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I feel that Steve Penk, whom I acknowledge as an excellent broadcaster - has a very valid point, despite somebody in the systen not being able to spell "Licence". <BR>
Community Radio is of course "commercial" in that each operator has to run his operation as a conventional business with income and expenditure.<BR>
The only (very slight these days) difference is that he must not show an end profit but must re-invest any surplus into the operation or return it to source.<BR>
Most good businesses do that anyway I suggest - at least they do the first part - in preference to giving it up to the Tax man.<BR>
I still feel very uneasy about the concept of running a business which has to hold its hand out for cash all the time to people who aren't actually its customers.<BR>
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Ian Hickling<BR>
Partner<BR>
transplan UK<BR>
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From: Stevensuttie@aol.com<BR>Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 15:27:24 -0400<BR>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>Subject: [cma-l] Steve Penk criticises Community Radio Fund Award in letter to PM David Cameron<BR><BR><FONT id=ecxrole_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
<DIV>I saw this on Radio Today and thought "blimey!"</DIV>
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<DIV>Have a look, it makes community radio sound very commercial, even though this funding was supposed to help the stations in Greater Manchester achieve "sustainability." I don't think this kind of comment helps our incessant chants for more cash! <A href="http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.5959">http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.5959</A> </DIV>
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