[cma-l] SSDAB & Community Radio: Past, Present, Future. University of Bedfordshire, Luton - Saturday 25th March, 11am to 4pm

Bill Best bill.best at commedia.org.uk
Mon Mar 13 10:18:54 GMT 2017 

Morning Nick

Not like you to exaggerate but only two notices about the SSDAB event have
been sent to this list:

   - http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/pipermail/cma-l/2017-March/008912.html


   - http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/pipermail/cma-l/2017-March/008931.html

And you may have received notification via Eventbrite initially.

Numbers for the event are excellent with more than 50 attendees confirmed
so far and we were planning for about 60 - and we have 12 days to go before
the event.

Well spotted regarding Matt Hancock's quote - it should of course be 244
community radio stations. I'll email Hansard and ask them to correct it in
Column 638:

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-01-13/debates/55060A5C-2ABC-4B0E-8778-7DF5E3E2D72C/Broadcasting(RadioMultiplexServices)Bill

All the best for now

Bill
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On 13 March 2017 at 09:59, Canalside's The Thread <office at thethread.org.uk>
wrote:

> Dear All
>
>
>
> Just a quick question here ….. is there something wrong with this event
> ??     I have now received about 15 reminders and here we are just over a
> week away and another reminder. It might be genuine, but I’m just
> interested in the amount of reminders ?
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> Are the numbers down ?
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> I won’t be attending for a number of reasons, one of them being that once
> all this is set up (if)   we wouldn’t be able to afford it anyway …. The
> otherside of the argument I suppose is like in a Restaurant     ‘’you can
> have a look at the menu even though you’re not
> eating’’                        as for Mr Hancocks statement ….. I think
> it speaks volumes, unless of course it is a mis-quote and he means    200
> Community Stations ??               any ideas ?
>
>
>
> Nick / Third Fiddle FM
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> *From:* cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:
> cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *CMA-L
> *Sent:* 10 March 2017 19:51
> *To:* cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> *Subject:* [cma-l] SSDAB & Community Radio: Past, Present, Future.
> University of Bedfordshire, Luton - Saturday 25th March, 11am to 4pm
>
>
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> *SDAB & Community Radio: Past, Present, Future*
>
> *University of Bedfordshire, Luton - Saturday 25th March, 11am to 4pm*
>
>
>
> This FREE event is for community radio stations, commercial radio
> broadcasters and individuals interested in small-scale digital audio
> broadcasting (SSDAB) and community media.
>
>
>
> Find out what has been happening so far with this transformational
> technology and what’s next for radio stations and the sector as a whole.
>
>
>
> The programme:
>
>    - The story so far - hear from participants in Ofcom’s technical trial
>
>
>    - What’s happening now with the legislation and the upcoming
>    consultation
>
>
>    - Where we go from here - funding SSDAB, innovative business models,
>    broadcast content, how to make SSDAB work for community radio
>
>
>    - Networking with industry professionals
>
> *Book
> here: https://ssdab-community-radio-past-present-future.eventbrite.co.uk/
> <https://ssdab-community-radio-past-present-future.eventbrite.co.uk/>*
>
>
>
> Hear from practitioners and influencers in small-scale DAB and air your
> views, share your thoughts, explore the issues and ask questions. Speakers
> include:
>
>    - Steve Buckley, SheffieldLive (innovative business models and
>    multiplex funding)
>
>
>    - David Duffy, Niocast (a commercial perspective)
>
>
>    - Ash Elford, Angel Radio Ltd (pushing the technology)
>
>
>    - Lawrie Hallett, Future Digital Norfolk (a community radio
>    perspective)
>
>
>    - Daniel Nathan, Juice 102.2, Brighton (the first licensed
>    mini-multiplex)
>
>
>    - Ian O’Neill OBE Head of Radio; Head of Television, DCMS (SSDAB
>    legislation)
>
> More speakers to be announced shortly.
>
>
>
> *“This [SSDAB] technology could open up a new, local dimension in digital
> radio. We’re confident that a UK-wide roll-out of these stations would be
> technically possible and commercially viable. Our trials have enabled
> groups of community and local commercial radio stations to work together,
> enabling new stations to serve local communities right across the UK"*. *Neil
> Stock, Ofcom’s Director of Broadcast Licensing.*
>
>
>
> *“Currently, about 200 smaller commercial radio stations covering small
> markets and 244 commercial radio stations transmitting mainly on FM and
> medium wave are not broadcasting on digital radio”**. Matt Hancock,
> Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Hansard, 13th January 2017.*
>
>
>
> *Book
> here: https://ssdab-community-radio-past-present-future.eventbrite.co.uk/
> <https://ssdab-community-radio-past-present-future.eventbrite.co.uk/>*
>
>
>
> *Sponsored by The Radio Hub:*
>
> [image: The Radio Hub] <http://www.theradiohub.co.uk/>
>
> The Community Media Association (CMA) represents the sector at a strategic
> level to ensure that all its members and the community media sector as a
> whole benefit from this milestone in the development of broadcast
> technology. To become a member click here
> <http://www.commedia.org.uk/join-the-community-media-association/>.
>
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