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<BR>Yes - it is ironic, and it's illogical - and it's illustrative of how out-of-step the mandarins are with what's going on at base level.<BR>But whose fault is it?<BR>Ours - for not making our case strongly enough - with the right kind of approach - in the areas where it will hit hardest.<BR>Does your MP - who you elected and is your voice in Government - even know about your Community Radio station?<BR>Has he visited it - regularly - and how many times has he been interviewed?<BR>Does he use you to get to his contituents?<BR>Have you used him as a channel to get a written answer from a Minister as is his entitlement?<BR> <BR>I wonder.<BR> <BR>
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> From: stevensuttie@aol.com<BR>> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:01:48 +0100<BR>> To: markianpolden@hotmail.com<BR>> CC: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> Subject: Re: [cma-l] BBC funding for local TV/Not local radio<BR>> <BR>> Hi there,<BR>> <BR>> Forgive me, but is this not ironic?<BR>> <BR>> There are 230 community radio stations licensed with no plausible fund to support them.<BR>> <BR>> But here is a massive fund for community telly that doesnt exist yet.<BR>> <BR>> I'm astonished by how ineptly this sector is organised.<BR>> <BR>> Am I missing something, or are the DCMS having a laugh? Blimey, I can't articulate how frustrated and bemused this announcement has made me feel.<BR>> <BR>> But its helped me think of a nice strapline for the sector! 'Community Media in the Uk - Running the London Marathon today, Learning to walk tommorrow.'<BR>> <BR>> Blimey. I'm off to ask my wife to wake me up now.<BR>> <BR>> Yours in utter bewilderment<BR>> Steve<BR>> <BR>> Sent from my iPhone<BR>> <BR>> On 22 Oct 2010, at 18:07, mark polden <markianpolden@hotmail.com> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > Why, why, why not funding for community radio. Unfortunately seemingly our goose is cooked for this settlement as this government has gone off half cocked already.<BR>> > <BR>> > Mark Polden<BR>> > Flame CCR<BR>> > <BR>> > > Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:33:31 +0100<BR>> > > To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> > > From: sbuckley@gn.apc.org<BR>> > > Subject: [cma-l] BBC funding for local TV<BR>> > > <BR>> > > Letter from DCMS to the BBC (extract)<BR>> > > <BR>> > > "The BBC will play an active role in supporting <BR>> > > new local television services through a <BR>> > > partnership fund providing capital costs of up to <BR>> > > a total of £25m in 2013/14 for up to 20 local TV <BR>> > > services, subject to any necessary regulatory <BR>> > > approval. The BBC will also commit to ongoing <BR>> > > funding of up to £5m per annum from 2014/15 to <BR>> > > acquire content for use on its own services from <BR>> > > these new services. Should capital costs be <BR>> > > required earlier then this will be facilitated by <BR>> > > access to the existing digital switchover underspend by mutual agreement."<BR>> > > <BR>> > > Source (and letter in full):<BR>> > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/oct/22/bbc-funding-settlement-jeremy-hunt<BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > _______________________________________________<BR>> > > <BR>> > > cma-l mailing list - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> > > <BR>> > > Community Media Association - www.commedia.org.uk<BR>> > > _______________________________________________<BR>> > > <BR>> > > To manage your mailing list subscription please visit:<BR>> > > http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<BR>> > =<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > <BR>> > cma-l mailing list - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> > <BR>> > Community Media Association - www.commedia.org.uk<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > <BR>> > To manage your mailing list subscription please visit:<BR>> > http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> cma-l mailing list - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> <BR>> Community Media Association - www.commedia.org.uk<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> To manage your mailing list subscription please visit:<BR>> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<BR> </body>
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