?    well I do . it's just Daylight
robbery. It's not 3000 folk listening, it's still 1000

 

It should be in our case a charge .. Fixed fee, and this covers the lot
whether we are on one, both or all three or four ...... I have never ever
ever ever listened to the Radio via FM, Internet and DAB all at the same
time.

 

What was all that cock and bull malarkey regarding the trials ... they were
even wanting to charge OTT on the trials . it ended up where about 20
chucked the towel in before they even started .........end result   =
everyone lost out. Some didn't do the tirial and PRS/PPL lost revenue

Surely a low charge was the easiest solution.

 

I think something was sorted, but of course we had to go through the 10
round boxing match to get there.

 

The mind boggles ?

 

Have a good weekend everyone

 

Nick



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