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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>We understand that the ERP under consideration is 100W vertical polarisation Alan and that adequate coverage planning will precede any licence awards.<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: alan.coote@5digital.co.uk<br>To: cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:05:53 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Ofcom consults on new short-term licences for small-scale digital radio trials<br><br><style><!--
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--></style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">As you say Ian a very welcome and, as far as I’m concerned, significantly overdue development. </span></a></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">My concern though is that Ofcom will be under pressure from the commercial operators to screw these multiplexes down to very low power. In theory DAB should have greater resilient than FM but at lower powers there potential for lots of localised black spots.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">I guess the trials will aim to expose these issues. </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Kind Regards</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Alan</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><a href="http://www.letstalkbusinessonline.com/" target="_blank"><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 - Now Broadcast To 4.8 Million People </span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Email - </span><a href="mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">alan.coote@5digital.co.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Phone - 0800 949 6655</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Mobile - 07801 518858</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Twitter - 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</span><a href="http://www.letstalkbusinessonline.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">http://www.LetsTalkBusinessOnline.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"><img border="0" width="200" height="71" id="ecxPicture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CFF391.428825A0" alt="cid:image001.gif@01CE03CD.223AC920"></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">The Media Production, Broadcasting and Training Company</span></p></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";"> cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ian Hickling<br><b>Sent:</b> 29 October 2014 12:23<br><b>To:</b> The Community Media Association Discussion List<br><b>Subject:</b> [cma-l] Ofcom consults on new short-term licences for small-scale digital radio trials</span></p></div></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">A welcome proposal and clarification of other recent announcements.<br>We have already notified Ofcom of our capacity to source/provide certain items of equipment, antennas and hardware - and our coverage planning, installation and launch expertise.</span></p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"> </span></p><div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" id="ecxstopSpelling"></span></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">From: <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br>Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:27:03 +0000<br>To: <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br>Subject: [cma-l] Ofcom consults on new short-term licences for small-scale digital radio trials</span></p><div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">Ofcom has published a consultation seeking views on the approach to issuing new short-term licences to support small-scale digital radio trials being run next year.<br><br>This consultation focuses on the conditions and award processes for trial Wireless Telegraphy Act licences needed to test small-scale DAB multiplexes in three locations. If successful, this new technology could allow smaller radio stations to broadcast on digital at a lower cost.<br><br>This technology was first trialled in the UK by an Ofcom engineer in Brighton between September 2012 and January 2013. This experimental DAB multiplex showed it could be feasible to deliver infrastructure capable of supporting digital radio transmission at a lower cost than the current systems used.<br><br>These trials will help inform a wider programme of work Ofcom is undertaking on the possibilities for enabling smaller radio services to broadcast on digital radio.<br><br>The consultation document can be viewed on Ofcom’s website (<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/small-scale-dab/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/small-scale-dab/</a>).<br>The consultation sets out Ofcom’s proposals for licensing a number of short-term trial small scale DAB multiplexes. During the consultation period, Ofcom will be holding a small number of events based around the consultation proposals. The first of these will be a technical demonstration event held at Ofcom's facility at Baldock, Hertfordshire, on <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";">13 November 2014.</span></strong> For more information, or to register interest in attending, please email <a href="mailto:smallscaleDAB@ofcom.org.uk">smallscaleDAB@ofcom.org.uk</a> by <b>Wednesday 5 November</b>. <br>Ofcom intends to hold another event during the consultation period in London which will address the work on small scale DAB more widely. 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