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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>It appears that Ofcom has been persuaded to soften its approach a little in the areas of "no frequencies available" and to streamline the Applicant selection and forwarding process.<div>It would be fascinating to know exactly how and why these two aspects were judged worthy of amendment - but I suspect we never will.</div><div>The remaining items urgently requiring a re-think are:</div><div><ul><li>Allowing Applications on a merit basis outside the regional format</li><li>Accepting a proposition for change of a flawed frequency allocation</li><li>Willingness to consider a change from AM to FM</li><li>Ceasing to propose AM as an alternative to FM</li><li>Ceasing to only offer AM for an area greater than 5km radius</li><li>Willingness to offer full allocated power in one plane</li><li>Working to eliminate an illegal user and allocating its adopted frequency to a CR service</li></ul><div><br><br><div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="3"><b>Ian Hickling</b><br></font></div><font style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:12pt;" size="3"><font style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">Partner</font></font><br><br><a href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);"><img alt="" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/2SkDsnIzSZgRbNnNKBSiwxiFhFQWRGV55mTjVL23fulnJpstZmYxeKrrYefY4qxiSgkMrAETld64XINLXCsujE_zI5gAsQyWeCWvHixcrNYtar3Sij4YlVBgN2NSQ-n2DsgZvrnpWZlfwCQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www.transplanuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/transplan_UK_weblogo_190x60.png"></a><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">Office: 01635 578435 (7am-11pm UK time)</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">Carphone: 07530 980115 (only responds when driving)</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</font></i></div></div><br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 14:05:03 +0100<br>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Subject: [cma-l] Ofcom invites applications for community radio licences in South East England<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Ofcom is inviting licence applications for community radio licences in South East England, excluding the area inside the M25.<br><br>Community radio services are provided on a not-for-profit basis, focusing on the delivery of specific social benefits to a particular geographical community or a community of interest.<br><br>Ofcom is making changes to its process in response to feedback from the sector and potential applicants. As a result, Ofcom will not exclude areas from the applications process on the basis of FM frequency availability as it has done in the past.<br><br>Ofcom is setting out guidance on the availability of suitable frequencies in different parts of the South East.<br><br>It is also making some changes to its assessment process. After checking site suitability and frequency availability, Ofcom plans to assess each remaining application against further criteria.<br><b></b><br><b>The closing date for receipt of applications is 5 pm on Tuesday 20 October 2015.</b><br><br></div>More information: <a href="http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/radio/community/thirdround/Invitation_for_south_east_England_June_15.pdf" target="_blank">http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/radio/community/thirdround/Invitation_for_south_east_England_June_15.pdf</a><br><div><br>\\<br><br clear="all"><div><div class="ecxgmail_signature">Community Media Association<br>-- <br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></div></div>
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