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Bob<BR>
This has been blatantly obvious for years.<BR>
We have the situation where national broadcasters occupy 42% of the available FM spectrum to provide just 5 services - BBC R2, R3, R4, R1 and Classic.<BR>
Add in BBC locals, and the amount of Band II remaining for commercial and community broadcasting is a low as 34%.<BR><BR>
As long as the BBC and the big players have such a strong say in things, it simply won't happen. <BR>
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Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:25:23 +0000<BR>From: bobtyler@btinternet.com<BR>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>Subject: 300 new local frequencies - consultation<BR><BR>
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