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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>That would be the normal process - once the renewal date comes up - yes of course.<br>It's just happened with some of the London AM licences.<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:47:35 +0000<br>From: bobtyler@btinternet.com<br>To: cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Consultation on Renewal of Commercial Analogue Licences<br><br><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div><span>Ian</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16.3636360168457px;font-family:tahoma, 'new york', times, serif;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16.3636360168457px;font-family:tahoma, 'new york', times, serif;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;"><span>Do you not Ofcom to re-advertise the licences so new people can apply for them?</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16.3636360168457px;font-family:tahoma, 'new york', times, serif;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16.3636360168457px;font-family:tahoma, 'new york', times, serif;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;"><span>Bob</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:tahoma, 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Ian Hickling <transplanfm@hotmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> "analoguerenewals@culture.gsi.gov.uk" <analoguerenewals@culture.gsi.gov.uk>; cma-l <cma-l@commedia.org.uk>; "ed.vaizey.mp@parliament.uk" <ed.vaizey.mp@parliament.uk> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, 14 November 2014, 9:56<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [cma-l] Consultation on Renewal of Commercial Analogue Licences<br> </font> </div> <div class="ecxy_msg_container"><br><div id="ecxyiv433615305">
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<div><div dir="ltr">Our attention has been drawn to this consultation:<br><div><br><div style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt;">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/analogue-commercial-radio-licence-renewal-consultation<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16.3636360168457px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16.3636360168457px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;">I feel it is very important for the sector to take note and respond.</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16.3636360168457px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16.3636360168457px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;">It appears to be based on the premise that from 2017 commercial stations will no longer require to be broadcasting on analogue platforms - which
essentially means FM - and will voluntarily have moved over to digital formats - of which DAB would appear to offer the majority of take-up.</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16.3636360168457px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16.3636360168457px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;">I would suggest that this proposal is flawed for several reasons:</div><div style="background-color:transparent;"><ul><li>DAB as it exists at present using the Eureka 147 algorithm does not offer a sufficiently wide or robust platform for long-term UK requirements.</li><li>DAB has very few adherents in the rest of the world and as such is not an International format.</li><li>Other than the large Groups which have a financial interest in doing so, very few commercial operators have migrated to DAB and appear to have no inclination to do so.</li><li>Despite the on-going publicity from
those with a vested interest, the Consumer appears far from convinced that DAB as it stands is attractive enough to warrant cessation of FM services.</li><li>There is no logical argument - other than a blind desire to "go digital" - to cease the use of FM in the UK and no other major broadcast authorities world wide seem to show this desire.</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Ofcom should therefore be empowered to offer analogue licence renewal for at least a 5-year period to those broadcasters who wish to do so.</div><div><br></div><div>Ian Hickling</div><div>Partner</div><div>transplan UK</div><br></div></div></div> </div></div>
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