<div dir="ltr"><div>I didn't know CR stations were invited (probably because I didn't read the email properly) but I think it's just as well judging by the presentation on the CMA website, as I'm not very technically minded and a lot of it went over my head.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I'm very interested in making a business decision about going on DAB once all the facts about cost, equipment, timescales etc are finalised and I'm sure most other CR stations would share that view.</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 December 2013 13:01, Ian Hickling <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div dir="ltr">Grateful thanks to Jaqui and the CMA for organising the Ofcom DAB Presentation on Tuesday and for the copy of the report on the Brighton trial:<br>
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<a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/news/2013/12/small-low-cost-dab-transmission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-low-cost-dab-transmission" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/news/2013/12/small-low-cost-dab-transmission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-low-cost-dab-transmission</a><br>
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I was able to make the meeting and found it very informative, but it was noticeable that the people from Ofcom and the CMA together outnumbered the rest of us.<br>
I think I counted representatives of four the currently-licensed 215 CR stations, of which I would think about 120 are within an easy train ride of London. <br>
I wonder whether the small attendance was due to the level of promotion - we have here e-mail addresses for all the current CR stations - or time of year, location, or simply lack of interest?<br>
Do we know how many CR operators would like to be on DAB if it were commercially and legally possible?<br>
Looking at the technical and legislational hurdles that need to be overcome, I have my doubts that this will be a feasible proposition this side of Christmas.<br>
2017.<br>
As I said in another recent posting - I wonder how many more CR projects will have fallen by the wayside in the meantime.<br>
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