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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'>James<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'>That sounds a bit like the ‘playing
dum scenario’ ‘’oh
it wasn’t us Mr Ofcom’’ ‘’we can’t be
responsible for one of our listeners linking up a transmitter’’ ………….
Of course people can do this more in a way of mischief making than anything
else …………….I would imagine however that in the
majority of cases, the Stations head Honcho is fully aware of what is going on
and possibly knows the guy / girl who is doing the deed.<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 see what you mean though. This wouldn’t
have happened 20 years ago because there was no internet and nothing to connect
up to.<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'>For all I know, someone could be
broadcasting our Station in Ayr or <st1:City w:st="on">Cardiff</st1:City> or <st1:place
w:st="on">Bournemouth</st1:place> ……. Easily done I suppose and no
trace.<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'>By the way, is there such a thing as a
legal internet Station ?? if they pay the parasite fees
PRS/PPL then there is nothing else to be legit about is there
? do we mean from a business point of view
? ie:- Companies House and registering as a Ltd Company. You get
kids on their own broadcasting from their bedrooms … I know two in
Bollington ! </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>
they don’t make any money though, not as I know of so no need to be a
Company.<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'>Nick<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk
[mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>James Cridland<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 28 October 2015 18:45<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Community Media Association Discussion List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [cma-l] cma-l Digest,
Vol 78, Issue 69</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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In most
cases, I believe pirate radio stations are entirely legal internet radio
stations, and some "well meaning fan" of the station has connected an
FM transmitter to a laptop and helpfully rebroadcasts them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>So,
unless there is any evidence linking the transmitter back to the radio station,
the station itself can be in decent, quite public buildings without any issue
from Ofcom... <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- <br>
<a href="http://james.cridland.net">james.cridland.net</a> | @jamescridland<br>
+44 20 7100 1811 | +61 447 692 743<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sent
while mobile; may have been dictated<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On 28 Oct 2015 6:04 p.m., "Canalside's The Thread" <<a
href="mailto:office@thethread.org.uk">office@thethread.org.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>I think it falls under the category of scaremongering James.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>By the way, when a Pirate Station is being ‘chased’
… how do they nail them down if they are on the move ?
I wasn’t joking, some do broadcast out of the back of Vans. Also, what
sort of power is the average Pirate Station pumping out
? 25 watts ? 100 watts ? 1000 watts ?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Nick</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>James Cridland<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 28 October 2015 17:19<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Community Media Association Discussion List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [cma-l] cma-l Digest,
Vol 78, Issue 69</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I once
saw a very grumpy man from Ofcom talking about pirate radio at a TechCon in <st1:place
w:st="on">Salford</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>He
claimed that we were minutes away from disaster when a pirate radio station
interfered with aircraft; but I couldn't find a single corroborating source. He
claimed that pirate radio regularly caused tremendous problems for the
emergency services. I can't find any source for this either.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Indeed,
the only source I can actually find for radio causing trouble for emergency
services is when a listener to Radio 4, in a boat, managed to flick his
microphone on to the emergency channel and rebroadcast The Archers on it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>While
they do interfere with licensed broadcasters, I think much of the emergency
"peril" stories are FUD.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- <br>
<a href="http://james.cridland.net" target="_blank">james.cridland.net</a> |
@jamescridland<br>
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20 7100 1811</a> | <a href="tel:%2B61%20447%20692%20743" target="_blank"
value="+61447692743">+61 447 692 743</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sent
while mobile; may have been dictated<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 28 Oct 2015
4:14 p.m., "fantasy office" <<a
href="mailto:office@fantasyradio.co.uk" target="_blank">office@fantasyradio.co.uk</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Community radio as
we know it - and Pirate Radio as we now know it, seem very different things.<br>
Remember though, Pirate Radio simply means broadcasting without a licence. (i.e.
illegally)<br>
<br>
Over twenty years ago, a certain pirate radio station was running for several
years. It certainly provided a service to the community and was very popular.
It was 'busted' a few times, but managed to continue, because it had the
support of the Community. Eventually, the station applied to the IBA and was
granted a licence. It continued to broadcast in much the same way, under the
same name, and continues to this day.<br>
<br>
Not all pirate radio is bad. And just 'cos you don't have a licence doesn't
mean you have to play hip hop and Rap.<br>
<br>
If it was not so difficult to do, I'm sure more pirates would like to become
legal. Ofcom could do a lot more to embrace the talented individuals who would
really like to broadcast, and open up new avenues to make it happen.<br>
<br>
Phil Dawson<br>
FANTASY RADIO 97FM<br>
Devizes,<br>
Wiltshire.<br>
<br>
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:48:53 -0000<br>
From: "Canalside's The Thread" <<a
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To: "'<st1:PersonName w:st="on">The Community Media Association Discussion
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Richard<br>
<br>
<br>
I'm 56, I vaguely remember Amy . I always thought it was Ammy ????? or<br>
pronounced Ammy ... not many around in the early 80's I'm not a
Londoner<br>
though.<br>
<br>
<br>
Hmm ? I just don't think you can be both Community and
Pirate somehow ?<br>
the concepts don't mix. Or at least they don't under the 2001/2002 Community<br>
Radio Bill I could be wrong though ?<br>
<br>
<br>
Admiral Horatio Wright<br>
<br>
<br>
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On Behalf Of Richard Hilton<br>
Sent: 28 October 2015 13:47<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The Community Media Association Discussion List</st1:PersonName><br>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Pirate Radio<br>
<br>
<br>
Community Pirate Radio? Those of us of a certain age may well remember<br>
Radio Amy that used to broadcast to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:City>
in (I think!) the early 80's.<br>
The first example of a Community Pirate Station.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Richard<br>
<br>
<br>
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On Behalf Of Canalside's The<br>
Thread<br>
Sent: 28 October 2015 12:24<br>
To: '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">The Community Media Association Discussion List</st1:PersonName>'<br>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Pirate Radio<br>
<br>
<br>
Ahoy thar ! :-)<br>
<br>
<br>
Community Pirate Station ???? that's a new one on me Derrick
? I<br>
could be wrong, but the Pirates I have heard as I have travelled around the<br>
Country tend to focused on one style of music or one style of banter or a<br>
topic of promotion ... it is very rare they make programming for the<br>
Community as a whole ?? however, as I have said before, I
could have<br>
missed something or been tuned into the wrong ones.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
When we first started there was a place in Tytherington near the old <st1:place
w:st="on">Rugby</st1:place><br>
club grounds where for an area of about 1000 yards square you could clearly<br>
pick up a Pirate Station. This is about 8 years ago and the Station was<br>
actually quite proud at being a Pirate (they boasted on-air)
the music<br>
was basically all hip hop and rap and nothing else ... there was bad<br>
language as well in a lot of the material. I listened for about half an hour<br>
and then they disappeared .. I was as high as a kite by the time I'd<br>
finished LOL this was on a Sunday
morning. As a matter of interest<br>
I went back the following Sunday but they weren't there.<br>
<br>
As it happens I was refereeing an under 18's football match about three<br>
weeks later on a Saturday morning. The rugby pitch is now a footie pitch<br>
hence why I was there . and hey presto . they were there again
another<br>
blast of hip hop and rap. They never mentioned frequency though. Even though<br>
I assumed they were on 102.8 or 102.75 ??? I
returned again on the<br>
Sunday morning and they were there again ! I
tried Mon - Fri<br>
they were not there ... and I did try again after that. I have never heard<br>
them since apart from as I say a few pecks here and there on a weekend. I<br>
don't know, I am only guessing, but it could be them ????<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Saturday and a Sunday we always tend to have a few more '''peck peck peck<br>
pecking''' sounds on our FM Service .... Ofcom have confirmed that it is<br>
possibly Pirate activity Yarrr
! ahoy thar !<br>
<br>
<br>
And yes, please come onto the message board and say what you feel from the<br>
heart. Replies to the comments ought to be the same without getting personal<br>
or accusing someone of having a rant.<br>
<br>
<br>
As I have said though, if folk do rant it's no wonder with
the debacle<br>
that we have each had to go through, some worse than others.<br>
<br>
<br>
Nick Pugwash :-)<br>
<br>
<br>
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On Behalf Of Derrick Francis<br>
Sent: 27 October 2015 19:57<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The Community Media Association Discussion List</st1:PersonName><br>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Pirate Radio<br>
<br>
<br>
I for one applaud <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Roy</st1:place></st1:City>
for his honest comments, sometime people forget how<br>
things started....<br>
<br>
<br>
This year Gloucester FM has been celebrating 15 years of broadcasting, GFM<br>
96.6 was born after the "community pirate station" was shut down.
Once they<br>
were taken of air by the authorities it soon became clear, that the station<br>
had to be replaced, the commercial station and the BBC were not playing the<br>
music or interacting with community that GFM serves<br>
<br>
<br>
I have had many inquiries about applying for a community radio license from<br>
people who run pirate stations, while its their aspiration to be legal, what<br>
we legal station have to go through to continue broadcasting has put them<br>
off and will continue to put them off until funding is available to help<br>
community radio station with their core running costs<br>
<br>
<br>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Roy</st1:place></st1:City>, thank you
for hiring us the kit for our first RSL broadcast in October<br>
2000, without you. we might not be here now, I for one will not forget how<br>
the "community pirate station" inspired me to get GFM on air
legally Emoji<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:34:11 +0000<br>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Pirate Radio<br>
<br>
Interesting Robb<br>
<br>
<br>
The sad thing in all of this is that when I write something like this and it<br>
gets placed on the message board there always seems to be some condescending<br>
clot who says ''he's having a rant''
I think the first thing<br>
everyone needs to learn in Community Radio is that if someone says something<br>
with a bit of fire and passion behind it, it doesn't mean they are having a<br>
rant.<br>
<br>
<br>
I sussed all this nonsense many Moons ago. The ones that write ''rant'' are<br>
actually in disagreement and they feel that writing that someone is ranting<br>
in someway takes the sting out the tail. Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't ...<br>
?? it certainly doesn't wash with me.<br>
<br>
<br>
I think it is nice and refreshing to see <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Roy</st1:place></st1:City>
and Robb expressing their<br>
opinions. I agree with some of it and disagree with other bits, but I<br>
certainly know where they are coming from.<br>
<br>
I now await patiently for Senor Plonker to put his/her three-pennith worth<br>
in and accuse both Roy and Robb for having a rant. If it is the case .....<br>
then RANT AWAY I SAY<br>
<br>
<br>
Well done<br>
<br>
<br>
Nick<br>
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<a href="mailto:robbeden@madasafish.com" target="_blank">robbeden@madasafish.com</a><br>
Sent: 26 October 2015 22:04<br>
To: '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">The Community Media Association Discussion List</st1:PersonName>'<br>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Pirate Radio<br>
<br>
<br>
For someone who has been on the receiving end of bad judgement by the GPO,<br>
Radio Authority & Ofcom may I congratulate <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Roy</st1:place></st1:City> for his frank assessment.<br>
Pirate Radio has made a significant contribution to broadcasting in this<br>
country & it's sad that politicians don't recognise it. Pirate Radio , not<br>
the BBC, has been the backbone of innovation and others have followed.<br>
Luckily we now have the internet where freedom of expression & creative<br>
thought is at the forefront. The BBC has a fantastic opportunity to embrace<br>
the spirit of pirate radio through the numerous community stations that are<br>
still broadcasting but I fear that they will not grasp the nettle.<br>
Meanwhile, out here in the Cotswolds, our community internet radio station<br>
is coming up to its eighth anniversary, all done without the help of Ofcom<br>
or the BBC, we do it efficiently & cost effectively.<br>
<br>
<br>
Meanwhile the plodding bureaucrats continue to drag community radio down &<br>
the Community Media Association sits by whilst the industry burns.<br>
<br>
<br>
The sector needs a complete rethink, it needs support from Ofcom, less<br>
interference & more praise for the sterling work that the thousands of<br>
volunteers put in each week.<br>
<br>
<br>
Robb Eden<br>
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Sent: 26 October 2015 15:41<br>
To: Alan Fransman <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk"
target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>><br>
Subject: [cma-l] Pirate Radio<br>
<br>
<br>
I don't really comment on this forum and this may be my last post.<br>
<br>
Community radio and pirate radio are forever entwined.<br>
<br>
<br>
How did Broadcast warehouse ,SBS and Radica your transmission providers get<br>
going????<br>
<br>
Could I possibly suggest that pirate radio may have been involved in their<br>
transmitter testing and development<br>
<br>
If you don't understand this comment then then you have no concept of the<br>
evolution of this sector of the broadcast industry and how it has got you on<br>
air today.<br>
<br>
You should be grateful for Pirate radio or you would not have a <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> made<br>
transmitter.<br>
<br>
<br>
DJ Uncle has been walking around with a Police tracking bracelet on his<br>
ankle after the last arrest.<br>
<br>
The Police supported his station as did local politicians. But WHY because<br>
it acted as as mouthpiece to calm local flash points.<br>
<br>
He has tried many times to go legit and has no chance in hell. He is not<br>
your enemy he should be applaulded for his work at great personal cost and<br>
you should work together.<br>
<br>
<br>
Don't get sniffy with all pirates KISS and XFM where there once.<br>
<br>
<br>
I would like to state I have not been part of pirate radio, mainly because I<br>
had day jobs in my early 20's with the BBC, Radio Luxemberg 208 and <st1:place
w:st="on">Soho</st1:place><br>
production studios,<br>
<br>
So I could hear my recordings on the radio every night anyway.<br>
<br>
What disturbs me is a lack of understanding of cultures other than your own<br>
comfort zones.<br>
<br>
A pirate is just this weeks illegal immigrant as far as you all seem to be<br>
concerned.<br>
<br>
Don't forget illegal is a moving target, it was illegal to be GAY not so<br>
long ago.<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks and goodnight.<br>
<br>
Roy Parsons<br>
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