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If this is to have any appreciable effect, the facts have got to be right<BR>
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As I have said before on far too many occasions - there is no "one size fits all 25W maximum" <BR>
In your Application you tell Ofcom what you want to cover, why, and how you propose doing it.<BR>
Look at Ofcom's listed "TX Params" and you will see that a large number of CRs have more than 25W<BR>
Most have mixed polarity allocated but very few are actually using it.<BR>
Few use proper processing and professionally-designed transmission systems.<BR>
The cause of poor performance in many cases is bad planning and lack of investement.<BR>
Ofcom cannot - rather than will not - simply upgrade power for existing Licensees.<BR>
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What Ofcom should be doing I suggest is looking actively at ways to find more and better slots for CR by a change of policy and putting more staff on the work.<BR>
This is what HMG should be persuaded is the real need.<BR><BR>
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From: alan.coote@thebayradio.com<BR>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 22:06:44 +0100<BR>Subject: [cma-l] E-petition DCMS - Community Radio - Please sign<BR><BR>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Please sign this Community Radio E-petition and distribute to your members, listeners and friends.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><A href="http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/284" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: black">http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/284</SPAN></A></SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Community radio is the new local radio yet is often stifled by its low transmitter power. The one size fits all 25W maximum is unworkable for many community radio stations. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Local radio in the past was successful in informing communities with local news and specialised programmes. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">There are numerous community stations doing that job at present with hundreds of volunteers but restricted to low power transmission by OFCOM. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">To survive these stations must be given sufficient power to get out to their whole community. </SPAN></P>
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<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Your e-petition "Bring back local radio" has now been published. You can view your e-petition at: <A href="http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/284" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: black">http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/284</SPAN></A></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">You can also share this URL to promote your e-petition or use the social network links available on your e-petition's page.</SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Thanks,</SPAN><BR>
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