[cma-l] FW: GROUND HOG DAY
Associated Broadcast Consultants
info at a-bc.co.uk
Fri Apr 27 17:00:37 BST 2018
Sounds interesting - I might be tempted to venture from "pretend
South-West" to the "Real South West"!
Glyn
Glyn Roylance - Principal Consultant
Associated Broadcast Consultants <http://www.a-bc.co.uk/>
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On 27 April 2018 at 16:20, Phonic FM <info at phonic.fm> wrote:
> It's always difficult to know where to start if/when/trying to reply to
> one of Nick's outburst.
> However to look on the bright side Phonic FM are organising a conference
> for Community Radio Stations in the South West (and we mean DEEP South
> West, not what the Government laughingly calls the south west which
> includes Gloucestershire Wiltshire and Greater Bristol connurbation). We've
> had help from Exeter City Council and the take up has been remarkably
> positive. We're having an input from three "soon to be on air" stations in
> Somerset, Dorset and Devon, an official visit and talk from OFCOM ,
> together with a q&a session with a radio engineer, a 'deserter from
> commercial radio' OFCOM and (natch) CMA. It certainly doesn't seem as
> gloomy as depicted by the views emanating from Cheshire, and in any case
> there's a determination to provide a positive view of what goes on in the
> sector, as well as providing an opportunity to exchange views/ideas on a
> range of topics. In fact there's a resilience that doesn't appear to
> emanate from the gloom in the canal side. Of course there are frustrations,
> but anybody who exists in the current economic and political climate
> wouldn't expect there to be immediate answers to any of the woes that seems
> to beset Bollington so heavily.
> The event in on 9th June and you can find details on our website at
> www.phonic.fm ( we're celebrating our 10th anniversary the same day)
> A synopsis of the days proceedings will appear on the website in due
> course.
> Further information from info at phonic.fm
>
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> On 25 April 2018 at 20:51, Canalside Community Radio Ltd <
> office at canalsideradio.net> wrote:
>
>> See below sent it myself what a muppet 😊
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>> *I’d possibly get more sense talking to myself LOL*
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>> *Nick*
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>> *Canalside Community Radio Ltd.*
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>> Canal 2B,
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>> Clarence Mill,
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>> Bollington,
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>> Cheshire,
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>> SK10 5JZ
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>> 01625 576689
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>> office at canalsideradio.net
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>> www.canalsideradio.net
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>> [image: FBnT]
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>> www.twitter.com/canalsideradio
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>> www.facebook.com/canalsideradio
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>> *From:* Canalside Community Radio Ltd [mailto:office at canalsideradio.net]
>> *Sent:* 25 April 2018 17:06
>> *To:* 'Canalside Community Radio Ltd' <office at canalsideradio.net>
>> *Subject:* GROUND HOG DAY
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear All
>>
>>
>>
>> Polly Parrot here again talking about one of my favourite subjects. I
>> wish I wasn’t talking about it and that the ‘problem / issue’ would simply
>> go away or dare I say the powers that be did something to help the matter
>> go away.
>>
>> It has become the general chit chat of late that our ‘’’signal’’’ in the
>> Local area is at best so/so and at worst absolutely c
>> r * *
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>>
>>
>> Just to re-run the tail again …. in a nutshell, we were awarded our
>> licence in 2006/2007, we set off with our 25 watts in 2008 ----- it’s never
>> been brilliant, but we were half getting away with it ---- then Mr Ofcom
>> licenced Heart and there were a couple of others who had changes to name
>> and power boosts ---- a number of whom are on 102.8fm they
>> definitely ‘’’peck peck peck’’’ at us.
>>
>> Those familiar with the local area and familiar with my ramblings will be
>> aware that there are a number of issues here issue number 1 is the
>> fact that you can hear us in Macclesfield when in a Vehicle, but
>> interference, pecking, hissing, squishing, farting, burping is now par for
>> the course inside a building is not possible and unless on the internet
>> then the democratic choice is taken away ……………. Out and about, not so bad
>> if you are listening to Milk and Alcohol by Dr Feelgood or The Boys are
>> back in Town by Thin Lizzy but when Matt Monro is trying to sing the soft
>> ballad from my Fair Lady, I’ve grown accustomed to her face it doesn’t
>> quite bode well. In fact we’ve changed the song title now to I’ve grown
>> accustomed to the glitch there are even mini fuzzes in places like
>> Tytherington / Hurdsfield / Adlington / Kerridge / Rainow all within our
>> MCA some only a mile and a half from our transmitter.
>>
>>
>>
>> In times of desperate need and struggle and strife we need to be able to
>> at least compete a little bit even though apparently ‘’’competition’’’ is a
>> dirty word. Actually I forgot, that isn’t quite right :- according to the
>> original rules that I believe are still in place (unless I have missed
>> something?) Commercial Radio is permitted to compete with us, but we
>> ain’t permitted to compete with it ? this can never be right,
>> especially in times of hardship, lack of central and local government
>> funding and a general drop in grant allocation unless of course you are
>> organising a sponsored run, a yoga class or something arty farty.
>>
>>
>>
>> I would argue that one of the fundamental needs required by a radio
>> station is to be heard …….. it is becoming difficult as systems in place
>> are NOT moving with the times. Here’s that wonderful word again ‘’’common
>> sense’’’ common sense tells us that if Stations are
>> licensed on a frequency those nearby on an adjacent frequency need at least
>> to be considered.
>>
>>
>>
>> We’re still here, we’re bobbing and weaving, looking forward to going to
>> Melton Mowbray at the weekend to all the wonderful folk I have met along
>> the way and of course to eat all the pies ---- although some folk may argue
>> I have already done that 😊 but alas things are the toughest
>> they have ever been and yes the sympathy card is out again as I believe
>> ‘’’we’’’ are getting kicked from all angles …. Lack of general
>> funding both central and local, a general malaise on sponsorship as the
>> internet and social media takes hold and 25 watt transmitter that quite
>> frankly I could throw the signal further with a catapult and a pee-shooter.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Greased Pig has just been let off down the slope out of trap 7, he
>> has already just passed red, blue, green, orange, yellow and black/white
>> greyhounds and is about to hurtle past Franz Klammer and Ingemar Stenmark,
>> he is being closely followed by the Bailiffs, the Sheriffs and the High
>> Court enforcement officers ….. was motoring so quickly went straight past
>> the soup kitchen.
>>
>>
>>
>> The chequered flag and the proverbial pee pot await at the bottom of the
>> slope.
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>> I look forward to listening to our talks and chin wag on
>> Funding/Fundraising at the weekend
>>
>>
>>
>> I think it is worth noting and acknowledging though that the average
>> income of s Community Station appears to have dropped over the past 10
>> Years by 65% - 70% this isn’t good in any books ….. we know the
>> reasons why and we know a few solutions which wouldn’t break the Bank nor
>> cause problems to others but sadly Mr Ivory Towers ain’t listening, if of
>> course we are at all putting the questions in the first place ---- I am
>> starting to have my doubts as 1 + 1 is making 3 at the moment.
>>
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>>
>> See you at the weekend ………… a nice scoop or two as well in the Anne of
>> Cleaves all welcome Matt Hancocks is buying the first round, we
>> could also create a float and bar tab if any money is left from the first
>> £8 Million gobbled up for the so called Community Journalists ? is
>> someone havin’ a giraffe with that ? they don’t exist, they’re
>> working for money making rackets using tax payers money. It’s a con
>> trick the best way to improve local news and not have fake news
>> and have it real is to have local people TALKING on-air to folk they know
>> and folk they know of real people with faces who folk can relate to.
>> They can hold them to account because they see them in their own
>> neighbourhoods.
>>
>> It’s like the white elephant I pointed out 5 years ago ---- TV
>> thousands wasted. Community Radio in this Country could be leading the
>> World by now if the Government had backed the right Horses, instead they
>> have left it to fester and/or struggle on. Some Stations have closed,
>> others are close and the majority it is a struggle.
>>
>>
>>
>> The authorities are 80% responsible for our woes, time they manned up,
>> stood up and admitted it and took it on the chin and then do something
>> about it.
>>
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>>
>> *Nicholas H Dumpty*
>>
>> Station Pie Eater
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>> [image: webmainlogo]
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>>
>> *Canalside Community Radio Ltd.*
>>
>> Canal 2B,
>>
>> Clarence Mill,
>>
>> Bollington,
>>
>> Cheshire,
>>
>> SK10 5JZ
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>> 01625 576689
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>> office at canalsideradio.net
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>>
>>
>> www.canalsideradio.net
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>> [image: FBnT]
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>> www.twitter.com/canalsideradio
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>> www.facebook.com/canalsideradio
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