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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I have written to the Minister regarding viability of Community Radio stations.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">He is supporting commercial viability of proposed new local TV services, so I feel strongly that the same consideration should be shown to community radio services. The fact that many stations can be "commercial" whilst a handful of other stations have hands further tied behind their backs is unfair.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">More community radio stations are being licenced, whilst existing stations are closing due to funding problems of various kinds. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">It is a Government decision that can change the rule to allow all community radio stations to have a level playing field. This is what I am asking, on behalf of SWINDON 105.5, that they consider. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">At the moment there is little point in us attending the meeting, but it would be good to hear the results.</SPAN></div>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Jaqui Devereux <jaqui.devereux@commedia.org.uk><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> cma-l <cma-l@commedia.org.uk><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, 5 September 2011, 16:54<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [cma-l] UK wide advertising for community radio ( and later possibly TV...)<BR></FONT><BR>
<DIV id=yiv1104321893>Dear all<BR><BR>We have been working with Donald McTernan since the CMA Conference in June to take forward his proposals to create a UK wide ads agency for the community radio sector, and in the longer run possibly to include community/local television as well. <BR><BR>We are now at a point where we would like your views on how it could work for you (licensed stations/internet radio/RSLs). We would not want to supplant in any way stations' current advertiser pools but do believe there is a potential ads market out there for stations that can take on air advertising and for stations' internet presence as well.<BR><BR>To that end there will be a meeting in London on 7th October - venue to be confirmed later - for people interested in exploring this with us. <BR><BR>If you would like to attend please do get in touch with us on <A href="mailto:advertising@commedia.org.uk" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:advertising@commedia.org.uk">advertising@commedia.org.uk</A><BR><BR>Best wishes<BR><BR>Jaqui<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR><B>Jaqui Devereux</B><BR>Director, Community Media Association<BR>Community Media Association<BR><A href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.commedia.org.uk</A><BR><BR>t: 0114 279 5219<BR><BR>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<BR><A href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.canstream.co.uk/</A><BR><BR><A href="http://twitter.com/community_media" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://twitter.com/community_media</A><BR><A href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" rel=nofollow target=_blank>https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</A><BR><BR></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR><BR>Reply - <A href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" ymailto="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</A><BR><BR>The cma-l mailing
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