аЯрЁБс>ўџ <>ўџџџ;џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџьЅС` №П0H(bjbjЫsЫs 40ЉЉH џџџџџџЄАААААААФьььь ј ФU*ыыыджжжжжж$hчœњАтыыттњААлPPPтвААдPтдPPААP P`ћ™ ЪьД "Pд%0UPƒж pƒPPƒАdpы„o^PЭLЩыыыњњF ыыыUттттФФФЄh„ФФФhФФФААААААџџџџ Open letter to the Prime Minister from [xx] Community Radio leaders and media scholars [final agreed text, additional signatories may be added] Rt Hon Gordon Brown Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA [20 July 2009] Dear Gordon It is five years since the Community Radio Order 2004 came into force. The growth, since then of community radio has been described by Ofcom, in its Annual Report 2008/09, as “one of the great UK broadcasting success stories in the last few years”. Over 200 community radio services have been licensed by Ofcom since 2004. Around 150 of these services are on air, creating around 400 jobs, involving over 10,000 volunteers, and serving a potential audience of more than 10 million people. Yet this new sector is economically very precarious. Six stations have failed to launch, three have handed back their licences. Others are at high risk. This is not only a result of the recession but is a direct consequence of a failure in government policy. Community radio broadcasters, the vast majority unpaid volunteers, are disappointed that their achievement is not matched by greater government recognition and support. The Community Radio Order 2004 restricts community radio to a maximum 50 per cent of revenue from advertising and sponsorship and, in some locations, advertising is prohibited entirely. This settlement was to be complemented, in part, by a sizeable Community Radio Fund. The governments own impact assessment, in line with the recommendations of the Everitt Report, suggested the Fund would require 3-4 million per annum. In its first year 500,000 was provided and all 17 applicants were supported. Average grant per station was 26,119. Since then annual government spending commitments to the Fund have not increased at all. In 2008/09 the Community Radio Fund received 117 eligible applications, against which only 30 grant awards were made, with the average grant per station being just 14,978. To put this in context, the money available annually through the Community Radio Fund to support the operating costs of 150 community radio stations is less than the annual salary of a Radio 1 breakfast DJ. From being widely applauded in 2004 as a model of good practice, the UK settlement for community radio is now looking poor in comparison with many other western European countries. France, for example, provides around Euro 25 million per annum for around 600 community radios. The sums needed to put the community radio sector in the UK on a sustainable long term footing are modest by comparison with the governments separate proposals for investment in local news consortia, the objectives of which can partly be met by the provision of news and information services on community radio stations. We are aware the Department of Culture Media and Sport is currently conducting a review into the Community Radio Order 2004. Alongside that review must also be a serious commitment to support the sustainability and development of community radio and its continuing delivery of social and economic benefit, by substantially increasing the government's public spending contribution to the Community Radio Fund. Yours [Signatories already confirmed, as of 19/07/09] Steve Buckley and Frank Wilkes (Directors), Sangita Basudev (Chief Executive) Sheffield Live! 93.2 FM 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX Karl Hartland (Station Manager) 209radio Citylife House, Sturton Street, Cambridge CB1 2QF Andrew David (Managing Editor) Siren FM University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS Duncan Moore, Chris Brookbanks, Tony Cudlip, Jayne Drake, Phil McGrath Diversity 103.5 FM Lancaster & District YMCA, Heart of the City, Fleet Square, Lancaster LA1 1EZ   Peter Bray (Secretary) Radio Wey St Peters Hospital, Guildford Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0PZ Rev. Peter Wright Tynedale FM (Tynedale Community Radio) Hexham Swimming Pool, Market Street, Hexham NE46 3NS Peter Vautier London Chinese Radio (London Huayu) 54 Camberwell Rd, London, SE5 0EN Julian Mellor (Chair) 10Radio West St, Wiveliscombe, Somerset TA4 2JP Robert Ball BRfm, Blaenau Gwent Lakeside Studios, Unit 23 Blaenau Gwent Workshops, Pond Road, Nantyglo NP23 4BL Derrick Francis Gloucester FM The Trust Centre, Conduit Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL1 4XH Gina Hine (Station Manager) ALL FM (96.9) 19 Albert Road, Levenshulme Manchester, M19 2EQ Jennifer Ogole (Chief Executive Officer) BANG Radio 2nd Floor, 89-93 High Street, Harlesden, London NW10 4NX Clive Glover Radio Verulam 92.6 FM PO Box 1092, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 9QB Willie McCool K-Town FM c/o The Library Building, 34 Main Street, Kinglassie, Fife KY5 0XA Tom Buckham (Station Manager) Future Radio/Future Projects 168b Motum Rd, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8EG. Chris Barnes (Operations Manager) The Hillz WATCH Ltd, 12 Victoria Street Hillfields Coventry CV1 5LZ Steve Suttie (Station Manager) Salford City Radio Radio House, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester M27 5AW Sean Og Mac Braoin (Chairman) Iur FM (Newry) Iontaobhas na Gaeilge, WIN Business Park, Canal Quay, Newry BT35 6PH Darren Craig Blast 106 30 Stranmillis Gardens, Belfast BT9 5AS Sutish K Sharma 91.8 Hayes FM Media House, 160 Uxbridge Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB4 0JQ Al Garthwaite (Director) South Leeds Community Radio Hillside, Beeston Road, Leeds LS11 8ND Sagheer Akhtar Pendle Community Radio 103.1FM 15 Cross Street, Nelson, Lancashire BB9 7LE Phil Gibbons (Station Manager) Bristol Community 93.2fm The Beacon Centre, City Academy Bristol, Russell Town Avenue, Bristol BS5 9JH Trevor Lockwood Felixstowe Radio 3 Great Eastern Square, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7DY Steve Saville Forest Community Radio (Forest FM), Verwood, Dorset Unit 2 Enterprise Park, Blackmoor Road, Verwood, Dorset BH31 6YS Javed Sattar Awaz FM, Glasgow 1st Floor, 64 Darnley Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G41 2SE Sheila Vanloo (Station Manager) Radio St. Austel Bay Tregorrick Park, St Austell, Cornwall PL26 7AG Mark Smith (Station Manager) Alive Radio The Convent, Maxwell Street, Dumfries DG2 7AH Amjid Riaz Unity FM c/o The Bordesley Centre, Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham B11 1AR Gordon Sharpe (Project Manager and Director) TMCR FM The Winning Post, Marshland Road, Moorends, Doncaster, DN8 4PB Chris Jones and Barry Badger (Directors) Harborough FM (HFM Radio) Innovation House, Valley Way, Welland Business Park, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7PS Ed Baxter (Programming Director) Resonance104.4fm 144 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB Andy Green (Founder/Station Manager) Bay FM Radio Ltd 8 Myrtle Road, EXeter, Devon EX4 1PZ Blair Crawford (Executive Director) Hope FM/Bournemouth YMCA Delta House, 56 Westover Road, Bournemouth BH1 2BS Nick Wright (Station Manager/Trustee) Canalside Community Radio Unit 2B Clarence Mill, Clarence Road, Bollington, Cheshire SK10 5JZ Pete Muldoon (Station Manager) Halton Community Radio 92.3fm Bluebell Lodge, King Arthur's Walk, Castlefields, Runcorn WA7 2NE Amarjit Khera (Chair) Desi Radio The Panjabi Centre Ltd, 30 Sussex Road, Southall, Middlesex UB2 5EG Noel Moore Drive 105.3FM 1 St Joseph's Avenue, Derry/Londonderry BT48 6TH Paul Stellings (Station Manager) Vixen 101 34A High Street, Market Weighton, Yorkshire YO43 3AH Dave Brown Peace FM St Mary's Parsonage, Parsonage Street, Manchester, M15 5WD Dylan Jones Voice FM Unit 21, Bowen Industrial Estate, Aberbargoed, CF81 9EP Shirley Ludford (Manager and Trainer) Swindon 105.5 Swindon, Wiltshire David McGealy (Station Manager) Oldham Community Radio 99.7fm Oldham, Lancs Baz Reilly (Station Manager) Castledown Radio Ltd Castledown Media Centre, Tidworth Road, Ludgershall SP11 9RR Ian Hickling Transplan UK 6 Horn Street, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 6QS Deborah Wilson (Programme Leader, BA Journalism) School of Journalism, University of Lincoln Brayford Pool Lincoln LN6 7TS Peter M. 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