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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I agree £75k per station is probably a fair average
for the basic core costs for a station being properly managed and capable of
producing content of a proper basic standard. I had been thinking around
£60k, but it's in that neighbourhood anyway.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There might be merit in banding it according to the
size of station (eg into three levels according size of population served),
but there is an equally good argument for sticking at a flat rate as this would
compensate for the inherently lower viability of stations serving more sparse
populations, and provide some 'levelling of the playing field'. A single figure
also has the merit of simplicity and no arguments over details of size banding
etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>But in any event, asking for 1% of licence fee is
somehtign that is simply a much easier idea to get across and sounds eminently
reasonable an dmodest for the scale of the sector. Even if 1% weren't the actual
basis of an eventual settlement, it is a much easier proposition to 'sell'
to the people who matter , which is vitally important.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Alex</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=prashant@ulfaharts.co.uk
href="mailto:prashant@ulfaharts.co.uk">Prashant Singh</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cma-l@commedia.org.uk
href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:54
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cma-l] It's 2% not 1%</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR>Julia,<BR><BR>Mr. Karim suggesting £ 75 k is not
an extravagant amount of money to run a community radio station with quality
programming. T<BR>he reason it has taken so long for the community Radio
Station circuit to rise up is the lack of real funding for
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