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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The discussions, debate and decisions get
dafter by the hour !<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#363636" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#363636'>“Community
radio can perform a valuable complementary role to commercial radio and the
BBC, but it must offer something significantly different to the communities it
serves’’</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We’ll offer something COMPLETELY different
to commercial radio 24/7 and NEVER go anywhere near a business if you pay us ……
Government money (community fund) (some of the licence fee ??) we’ll
even play a Panpipes special at mid-day for 2 hours every Tuesday, we will
Narrowcast 7 days a week if you wish. Isn’t the BBC also meant to be
serving minority groups as well. The interpretation of a minority group though
by commercial radio is ‘less listeners’ not particular
audiences, but simply less listeners, that is what constitutes to them as a
minority. In otherwords if we have all the restrictions in place and we have no
listeners then fine, community radio can be hunky dory. …..God give me
strength !<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I told you it was a complete mish mash and
still unclear. This proves it. Even those who are arguing for the case AGAINST
also have completely missed the point and clearly don’t get it ? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think todays announcements leave us
firmly in the middle ground …. It can now go either way and as mentioned
in my previous e-mail, I think it is suck it and see for everyone now.
Commercial Radio as well.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In a small area under the 150,000, if
£15,000 of advertising money is going to cause a problem to a commercial
station no matter how big or small they are I think they seriously need a look
at their strategy as something must gone rather pear shaped over the licence
period.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In all of this saga over the past 12
years, I was having a think at dinner-time whilst I tucked into my Haggis and
Vanilla slice ….. has the question ever been asked ‘’How do
we protect Community Radio ?’’ I don’t think it has you
know.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Try to view this as a bit of protection
for us, things don’t look quite as bad then if you do.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The mind boggles<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Nick<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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<st1:PersonName w:st="on">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</st1:PersonName>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Martin Steers<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 22 January 2015 14:46<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> CMA-Mailing-List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [cma-l] RadioCentre
unimpressed with community radio changes</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Via Radio Today: <a
href="http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/radiocentre-unimpressed-with-community-radio-changes/">http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/radiocentre-unimpressed-with-community-radio-changes/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt'><font size=2 color="#363636" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#363636'>RadioCentre, the
industry body for commercial radio, says changes to the way community radio
stations can fund themselves is a concern for commercial stations.<o:p></o:p></span></font><span
id=more-190562></span></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt'><font size=2 color="#363636" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#363636'>The Government today <a
href="http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/community-radio-order-updated/"
title="Community Radio funding rules updated" style='outline:none!important'><font
color="#0088cc"><span style='color:#0088CC;text-decoration:none'>said</span></font></a> the
not-for-profit stations can now make the majority of its income from
advertising, rather than the previous 50% rule.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt'><font size=2 color="#363636" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#363636'>Siobhan Kenny, Chief
Executive of RadioCentre said: “This is a disappointing outcome and will
be a real cause for concern for small commercial radio stations where margins
are already squeezed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt'><font size=2 color="#363636" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#363636'>“The changes
proposed by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) risk blurring the
lines between community and commercial stations and puts them in direct
competition for limited local advertising, alongside local press, local
television and online.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt'><font size=2 color="#363636" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#363636'>“Community
radio can perform a valuable complementary role to commercial radio and the
BBC, but it must offer something significantly different to the communities it
serves. Any changes must be accompanied by a renewed emphasis on enforcement
and compliance with the key commitments of these stations.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0cm;line-height:16.5pt'><font size=2 color="#363636" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#363636'>The
Government’s announcement follows a consultation carried out by the DCMS
launched in February 2013.<br>
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More details on today’s changes can be found <a
href="http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/community-radio-order-updated/"
title="Community Radio funding rules updated" style='outline:none!important'><font
color="#0088cc"><span style='color:#0088CC;text-decoration:none'>here</span></font></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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