ࡱ> SUR` 0Cbjbjss 4R; $ * (4 4 4 4 rtttttt$h4 4 B4 4 rr4 psC  ^F,0!d@!!xit   PRESS RELEASE: 20 July 2009 Broadcasting success story at risk The 20th July marks the fifth anniversary of the legislation that enabled Community Radio to start broadcasting. Since then more than 200 community radio services have been licensed and around 150 are on air, creating around 400 jobs, involving over 10,000 volunteers, and serving a potential audience of more than 10 million people. Ofcoms latest Annual Report hailed community radio as one of the great UK broadcasting success stories of the last few years, but that success could turn to failure if much needed Government support is not forthcoming, according to community radio groups and their supporters. The Community Radio Fund is described by Steve Buckley, Director of Sheffield Live! 93.2FM as .. woefully inadequate and hes heading a plea for a fair share of Government funding arrangements for broadcasting. Buckley says the new sector is in a precarious situation: 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. An open letter has been written to the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, signed by 82 community radio leaders, media scholars and experts including representatives of 60 community radio stations, in a bid to raise awareness of the threat to community radio. The Governments own assessment, in 2003, was that the Community Radio Fund would need 3-4 million per annum, but only 500k was provided in the first year of operation and there has been no further increase, despite rapid growth in the number of community radio stations. 209radio in Cambridge is one of the operating stations that have been badly affected by restrictions on advertising income and operational delays from Ofcom; its Station Manager Karl Hartland says: Theres an urgent need for the community radio sector to be given a more sustainable economic base, especially in light of the work we do with communities in a climate of shrinking public spending. To put it in context, the money available today through the Community Radio Fund to help support the operating costs of 150+ community radio stations is less than the annual salary of a BBC Radio 1 breakfast DJ. Despite the plaudits and awards for community radio, the UK financial settlement compares poorly with our European neighbouring countries. France, for example, provides around Euro 25 million per annum for around 600 community stations. Community radio groups and their supporters are calling for the government to give a higher priority to community radio its social and economic benefit by substantially increasing the government's contribution to the Community Radio Fund. -ends- For further information contact: Steve Buckley (Sheffield Live! 93.2 FM) Office: 0114 2201426 ; Mobile: 07801 945037  HYPERLINK "mailto:sbuckley@gn.apc.org" sbuckley@gn.apc.org Karl Hartland (209radio on 105 FM) Mobile 07968 898254  HYPERLINK "mailto:hartland.karl@209radio.co.uk" hartland.karl@209radio.co.uk Notes: 1. The letter is available online at http://www.sheffieldlive.org/lettertogordonbrown 2. The Community Radio Order 2004 came into force on 20 July 2004. The government is currently conducting a review of the Order, as part of the Digital Britain consultation. A public consultation paper on the Community Radio Order 2004 was published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 16 June 2009, with a closing date of 16 August. 3. The government has published (also on 16 June 2009, as part of the Digital Britain consultation) a separate consultation paper on plans to ringfence 3.5% of the television licence fee to fund local and regional news and other essential public service content priorities. This separate consultation on funding closes 22 September 2009. 4. The Communications Act 2003 provides, in Section 359, for a Community Radio Fund. In a regulatory impact assessment paper at the time the government estimated this would not cost more than 3-4 million per annum. It commenced in 2005/06 at a level of 500,000 and has not been increased since. The number of community radio licences has grown from 14 to over 200. Open letter to the Prime Minister from 82 community radio leaders, media scholars and experts including representatives of 60 community radio stations from all nations and regions. 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 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) and Andrew Wass (Manager/Administrator) 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 County Ground, County Road, Swindon SN1 2ED David McGealy (Station Manager) Oldham Community Radio 99.7fm PO BOX 997, Oldham OL1 9EB Baz Reilly (Station Manager) Castledown Radio Ltd Castledown Media Centre, Tidworth Road, Ludgershall SP11 9RR Nicola Rule (Administration Director) Huntingdon Community Radio c/o 19 Croftfield Road, Godmanchester, Cambs PE29 2ED Steve Morris (Station Manager) WCR FM Newhampton Centre, Newhampton Road East, Wolverhampton WV1 4AP Mary Dowson (Manager) BCB 106.6fm 11 Rawson Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 3SH Stanton La Foucade StreetLife FM Outset Centre, 2a Grange Rd, Walthamstow, London, E17 4EL Tony Nixon (Managing Director) Rossendale Radio CIC Haslingden Community Link & Children's Centre, Bury Road, Haslingden BB4 5PG Jamie Stephens (Head of Radio and Company Secretary) CSR 97.4 FM Mandela Building, University of Kent, Canterbury Kent CT2 7NW Chrissy Moog Sine FM 53-57 Netherhall Road, Doncaster, DN1 2PG Paul Golder (Chairman) Phoenix FM Baytree Centre, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4BX Ayesha Special K (General Manager) Burngreave Community Radio BCR 103.1 FM Sorby House, Multimedia Resource Centre, 42 Spital Hill, Sheffield S4 7LG Alan Coote The Bay Radio 25a Elliott Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH11 8LQ Peter Dixon (Station Manager) Radio Teesdale Enterprise House, Harmire Enterprise Park, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8XT Anne Marshall (Station Manager) Wythenshawe FM Suite A4, Alderman Gatley House, Hale Top, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5RQ Dave Butler (Managing Director) and Jill Martin (Director) LINK FM (London Borough of Havering) St George's Church and Centre, Chippenham Road, Harold Hill, Romford RM3 8HX Bob McWilliam (Director/Station Manager) and Bruce Rodger (Director) Celtic Music Radio 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XH Abdullah Shaheen Khan (Station Manager) Muslim Community Radio 87.8fm 3rd Floor, West Wing, London Muslim Centre, 38 - 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