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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Everyone<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I just thought I would ping this over to
you all …………. It is an e-mail exchange between a number
of our volunteers / staff etc etc ……………
it proves a number of things<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>That I actually am not some lone ‘nutcase’ in a cocoon
rambling on about the same old thing with no one around me in agreement. This
e-mail came out-of-the-blue from Heidi / Brian and others and I had no doing in
it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>It proves also that this malarky is now a complete and utter
debacle, a disgrace, totally unacceptable and NOT up to date. It likewise
proves my tale to be true, that ‘yes’ when we signed up we knew
exactly what we were getting WE NEVER AGREED WITH IT MIND YOU ….. but
what else could we do ?? however, as previously mentioned, I
never thought 4 years down the line we would still be trawling over the same
old garbage.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Mr Hunt, Mr Vaizey and Uncle Tom Cobley n’ all have abandoned
us and couldn’t give a monkeys cuss as they now have their new train set
to play with = Community TV<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>What I will say is this ……….
& I will repeat it for those hard of hearing. It appears sadly that this
will only be brought to a head by brave, valiant, courageous, kind, voluntary community
minded people when they decide ENOUGH IS ENOUGH and if those in power won’t
play ball and choose to continue this discrimination and bullying the only
alternative will be to break the law and fight for our rights.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’m afraid to say that we have now
reached that point ………………………….
I have e-mailed our MP in on this and ask of Mr Rutley to read this e-mail to
Mr Vaizey and Mr Hunt for comment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think I know what the answer will be,
but WE want to hear it anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Canalside is losing money because of this
nonsense, that should have been buried years ago. We are providing a quality
service, we have introduced a new service for our youngsters but we struggling
to keep it afloat because of the restrictions. These are now beyond
restrictions they are downright attacks. Our money is not-for-profit and goes
on keeping the service running.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We currently have three sets of equipment
that have gone tits-up through age and they need replacing …….. it
will cost about £6,000 …….. at the moment, we are having to
turn people (youngsters) away as our training studios and pods are ‘down’
what a complete and utter shambles to end up in with none of it being our
doing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The people who sat round that table seven
years ago and thought this one up want chucking in the sea !<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We will not stand idly by and see all our
hard work and graft go to nothing without a SCRAP ……….. and
it will be a scrap, with gloves off. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Please prevent a further nonsense by
changing these laws immediately and allowing good people in our society to do
GOOD !<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Come November, we WILL be running some
small adverts. They will be nothing major, and they will not be excessive. Just
enough to keep people from disappearing off our paying in slip ………………..
THIS IS NOT A <st1:place w:st="on">LOT</st1:place> TO ASK …………………..
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Everybody is extremely angry at this end,
so don’t just think it is me …………… there is
a whole army of us !<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have e-mailed Soo into the bargain as
well as it was agreed that Ofcom should be kept informed. It is a pity that I
am not informing them of nice positive stuff, instead putting them in a
position that I know very well they don’t really want to get involved in,
but will sadly have to ………….. we are not criminals ……..
we are descent people who are being forced to behave like criminals. We have no
other choices left open to us. Doing nothing is not an option anymore in this
financial climate, our noses have been kept clean for 7 years and the fact we
are still here is a bloody miracle ! we
should be being awarded a medal ….. and not being backed into a corner.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I don’t condone disputes, strikes,
law breaking ……….. but when nothing else is left ……………………….
WELL ????????????<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Point made I hope.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Nick
we have now thrown caution to the wind<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
Brian Moores [mailto:brianmoores@ntlworld.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 11 October 2011 20:29<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Heidi Reid'; Office - ccr-fm<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Fw: Silk FM's coverage /
CCR Advertising restrictions</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Resending as got an error message when I sent it a couple of
minutes ago</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<div style='font-color:black'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:brianmoores@ntlworld.com" title="brianmoores@ntlworld.com">Brian
Moores</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:heidi.j.r@googlemail.com" title="heidi.j.r@googlemail.com">Heidi
Reid</a> ; <a href="mailto:office@ccr-fm.co.uk" title="office@ccr-fm.co.uk">Office
- ccr-fm</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tuesday, October
11, 2011 8:27 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re: Silk FM's
coverage / CCR Advertising restrictions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This MCA was for 2003 when they were, I believe, just Silk
106.9. Now that they are Chesire's Silk 106.9 and state that they cover places
like Sandbach, <st1:place w:st="on">Crewe</st1:place>, Nantwich etc surely they
should have declared a bigger MCA, which presumably is even larger than the
figures Heidi quotes. I may be barking up the wrong tree but it could be worth
folowing up.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Brian</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:heidi.j.r@googlemail.com" title="heidi.j.r@googlemail.com">Heidi
Reid</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:office@ccr-fm.co.uk" title="office@ccr-fm.co.uk">Office - ccr-fm</a>
; <a href="mailto:brianmoores@ntlworld.com" title="brianmoores@ntlworld.com">Brian
Moores</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tuesday, October
11, 2011 5:18 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Silk FM's coverage
/ CCR Advertising restrictions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I know it's old ground, but this whole issue of us being one of the few
stations that cannot offer any form of advertising has been bugging me again of
late. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Just read this from 2008:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#3d3c3c" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#3D3C3C;background:white'>Two
of the new community radio stations that <a
href="http://www.how-do.co.uk/north-west-media-news/north-west-broadcasting/ofcom-awards-four-new-licences-in-the-north-west-200802261998/?phpMyAdmin=23e385809bf2f73d868eef9ff7d10b76"><font
color="#062561"><span style='color:#062561'>Ofcom awarded licences to last week</span></font></a> will
be restricted in their bids to sell advertising.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#3D3C3C;background:white'>It
has emerged that KCC in Knowsley and Canalside Radio in Macclesfield will be
hit by the ruling, with the former restricted in how much revenue it can
generate from sales, while Canalside will be banned from selling ads
altogether.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#3d3c3c" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#3D3C3C;background:white'>The
move falls in line with Ofcom legislation that allows the body to limit the
revenue community radio stations can earn if they potentially compete with
existing commercial stations of a certain size (with more than 50,000 but less
150,000 adults living in their area of coverage).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#3d3c3c" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#3D3C3C;background:white'>In
this respect KCC and Canalside were seen to offer direct competition to KCR FM
and Silk FM.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 color="#3d3c3c" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#3D3C3C;background:white'>The
other stations awarded licences in the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">North
West</st1:place></st1:State> are unaffected by the regulations and are free
to sell advertising.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>So are Ofcom genuinely saying that Silk broadcast to an area with a
populus less than 150,000?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Just checked out the MCA for Silk here: <a
href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/mcamaps/al213.pdf">http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/mcamaps/al213.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>It includes Macclesfield (50,688), Congleton (25,750), Bollington
(7,300), Alderley Edge (4,409), Bramhall (25,500), Poynton (14,433), Holmes
Chapel (5,669), Wilmslow (30,326) = A populus of 164,075.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Can we go back to Ofcom and ask them to reconsider the restrictions in
the light of these figures?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Heidi<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>-- <br>
Canalside Community Radio 102.8 fm<br>
<a href="http://www.ccr-fm.co.uk" target="_blank">www.ccr-fm.co.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>01625 576689<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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