I think you are talking down AM, the national AM station still receive a huge (and growing) listenership, its just about education of the listeners. Desi is on AM in London and they always seem to do well as a station.<br>
<br>M<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:07 AM, mark polden <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:markianpolden@hotmail.com">markianpolden@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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The question is when are they gonna force the big boys onto DAB, if it is 7-10 yrs then we probably will have collapsed by then. We are languishing on AM and not a lot of people accept that AM still exists, as for advertising forget it.<div>
<br></div><div>Mark Polden</div><div>Flame CCR<br><br><div>> From: <a href="mailto:office@ccr-fm.co.uk" target="_blank">office@ccr-fm.co.uk</a><div class="im"><br>> To: <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br>
</div>> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:45:42 +0100<br>> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Local Broadcasting: Radio Culture Media and Sport Written answers and statements, 22 June 2011<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>> <br>> Dear All<br>
> <br>> All radio sets manufactured to have FM / AM / Digital<br>> <br>> Shift the big boys onto Digital (only) <br>> <br>> Loads of room on FM, easy peazy lemon squeezy, simple, straight forward lots<br>
> of smiley faces, no one losing anything, everyone being friendly and caring<br>> and sharing ........... I could do it with my eyes shut, done and dusted in<br>> 12 months !<br>> <br>> However, that ain't how it works, because everything has to be made unfair,<br>
> ridiculous, complicated, shambolic, argumentative etc etc and so on and so<br>> on.<br>> <br>> Once again I ask the question -- is it me who has missed something or am I<br>> the one who is actually sane and it is everyone else who has lost the plot?<br>
> DUNNO'?<br>> <br>> Come on Mr Vaizey / Mr Hunt / Mr Ofcom / Mr Jobsworth / Mr Bureaucracy<br>> surprise me with something simple.<br>> <br>> Best of luck to all Stations, those broadcasting, those seeking a licence<br>
> and even commercial radio ........ there is room for all of us.<br>> <br>> Regards<br>> <br>> Nick<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br>
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> To: <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br>> Subject: [cma-l] Local Broadcasting: Radio Culture Media and Sport Written<br>> answers and statements, 22 June 2011<br>
> <br>> Mark Menzies (Fylde, Conservative):<br>> <br>> To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport<br>> what support his Department provides to help community radio projects<br>> to obtain an FM or AM broadcasting licence.<br>
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> works independently of Government. However, earlier this year the<br>> Government sought assurances from Ofcom that a further round of<br>> community radio licensing would be undertaken to allow more community<br>
> stations to be licensed. Ofcom began a third round of community radio<br>> licensing earlier this year.<br>> <br>> Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 22 June 2011, c291W): <a href="http://bit.ly/iF4nFe" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/iF4nFe</a><br>
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