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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: office@ccr-fm.co.uk<br>> To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> 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<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: cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>> [mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of CMA-L<br>> Sent: 30 June 2011 14:05<br>> To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<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>> <br>> Edward Vaizey (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Culture,<br>> Communications and Creative Industries), Business, Innovation and<br>> Skills; Wantage, Conservative):<br>> <br>> The licensing of community radio stations is a matter for Ofcom, which<br>> 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): http://bit.ly/iF4nFe<br>> <br>> \\<br>> <br>> Community Media Association<br>> -- <br>> http://www.commedia.org.uk/<br>> http://twitter.com/community_media<br>> https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> <br>> The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media<br>> Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>> http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> Mailing list guidelines:<br>> http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<br>> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> <br>> The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>> http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> Mailing list guidelines: http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<br>> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br></div></div> </div></body>
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