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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Aren't we relying here on the false concept of a finite advertising spend?<div>The big selling point of CR is that it encourages additional levels of advertising that previously couldn't exist on an expense and span basis.</div><div><br></div><div>----------------------------------------------------</div><div>&nbsp;<br><br><div>&gt; Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:53:44 +0000<br>&gt; From: lists@philedmonds.info<br>&gt; To: cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; Subject: Re: [cma-l] RadioCentre unimpressed with community radio changes<br>&gt; <br>&gt; The Radio Centre's reply is totally expected. They represent a group of <br>&gt; commercial businesses. Any change of legislation with a possible <br>&gt; negative impact on the revenues of their members would obviously not be <br>&gt; welcomed.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; If all 200 odd Community Radio stations went out and sold their extra <br>&gt; £15k allowance then then whatever size of the commercial radio company I <br>&gt; was I'd be at least taking notice that a third of a million of the <br>&gt; sectors income being redirected to community radio.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Now that's taking the view that this extra community radio income is <br>&gt; coming from commercial radio's 'slice of the total advertising pie' and <br>&gt; not from local press or on-line's 'slice'. There is also a case to be <br>&gt; made that these extra community radio advertising sales may serve to <br>&gt; increase the size of the pie, by bring on board small businesses who <br>&gt; previously didn't make a media spend.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; At the end of the day it's all relative.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Nick mentioned Tudno in Llandudno. What is their possible impact on the <br>&gt; local small commercial radio station? Their local analogue commercial <br>&gt; radio licence, formally "Marcher Coast", is now part of the shared North <br>&gt; Wales 'Heart' which then changed to be a 'Capital' service.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; A breakdown of sales for each licence area is not public, but the <br>&gt; accounts for 'Marcher Radio Group' in year ending 2012 report a turnover <br>&gt; of 2.7 million. Llandudno Community Radio turnover at the same time was <br>&gt; 29 thousand.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; In the intervening years Marcher Radio Group's turnover has increased to <br>&gt; 3.4 million last financial year. The community radio group started <br>&gt; filing abbreviated accounts, so I haven't got turnover figures for <br>&gt; following years, but can assume that they have broadly remained the same <br>&gt; in line with sector averages as reported by Ofcom.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; So for each community radio station in Marcher Radio Groups patch (I can <br>&gt; think of at least four off the top of my head), under the new 15k rule <br>&gt; could mean that they could loose up to 0.5% of their revenue per <br>&gt; community station next year. But in the past two years they have <br>&gt; actually increased their revenue by 25%. Having said that last year was <br>&gt; the first year since 2005 that Marcher Radio Group didn't make a loss.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; I'd wager that Marcher Radio Group's renewed success will be down to <br>&gt; being part of a big group and would be reasonable to assume having a <br>&gt; "better" sales operation.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Community radios impact in North Wales can only be extremely minor on <br>&gt; the finances of commercial radio at this scale. I can't realistically <br>&gt; see any North Wales community station being able to bring in hundreds of <br>&gt; thousands of increased advertising sales, especially as it still needs <br>&gt; to be 'match funded' to some degree.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Is the impact likely to be more significant somewhere else in the case <br>&gt; of a small independent standalone commercial radio service overlapping <br>&gt; with a community station? That'll be one for another day to try and <br>&gt; crunch some numbers.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Phil.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; On 23/01/2015 11:09, James Cridland wrote:<br>&gt; &gt; You're not really comparing like with like. For the Global and Bauer's<br>&gt; &gt; of this world, they account for a large chunk of national advertising<br>&gt; &gt; and large regional advertising. Community radio isn't in this market.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Small local commercial stations rely most heavily on smaller, local<br>&gt; &gt; advertisers. Where some have two or three community stations in their<br>&gt; &gt; patch, the prospect of potentially losing £35k of ad revenue a year is,<br>&gt; &gt; of course, going to be a concern.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; RadioCentre represents many different operators, not just Global and<br>&gt; &gt; Bauer. It is right to acknowledge that for some smaller independent<br>&gt; &gt; operators - many of which do not make appreciable profit - this change<br>&gt; &gt; will not be welcome.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:45 Den Packer &lt;d.packer@csrfm.com<br>&gt; &gt; &lt;mailto:d.packer@csrfm.com&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;     It would seem that way Cat. And even more of a reason to ignore them<br>&gt; &gt;     when you read these stats from the link that Glyn posted.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;     "Community radio currently has a 0.7% share of radio advertising in<br>&gt; &gt;     the UK (source Ofcom Communications Market report 2014). If all CR<br>&gt; &gt;     stations take 100% advantage of the new £15k advertising ability it<br>&gt; &gt;     will increase to around 1.4% – hardly earth shattering."<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;     'nuff said?<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;     Den<br>&gt; &gt;     CSR FM<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;     *Dennison Packer  |  Media Co-ordinator  |   CSRfm<br>&gt; &gt;     **Tel:***01227 816101  | *Website*: *www.csrfm.com<br>&gt; &gt;     &lt;http://www.csrfm.com&gt;  | *97.4 FM in Canterbury  | @CSRfm<br>&gt; &gt;     &lt;http://www.twitter.com/csrfm&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;     On 22 January 2015 at 18:51, &lt;cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;     &lt;mailto:cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Send cma-l mailing list submissions to<br>&gt; &gt;         cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk &lt;mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>&gt; &gt;         http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br>&gt; &gt;         or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>&gt; &gt;         cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         You can reach the person managing the list at<br>&gt; &gt;         cma-l-owner@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:cma-l-owner@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>&gt; &gt;         than "Re: Contents of cma-l digest..."<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Today's Topics:<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;             1. Re:  RadioCentre unimpressed with community radio changes<br>&gt; &gt;                (Cat Lake)<br>&gt; &gt;             2. Re:  RadioCentre unimpressed with community radio changes<br>&gt; &gt;                (Two Lochs Radio)<br>&gt; &gt;             3. Re:  RadioCentre unimpressed with community radio changes<br>&gt; &gt;                (Canalside's The Thread)<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Message: 1<br>&gt; &gt;         Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:35:09 +0000<br>&gt; &gt;         From: Cat Lake &lt;connect@catlake.uk &lt;mailto:connect@catlake.uk&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         To: martin@martinsteers.co.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:martin@martinsteers.co.uk&gt;,  CMA-Mailing-List<br>&gt; &gt;                  &lt;cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Subject: Re: [cma-l] RadioCentre unimpressed with community radio<br>&gt; &gt;                  changes<br>&gt; &gt;         Message-ID:<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;CAAERnb4dYhHtn7kwAV3sr9OMudzV8biCpTK0fD2Wfk-D2zxcSA@mail.gmail.com<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:CAAERnb4dYhHtn7kwAV3sr9OMudzV8biCpTK0fD2Wfk-D2zxcSA@mail.gmail.com&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Just ignore this. It's not like we've gone from no advertising to<br>&gt; &gt;         unlimited. We've been competing for local advertising for years<br>&gt; &gt;         now. Stupid<br>&gt; &gt;         people.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Cat<br>&gt; &gt;           On Jan 22, 2015 2:52 PM, "Martin Steers"<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;martin@martinsteers.co.uk &lt;mailto:martin@martinsteers.co.uk&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         wrote:<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; Via Radio Today:<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/radiocentre-unimpressed-with-community-radio-changes/<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; RadioCentre, the industry body for commercial radio, says<br>&gt; &gt;         changes to the<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; way community radio stations can fund themselves is a concern for<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; commercial stations.<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; The Government today said<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/community-radio-order-updated/&gt; the<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; not-for-profit stations can now make the majority of its<br>&gt; &gt;         income from<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; advertising, rather than the previous 50% rule.<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; Siobhan Kenny, Chief Executive of RadioCentre said: ?This is a<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; disappointing outcome and will be a real cause for concern<br>&gt; &gt;         for small<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; commercial radio stations where margins are already squeezed.<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; ?The changes proposed by the Department of Culture, Media and<br>&gt; &gt;         Sport (DCMS)<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; risk blurring the lines between community and commercial<br>&gt; &gt;         stations and puts<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; them in direct competition for limited local advertising,<br>&gt; &gt;         alongside local<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; press, local television and online.<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; ?Community radio can perform a valuable complementary role to<br>&gt; &gt;         commercial<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; radio and the BBC, but it must offer something significantly<br>&gt; &gt;         different to<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; the communities it serves. Any changes must be accompanied by<br>&gt; &gt;         a renewed<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; emphasis on enforcement and compliance with the key<br>&gt; &gt;         commitments of these<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; stations.?<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; The Government?s announcement follows a consultation carried<br>&gt; &gt;         out by the<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; DCMS launched in February 2013.<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; More details on today?s changes can be found here<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; &lt;http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/community-radio-order-updated/&gt;.<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk &lt;mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the<br>&gt; &gt;         Community<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; Canstream Internet Radio &amp; Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; Mailing list guidelines:<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription<br>&gt; &gt;         please visit:<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt; http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br>&gt; &gt;          &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         -------------- next part --------------<br>&gt; &gt;         An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>&gt; &gt;         URL:<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/pipermail/cma-l/attachments/20150122/ee0fb98a/attachment.html&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         ------------------------------<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Message: 2<br>&gt; &gt;         Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:43:44 -0000<br>&gt; &gt;         From: "Two Lochs Radio" &lt;tlr@gairloch.co.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:tlr@gairloch.co.uk&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         To: "The Community Media Association Discussion List"<br>&gt; &gt;                  &lt;cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Subject: Re: [cma-l] RadioCentre unimpressed with community radio<br>&gt; &gt;                  changes<br>&gt; &gt;         Message-ID: &lt;F87C18B650A048FEA0BA4A100D30EEC0@wwpc04&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         I agree that with a ?15,000 cap there is no serious threat from<br>&gt; &gt;         community stations to most commercial stations, but I'm not sure<br>&gt; &gt;         you're right regarding spot rates. Many very small commercial<br>&gt; &gt;         stations charge ?4-12 per 30s spot. Is that an order of<br>&gt; &gt;         magnitude higher than those CR stations that can sell commercial<br>&gt; &gt;         time?<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         I might have a distorted picture from the commercial/community<br>&gt; &gt;         overlap that exists in Scotland, but I always had the impression<br>&gt; &gt;         there was significant rate overlap in the ?5-10/spot region<br>&gt; &gt;         between CR advertising rates (where available) and very small<br>&gt; &gt;         commercial station ratecards.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Alex<br>&gt; &gt;            ----- Original Message -----<br>&gt; &gt;            From: Geoff Rogers<br>&gt; &gt;            To: The Community Media Association Discussion List<br>&gt; &gt;            Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 6:21 PM<br>&gt; &gt;            Subject: Re: [cma-l] RadioCentre unimpressed with community<br>&gt; &gt;         radio changes<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;            Even the smallest commercial radio stations have advertising<br>&gt; &gt;         rates an order of magnitude higher than many (most?) Community<br>&gt; &gt;         Radio stations.  (I work in both sectors so I think I have the<br>&gt; &gt;         right to comment here.)<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;            Therefore customers of Community Radio stations would be very<br>&gt; &gt;         unlikely to take out advertising on the local commercial<br>&gt; &gt;         station, so RadioCentre do not have a point here.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;            It's this kind of comment that further alienates commercial<br>&gt; &gt;         radio operators while co-operation between the two, can and does<br>&gt; &gt;         work.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;            These opinions are my own.<br>&gt; &gt;         -------------- next part --------------<br>&gt; &gt;         An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>&gt; &gt;         URL:<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/pipermail/cma-l/attachments/20150122/3c227e23/attachment.html&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         ------------------------------<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Message: 3<br>&gt; &gt;         Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:49:33 -0000<br>&gt; &gt;         From: "Canalside's The Thread" &lt;office@thethread.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:office@thethread.org.uk&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         To: "'The Community Media Association Discussion List'"<br>&gt; &gt;                  &lt;cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Subject: Re: [cma-l] RadioCentre unimpressed with community radio<br>&gt; &gt;                  changes<br>&gt; &gt;         Message-ID:<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;!&amp;!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAJdWVmK8n0ZDnFrnt7yKPuLCgAAAEAAAAIoYk2n0xVNBmtTHf+krZdcBAAAAAA==@thethread.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;http://thethread.org.uk&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         The middle bit is the key bit here           SOMEONE IN THE<br>&gt; &gt;         COMMERCIAL<br>&gt; &gt;         SECTOR DOESN'T HAVE A POINT<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         That has always been the point, my point, your point, the<br>&gt; &gt;         Community Radio<br>&gt; &gt;         point .. They don't have a point, never have and never will,<br>&gt; &gt;         there is no<br>&gt; &gt;         point.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Finally, has no one ever thought that if the rules go and the<br>&gt; &gt;         50% even gets<br>&gt; &gt;         wavered, we could reduce our prices right down on an individual<br>&gt; &gt;         basis (which<br>&gt; &gt;         we do anyway)   and then business4es in the Community could run<br>&gt; &gt;         with both<br>&gt; &gt;         and it wouldn't cost that much more and then we would all be happy.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         I am desperately trying to walk away from this debate and weigh<br>&gt; &gt;         up the<br>&gt; &gt;         options . they ain't looking good at the minute. I can't walk<br>&gt; &gt;         away because<br>&gt; &gt;         I'm getting wound up again. I wanted to remain calm ....why are<br>&gt; &gt;         words like<br>&gt; &gt;         'cop-out'  'hoodwinked'   'shafted'    'conned'    'bottled out'<br>&gt; &gt;         springing to mind  ??     something must be amiss<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         I would like to receive an e-mail from someone / anyone who<br>&gt; &gt;         thinks this is<br>&gt; &gt;         brilliant !   I'm not going to argue or fall out as you are<br>&gt; &gt;         entitled to your<br>&gt; &gt;         opinion, and if you think that something has been gained (which<br>&gt; &gt;         I'm not sure<br>&gt; &gt;         if you add the others bits to the debate)    it's just a bit of<br>&gt; &gt;         a token<br>&gt; &gt;         gesture.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         There's another one   'token gesture'<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Thoughts please ?              obviously we have to be careful<br>&gt; &gt;         here that we<br>&gt; &gt;         don't undermine the efforts of Bill and Dom .. This is NOT a<br>&gt; &gt;         criticism of<br>&gt; &gt;         them, they have got out of this all that could be got out of it<br>&gt; &gt;         as it is the<br>&gt; &gt;         mindset at the top and the mindset in Government that has<br>&gt; &gt;         swerved. Well it<br>&gt; &gt;         hasn't, it was never on the straight and narrow from the outset.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Number 6 deserves a pat on the back for everyone though .. and I<br>&gt; &gt;         mean<br>&gt; &gt;         everyone .they have moved well over half-way on that one.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Nick<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;            _____<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         From: cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         [mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;] On Behalf Of<br>&gt; &gt;         Geoff Rogers<br>&gt; &gt;         Sent: 22 January 2015 18:22<br>&gt; &gt;         To: The Community Media Association Discussion List<br>&gt; &gt;         Subject: Re: [cma-l] RadioCentre unimpressed with community<br>&gt; &gt;         radio changes<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Even the smallest commercial radio stations have advertising<br>&gt; &gt;         rates an order<br>&gt; &gt;         of magnitude higher than many (most?) Community Radio stations.<br>&gt; &gt;         (I work in<br>&gt; &gt;         both sectors so I think I have the right to comment here.)<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Therefore customers of Community Radio stations would be very<br>&gt; &gt;         unlikely to<br>&gt; &gt;         take out advertising on the local commercial station, so<br>&gt; &gt;         RadioCentre do not<br>&gt; &gt;         have a point here.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         It's this kind of comment that further alienates commercial<br>&gt; &gt;         radio operators<br>&gt; &gt;         while co-operation between the two, can and does work.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         These opinions are my own.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         On 22 January 2015 at 16:58, Alan Coote<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;alan.coote@5digital.co.uk &lt;mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         wrote:<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         "[CR] must offer something significantly different to the<br>&gt; &gt;         communities it<br>&gt; &gt;         serves";<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         True. I think many of my commercial radio friends would agree,<br>&gt; &gt;         that's a bit<br>&gt; &gt;         rich coming from the head of a sector which is better resourced<br>&gt; &gt;         and funded<br>&gt; &gt;         than CR, yet over the years has lacked innovation and all but<br>&gt; &gt;         erased any<br>&gt; &gt;         creativity.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Just a thought.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Alan<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         From: cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         [mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk&gt;] On Behalf Of<br>&gt; &gt;         Martin Steers<br>&gt; &gt;         Sent: 22 January 2015 14:46<br>&gt; &gt;         To: CMA-Mailing-List<br>&gt; &gt;         Subject: [cma-l] RadioCentre unimpressed with community radio<br>&gt; &gt;         changes<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Via Radio Today:<br>&gt; &gt;         http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/radiocentre-unimpressed-with-community-radio<br>&gt; &gt;         -changes/<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/radiocentre-unimpressed-with-community-radio%0D-changes/&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         RadioCentre, the industry body for commercial radio, says<br>&gt; &gt;         changes to the way<br>&gt; &gt;         community radio stations can fund themselves is a concern for<br>&gt; &gt;         commercial<br>&gt; &gt;         stations.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         The Government today<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/community-radio-order-updated/&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         said the<br>&gt; &gt;         not-for-profit stations can now make the majority of its income from<br>&gt; &gt;         advertising, rather than the previous 50% rule.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Siobhan Kenny, Chief Executive of RadioCentre said: "This is a<br>&gt; &gt;         disappointing<br>&gt; &gt;         outcome and will be a real cause for concern for small<br>&gt; &gt;         commercial radio<br>&gt; &gt;         stations where margins are already squeezed.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         "The changes proposed by the Department of Culture, Media and<br>&gt; &gt;         Sport (DCMS)<br>&gt; &gt;         risk blurring the lines between community and commercial<br>&gt; &gt;         stations and puts<br>&gt; &gt;         them in direct competition for limited local advertising,<br>&gt; &gt;         alongside local<br>&gt; &gt;         press, local television and online.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         "Community radio can perform a valuable complementary role to<br>&gt; &gt;         commercial<br>&gt; &gt;         radio and the BBC, but it must offer something significantly<br>&gt; &gt;         different to<br>&gt; &gt;         the communities it serves. Any changes must be accompanied by a<br>&gt; &gt;         renewed<br>&gt; &gt;         emphasis on enforcement and compliance with the key commitments<br>&gt; &gt;         of these<br>&gt; &gt;         stations."<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         The Government's announcement follows a consultation carried out<br>&gt; &gt;         by the DCMS<br>&gt; &gt;         launched in February 2013.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         More details on today's changes can be found<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/01/community-radio-order-updated/&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         here.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk &lt;mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the<br>&gt; &gt;         Community Media<br>&gt; &gt;         Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>&gt; &gt;         http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>&gt; &gt;         Canstream Internet Radio &amp; Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>&gt; &gt;         _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Mailing list guidelines:<br>&gt; &gt;         http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<br>&gt; &gt;         _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription<br>&gt; &gt;         please visit:<br>&gt; &gt;         http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         --<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Geoff Rogers<br>&gt; &gt;         Programme Director<br>&gt; &gt;         Susy Radio, Local Community Radio for Redhill and Reigate<br>&gt; &gt;         On-air across Sussex and Surrey on 103.4FM NOW<br>&gt; &gt;         Web: susyradio.com &lt;http://susyradio.com&gt; &lt;http://www.susyradio.com&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Susy Radio Ltd. A company registered in England and Wales.<br>&gt; &gt;         Registered Office: 54 Nutfield Road, Merstham, Redhill, Surrey,<br>&gt; &gt;         RH1 3EP.<br>&gt; &gt;         Registered Number: 06748586<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         ---<br>&gt; &gt;         This email is free from viruses and malware because avast!<br>&gt; &gt;         Antivirus protection is active.<br>&gt; &gt;         http://www.avast.com<br>&gt; &gt;         -------------- next part --------------<br>&gt; &gt;         An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>&gt; &gt;         URL:<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/pipermail/cma-l/attachments/20150122/8e5bd61d/attachment.html&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         ------------------------------<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         cma-l mailing list - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         &lt;mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;         Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>&gt; &gt;         http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>&gt; &gt;         Canstream Internet Radio &amp; Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>&gt; &gt;         _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         To unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription please<br>&gt; &gt;         visit:<br>&gt; &gt;         http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;         End of cma-l Digest, Vol 69, Issue 113<br>&gt; &gt;         **************************************<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;     _________________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;     Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk &lt;mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;     The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the<br>&gt; &gt;     Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>&gt; &gt;     Twitter: http://twitter.com/community___media<br>&gt; &gt;     &lt;http://twitter.com/community_media&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;     http://www.facebook.com/__CommunityMediaAssociation<br>&gt; &gt;     &lt;http://www.facebook.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