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I think we all know that there are always ways round a given situation - some legal, some not so - which a lot of CRs are either using already or appraising.<BR>
The CR Licensee organisation, be it a charity, a CIC or any of the other forms of not-for-profit entity, has under the 2003 Act to comply and to be seen to be complying with the 50% rule and in some cases with an advertising exemption. <BR>
Using a parallel Company as a separate commercial entity enables the kind of expansion that you mention, but not many CR stations have either the knowledge or the initiative to go down that route.<BR>What is needed is a corporate initiative to show them how they can legally expand.<BR>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><A name=_MailEndCompose target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hi Ian,</SPAN></A></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Firstly, one only have to look at how some charities set up their commercial operations to see legitimate practical solutions. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Secondly, CR stations can receive as much money as they like for off-air activities. It is would be fully legitimate to apportion income. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Thirdly, many stations miss the opportunity to Offset or Trade. A nominal pound gained here is a benefit in-kind and worth real pound of available income.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Quote = "<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">no station need to turn any adverting away"</SPAN><BR> <BR>Sorry Alan - that simply isn't so.<BR>A CR which is up to its quota has to turn away any additional advertising.<BR>A station which is not permitted advertising at all has to turn away <EM><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">all </SPAN></B></EM>advertising<BR> </SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">From: <A href="mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk">alan.coote@5digital.co.uk</A><BR>To: <A href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</A><BR>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:17:56 +0000<BR>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Closure of Stroud FM</SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I think you have a point, but we you and I were in that meeting and heard that some stations allocate income in a way which makes it fall outside of the 50% rule anyway. I suspect if the rule were removed we would see a truer reflection of income. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The truth is that no station need to turn any adverting away. The real problem is being attractive enough to advertisers in the first place. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US> <A href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</A> [<A href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Martin Steers<BR><B>Sent:</B> 13 February 2014 00:30<BR><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:shirleyludford@btinternet.co">shirleyludford@btinternet.co</A><BR><B>Cc:</B> <A href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</A>; Richard Hilton<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cma-l] Closure of Stroud FM</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">and the rule that says NO advertising at all.. which I think is completely unfair and unjust and should be removed as soon as possible.. that will create the level playing fields and I dont think it will have any effect on 95% of commercial stations because I would suspect its mainly effecting old legacy IRL's which are now sudo national / regional brands (eg Heart)..</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">but your right that this has suppose to be coming for over 2 years now? I remember attending an ofcom meeting to discuss this 2 years ago and apparently the white paper would be in a few months time.. </SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Ofcom’s 2013 Communications Market Report has detailed information on our sector. Overall in terms of income in 2012 29% came from On-air advertising and sponsorship. Grants made up 29%, SLA’s 7%, donations 14% and other 20%. </SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">So how is abolishing the 50% rule is going to help? At 29% it’s not that the sector overall is close to hitting 50% limit.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">So for minority ethnic stations at 43% the abolition of the rule might help but I can’t see it helping others. Personally speaking I think the rule was set up for all the right reasons; it encourages diversity in our funding models and makes us less dependent on one source of income. Subtly it governs our sound and ethos. Maybe argue to push it to, say, 60% but I believe this fight is a red herring. </SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US> <A href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target=_blank>cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</A> [mailto:<A href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target=_blank>cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bay Fm Radio</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US><BR><B>Sent:</B> 12 February 2014 16:15</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>To:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US> terry mechan; <A href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org..uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org..uk</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cma-l] Closure of Stroud FM</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Another station to switch off, this news about Stroud FM is very sad indeed. </SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Is there any news regarding the removal of the restrictions before anymore of us switch off too? </SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I keep hearing "The consultation is in two weeks" but, when is it actually going to happen?</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I see one of the radio predictions on Media UK for 2014 is...</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">2. The community radio 50/50 rule will get abolished as a percentage rule, but community stations will still have to be funded through additional sources, as the government will not allow community radio to be wholly funded by advertising.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Does he know something we don't?</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Andy.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Bay FM.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #37404e; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Stroud FM closing due to lack of money at midnight tonight 12/02/2014<BR><BR>Full details on<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><A href="http://www.stroudfm.co.uk/" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #3b5998; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none">http://www.stroudfm.co.uk/</SPAN></A></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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