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I don't know where Siôn Simon gets the information in that Statement, but the wording "small community radio stations, which might currently be able to broadcast for only two weeks a year" betrays a poor comprehension of current practice.<BR>
It's meaningless flannel as far as I'm concerned, and should be vigorously questioned.<BR>
If we're going to get a Statement, let's insist on it being authoritative and useful.<BR>
Ian Hickling<BR>
Partner<BR>
transplan UK<BR> <BR>> From: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:29:51 +0100<BR>> To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> Subject: [cma-l] Community Radio & Digital Radio Switchover<BR>> <BR>> Oral Answers to Questions - Culture, Media and Sport: Digital Radio<BR>> Switchover (20 Jul 2009)<BR>> <BR>> Siôn Simon (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, DCMSt; Birmingham,<BR>> Erdington, Labour):<BR>> <BR>> "We are ensuring with radio switchover that community organisations<BR>> and small community radio stations, which might currently be able to<BR>> broadcast for only two weeks a year, will inherit the FM spectrum<BR>> currently taken up by big regional and national FM broadcasters.<BR>> Precisely such small, commercial, local community organisations will<BR>> be able to flourish in the digital future in a way that they are<BR>> technologically constrained from doing now."<BR>> <BR>> http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2009-07-20a.561.3&s=%22community+radio%22#g562.0<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Siôn Simon (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, DCMSt; Birmingham,<BR>> Erdington, Labour):<BR>> <BR>> "The "Digital Britain" White Paper was clear that analogue radio, via<BR>> FM, will continue beyond 2015. After the digital radio upgrade is<BR>> completed, the vacated FM spectrum will be allocated to community<BR>> radio stations and a new tier of ultra-local commercial radio."<BR>> <BR>> http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2009-07-20a.564.0&s=%22community+radio%22#g564.2<BR>> <BR>> \\<BR>> <BR>> Community Media Association<BR>> -- <BR>> http://www.commedia.org.uk/<BR>> http://twitter.com/community_media<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> cma-l mailing list - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> <BR>> Community Media Association - www.commedia.org.uk<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> To manage your mailing list subscription please visit:<BR>> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<BR></body>
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