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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Jackie</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>As well as multichip including FM we should be
pressing DCMS to mandate (or even bet get Europe to mandate) that radios
approved for the digital transitions age should include not only the
'crumb' of tuning by name, but should provide also provide their full range of
function supported by current FM and digital transmission - eg
scrolling text, 'now playing', traffic/news headlines etc and live
record/pause. All of these functions are perfectly well possible on FM as well
as DAB, and are already supported in several countries - no new transmisison
infrastructure or standards changes are needed, just decent exploitations of the
chipset and data carrying capacity of RDS.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Do 'stay on the case' and push the
limits!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Alex</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jaqui.devereux@commedia.org.uk
href="mailto:jaqui.devereux@commedia.org.uk">jaqui devereux</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=joanne@bcfm.org.uk
href="mailto:joanne@bcfm.org.uk">Joanne Schofield</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=cma-l@commedia.org.uk
href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">CMA-L</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:27
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cma-l] radio scrappage
scheme</DIV>
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<P>We are consistently highlighting the major issues and are giving
evidence this very day to DCMS.</P>
<P>This is a publicity stunt by the big boys and will only sow confusion in
the public understanding.</P>
<P>There is NO agenda re "switchover" from FM. Noone should contemplate
buying a digital radio unless it is multichip including FM.</P>
<P>We will stay on the case on your behalf for as long as it takes</P>
<P>Jaqui </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>