<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I agree with you Alan. </div><div><br></div><div>The way people listen to radio has changed significantly. Many people will still have a radio capable of tuning in AM, but few will change bands to do it. I would be familiar with AM radio but even at home there is too much interference from electrical devices to make it a lengthy listen. I'm not sure I would even replace the broken AM aerial for my hi-fi. How many listeners would know how to optimise reception?</div><div><br></div><div>So then it's about listening in car, with low power only good for short journeys. </div><div><br></div><div>Technology is changing there is an increasing number of cheap FM/DAB sets on the market. </div><div><br></div><div>So it has to be FM as a baseline and then DAB/DAB+ as future delivery platforms with an increasing move to online broadcasting. With 4G rollout and data becoming cheaper on mobiles, in a few years we'll be wondering what all the fuss was about. </div><div><br></div><div>Marc </div><div><br><div>___________________</div><div>Marc Tierney</div><div>Cleddau Radio</div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On 24 Sep 2014, at 12:04, Alan Coote <<a href="mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk">alan.coote@5digital.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It’s hard enough to make ends meet on FM yet alone AM. <o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Let’s face it, these days no one is inclined to tune in and most don’t even know what the AM button is for! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The only way AM may work is by having exclusive mass appeal content, such as football, broadcast to an in car audience. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Although I’ve not done the analysis, I suspect the cost would not be too much more for broadcasting similar as a popup service on a regional DAB. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.letstalkbusinessonline.com/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Hear Alan Every Week on Let’s Talk Business The UK’s Premier Radio Programme For Current and Future Entrepreneurs - 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two using 100W EMRP, two at 70W which is the normal maximum allocated to a CR, one at 10W, one at 4W and the last which we know well at 1W.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">This illustrates I suggest the level of uptake of AM - that Ofcom is offering as an alternative where it says that no FM frequency is available.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">-------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Reply - <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br><br>The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - <a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk</a><br>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video: <a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Mailing list guidelines: <a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/</a><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<br><a href="http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l" target="_blank">http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span></span><br><span>Reply - 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