<div dir="ltr">Is anyone going up via london / M1 way that I could car share with as I am very interested in going.<div><br></div><div>Martin</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 March 2014 16:22, CMA-L <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span><p>This is an event on Tuesday <span><strong>8th April from 11am to 3pm</strong> in Sheffield</span> for community radio managers and other interested parties to go through the <a title="DCMS Consultation" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/community-radio-consultation" target="_blank">DCMS Consultation on the future of community radio</a> - book online here:</p>
<p></p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-radio-dcms-consultation-event-tickets-10987845943" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-radio-dcms-consultation-event-tickets-10987845943</a><br>
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<p>We urge everyone to respond to this consultation whether as a
licensed station or other interested party, and where possible to copy
your response to the us at the CMA so as to inform our response on your
behalf.<br></p><p></p><p> </p><p>We are considering that some or all of the following topics will be on the agenda:<br></p></span><ul><li>The Communications Act 2003</li><li>The Community Radio Order 2004</li><li>The Community Radio Amendment Order 2010</li>
<li>The Licence Fee - pros/cons of top-slicing the Licence Fee</li><li>European context - other models of funding community media</li><li>Current issues & potential solutions: funding, advertising restrictions</li><li>
Responses to the current DCMS consultation - discussion</li><li>The future - frequency availability, digital migration, low cost DAB</li><li>National advertising scheme for community radio</li><li>The CMA Conference & AGM - 14th June 2014</li>
</ul><span><p>If you have anything else to add to the list for consideration then please let us know.<span></span><span></span></p><p></p><p>A finger buffet lunch will be provided on the day and there will be <u>valuable time for networking</u> with other community media practitioners. Online booking via Eventbrite here:</p>
<p></p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-radio-dcms-consultation-event-tickets-10987845943" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-radio-dcms-consultation-event-tickets-10987845943</a><br>
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We appreciate that this consultation event is during normal working hours so in the event that you cannot make it to Sheffield, you may <span><span>respond </span></span>using the <span>online form on our website – <a title="CMA Response Form" href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/dcms-community-radio-consultation-response-form/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><span>The deadline for responses to the DCMS consultation is <strong>23rd April 2014</strong>.</span></p>
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