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The meaning of that escapes me, but I've mailed my MP Richerd Benyon already asking for his support for this even though he doesn't have a CR Station or Applicant in his Constituency.<BR>
I expect that everyone else who reads these threads has done the same.<BR>
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Whoosh!?????<BR>
Was that a pig?<BR> <BR>
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Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:13:42 +0000<BR>From: bobtyler@btinternet.com<BR>To: cathy.aitchison@btinternet.com<BR>CC: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Vaizey confirms no FM switch-off<BR><BR>
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<TD vAlign=top><BR>Chatham House Rules I think<BR><BR><BR>--- On <B>Sat, 19/2/11, Cathy Aitchison <I><cathy.aitchison@btinternet.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Cathy Aitchison <cathy.aitchison@btinternet.com><BR>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Vaizey confirms no FM switch-off<BR>To: "ROBERT TYLER" <bobtyler@btinternet.com><BR>Cc: "F a r i" <dontzzzthroughit@yahoo.com>, cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>Date: Saturday, 19 February, 2011, 12:30<BR><BR>
<DIV id=ecxyiv857933380>I think this shows how difficult it will be to convince commercial radio companies to support any move to digital radio which makes them give up their places on the analogue spectrum to anyone else, including community radio. <BR><BR>From the article in Radio Today on 17 Feb (freshly written ans clearly not authored by DCMS) we can get the following:<BR>~ Ed Vaizey had a meeting with almost 20 MPs from around the country<BR>~ William Morris, Chief Exec of UKRD, was present and was delighted about the outcome of the meeting<BR>~ at the meeting Ed Vaizey confirmed that the analogue spectrum would not be switched off [which we already knew]<BR><BR>I Googled and searched Twitter to find out:<BR>1. MPs attending <BR>One of the MPs at the meeting was Elizabeth Truss, Conservative, MP for South West Norfolk. Her constituency includes a UKRD station (KL.FM radio in King's Lynn). She writes this in her February diary on her website:<BR>"Digital Radio: Elizabeth, fellow MPs and representatives from UKRD Group (owner of KL.FM) met Ed Vaizey, Communications Minister, about the impact switching to digital radio will have on local radio stations like King’s Lynn’s KL.FM radio."<BR><A class=ecxyiv857933380moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.elizabethtruss.com/monthly-report/february-2011" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.elizabethtruss.com/monthly-report/february-2011</A><BR><BR>I haven't found out who the other MPs were but if I were to search further, I might find this map useful:<BR><A href="http://www.ukrd.com/portfolio/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.ukrd.com/portfolio/</A><BR><BR>2. how Twitter spread the news:<BR>The Radio Today article got some good publicity via Twitter: <BR>@MediaUKRadio 's tweet was sent out at 10.30 on 17th Feb:<BR><SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px" class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-style-span><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px" class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-style-span><STRONG style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"></STRONG><SPAN class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-converted-space>" </SPAN><SPAN style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=ecxyiv857933380actions>
<DIV style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><A style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; BACKGROUND-POSITION: -32px 0px; HEIGHT: 15px; VISIBILITY: visible; COLOR: rgb(34,118,187); CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id=ecxyiv857933380status_star_38364663523721216 class="ecxyiv857933380fav-action ecxyiv857933380non-fav" title="favorite this tweet" rel=nofollow target=_blank> </A></DIV></SPAN><SPAN style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=ecxyiv857933380entry-content>Vaizey confirms no FM switch-off (Radio Today)<A style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: rgb(34,118,187); TEXT-DECORATION: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="ecxyiv857933380tweet-url ecxyiv857933380web" href="http://muk.fm/141r" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://muk.fm/141r</A><SPAN class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: rgb(34,118,187); TEXT-DECORATION: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="ecxyiv857933380tweet-url ecxyiv857933380hashtag" title=#radionews href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23radionews" rel=nofollow target=_blank>#radionews</A><SPAN class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: rgb(34,118,187); TEXT-DECORATION: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="ecxyiv857933380tweet-url ecxyiv857933380hashtag" title=#medianews href="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23medianews" rel=nofollow target=_blank>#medianews</A> "<BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>@RadioToday 's own tweet was sent out at 10.37 same day and said: <SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px" class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-style-span><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px" class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-style-span><STRONG style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><A style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: rgb(34,118,187); TEXT-DECORATION: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="ecxyiv857933380tweet-url ecxyiv857933380screen-name" href="http://twitter.com/RadioToday" rel=nofollow target=_blank><BR class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-interchange-newline></A></STRONG><SPAN class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-converted-space>" </SPAN><SPAN style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=ecxyiv857933380actions>
<DIV style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><A style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; BACKGROUND-POSITION: -32px 0px; HEIGHT: 15px; VISIBILITY: visible; COLOR: rgb(34,118,187); CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-DECORATION: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id=ecxyiv857933380status_star_38366385394561026 class="ecxyiv857933380fav-action ecxyiv857933380non-fav" title="favorite this tweet" rel=nofollow target=_blank> </A></DIV></SPAN><SPAN style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=ecxyiv857933380entry-content>RadioToday.co.uk: Vaizey confirms no FM switch-off <A style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: rgb(34,118,187); TEXT-DECORATION: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class="ecxyiv857933380tweet-url ecxyiv857933380web" href="http://vry.gd/PQH" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://vry.gd/PQH</A> "<BR></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>Several people retweeted the latter almost immediately, including @thegriffo2011 who addressed it to more than twenty people/organisations over the next 20 hours. Nothing wrong with that, of course - it looks like very good news which should be shared widely....<BR><BR>But note the last tthree words in the intro of the article:<BR><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: 16px 'Times New Roman'; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px" class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-style-span><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(70,70,70); FONT-SIZE: 13px" class=ecxyiv857933380Apple-style-span>"Broadcast Minister Ed Vaizey has confirmed to a group of MP’s that the FM waveband will not be switched off and will remain as one of a number of multi platform transmission options for <B>local commercial radio</B>." [my emphasis]</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR><BR>----<BR>So now what for community radio?<BR>~ was your MP one of the almost 20 at the meeting? <BR>~ if you have a community radio station in a constituency which includes a commercial radio station belonging to a large and influential group, does your MP know all about YOU and what digital radio implementation would mean to you?<BR>~ what does it take to get 20 MPs together with a Minister to present the community radio point of view and to get the meeting so widely publicised? <BR><BR>No, I'm afraid this is not a case of sense trickling upwards, just some very clever spin to make it look like everyone is winning. <BR><BR>Regardless of your views on other aspects of implementing digital radio, be very aware that if the implementation is delayed or scrapped as a result of strong campaigns like this, you can expect fewer not more opportunities for community radio on the dial. <BR><BR>Cathy Aitchison<BR><A href="http://twitter.com/CathyAitchison" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://twitter.com/CathyAitchison</A><BR><BR>----------<BR><BR>ROBERT TYLER wrote:
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<P class=ecxyiv857933380MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Be careful of this. This press release did not come from DCMS.</SPAN></P><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 18/2/11, F a r i <I><A class=ecxyiv857933380moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="http:///mc/compose?to=dontzzzthroughit@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank><dontzzzthroughit@yahoo.com></A></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: F a r i <A class=ecxyiv857933380moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="http:///mc/compose?to=dontzzzthroughit@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank><dontzzzthroughit@yahoo.com></A><BR>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Vaizey confirms no FM switch-off<BR>To: "CMA-L" <A class=ecxyiv857933380moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="http:///mc/compose?to=cma-l@commedia.org.uk" rel=nofollow target=_blank><cma-l@commedia.org.uk></A><BR>Date: Friday, 18 February, 2011, 13:23<BR><BR>
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<TD style="FONT-FAMILY: inherit" vAlign=top>Sense does trickle upwards, then.<BR>Super news.<BR><BR><A style="COLOR: rgb(64,127,0); FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://www.faribradley.co.uk/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Fari sound</A><BR><BR><A href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SixPillarsToPersia/~6/2" rel=nofollow target=_blank><IMG style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT: 0pt" alt="Six Pillars to Persia" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SixPillarsToPersia.2.gif"></A><BR><IMG alt=""><BR><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(64,64,255)"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><IMG alt=""><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 2/18/11, CMA-L <I><A class=ecxyiv857933380moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="http:///mc/compose?to=cma-l@commedia.org.uk" rel=nofollow target=_blank><cma-l@commedia.org.uk></A></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: CMA-L <A class=ecxyiv857933380moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="http:///mc/compose?to=cma-l@commedia.org.uk" rel=nofollow target=_blank><cma-l@commedia.org.uk></A><BR>Subject: [cma-l] Vaizey confirms no FM switch-off<BR>To: <A class=ecxyiv857933380moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="http:///mc/compose?to=cma-l@commedia.org.uk" rel=nofollow target=_blank>cma-l@commedia.org.uk</A>, <A class=ecxyiv857933380moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="http:///mc/compose?to=comradio-l@commedia.org.uk" rel=nofollow target=_blank>comradio-l@commedia.org.uk</A><BR>Date: Friday, February 18, 2011, 8:39 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=ecxyiv857933380plainMail>Source: <A href="http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6750.5" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6750.5</A><BR><BR>Broadcast Minister Ed Vaizey has confirmed to a group of MP’s that the<BR>FM waveband will not be switched off and will remain as one of a<BR>number of multi platform transmission options for local commercial<BR>radio.<BR><BR>He also confirmed that he was prepared to take a look at the recent<BR>decision by Ofcom to limit licence renewal terms for local commercial<BR>stations to just seven years.<BR><BR>He advised MP’s present that the 2015 switchover date will only<BR>proceed if certain criteria are met and the listeners are clearly<BR>behind the policy.<BR><BR>Almost twenty MP’s from across the UK met with the Minister, and the<BR>Secretary of State who was also present, to express their concerns<BR>about the implications of Government policy on local radio and<BR>expressed strong support for their respective local stations and their<BR>desire to see them prosper and flourish in the future.<BR><BR>The Minister confirmed that FM will remain as a broadcast platform for<BR>years to come and also, in response to questioning from MP’s about the<BR>recently imposed seven year licence term on commercial licence<BR>renewals, agreed that he would review the matter and would welcome the<BR>input of MP’s in reviewing this matter sometime in the next twelve<BR>months or so.<BR><BR>William Rogers, Chief Executive of UKRD, said he was delighted with<BR>the outcome of the meeting and expressed his thanks and appreciation<BR>to all the MP’s who attended to press the case for “critically<BR>important reviews” in key areas of policy.<BR><BR>“That the Minister has confirmed that FM will remain for years to<BR>come, especially for those stations with no DAB future, is of course<BR>welcome but what is also really helpful, and something we should all<BR>welcome as an industry, was his open and constructive response to the<BR>question raised by MP’s to review the length of licences for local<BR>commercial stations which were in effect cut from 12 to 7 years in the<BR>latest Ofcom review,” said Rogers.<BR><BR>“MP’s were encouraged to make representations on this matter and,<BR>indeed, to even propose a policy position in this respect and we will<BR>be working with them over the coming months to ensure that this issue<BR>remains firmly on the Governments agenda of things that need to be<BR>looked at again.”<BR><BR>“We need a dynamic and vibrant local radio sector with a bright and<BR>genuinely multi-platform digital future. Of course DAB is one of many<BR>such platforms but the prescriptive, poorly planned and inappropriate<BR>imposition of this single platform simply gets in the way of what<BR>consumer choice is all about.”<BR><BR>Source: <A href="http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6750.5" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6750.5</A><BR><BR>\\<BR><BR>Community Media Association<BR>-- <BR><A href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.commedia.org.uk/</A><BR><A href="http://twitter.com/community_media" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://twitter.com/community_media</A><BR>Facebook Fans: <A href="http://bit.ly/cog8n5" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://bit.ly/cog8n5</A><BR>Canstream Internet Radio: <A href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.canstream.co.uk/</A><BR>_______________________________________________<BR><BR>Reply - <A rel=nofollow target=_blank>cma-l@commedia.org.uk</A><BR><BR>The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - <A href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.commedia.org.uk</A><BR>Twitter: <A href="http://twitter.com/community_media" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://twitter.com/community_media</A><BR>Facebook Fans: <A href="http://bit.ly/cog8n5" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://bit.ly/cog8n5</A><BR>Canstream Internet Radio: <A href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.canstream.co.uk/</A><BR>_______________________________________________<BR><BR>To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<BR><A href="http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></DIV><BR>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<BR><BR>
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