<div dir="ltr">Hi Nick,<div><br></div><div>A lot of your questions are very on point and are unanswered, thats what in part the trial is about.</div><div><br></div><div>But I for one am interested in the outcome, and seeing that an accessible / "low cost" opportunity for community radio to engage with DAB is available.</div><div><br></div><div>Martin</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 10 December 2015 at 13:42, Canalside's The Thread <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:office@thethread.org.uk" target="_blank">office@thethread.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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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">What is the definition of ‘low cost’
?? low cost to a Station that sits within the restrictions is different to
low cost to others --------- likewise, what is the definition of ‘area’
?? 1 Mile, 2 Miles, 3 Miles ? ……….the moment you start
getting near to 4 or 5 or 6 etc you can almost hear the Commercial Radio
Board Members chucking their Toys out of the Pram as we speak.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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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">Is the DAB malarkey going through the
system in a fair and proper manner or are the commercial boys going to be shouting
the odds and meddling with it again? …….. some may think this is
trivial or Boat rocking, I actually don’t think it is …..we don’t
want another horlicks onto of the one we already have.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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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">Any ideas please ?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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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">Let’s have a game of ‘give us
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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 size="2" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Ian Hickling<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> 08 December 2015 08:20<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [cma-l] Ofcom pushing
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Only to be expected - since the
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">From: <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 10:49:55 +0000<br>
To: <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br>
Subject: [cma-l] Ofcom pushing ahead with small-scale DAB<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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stations to get on DAB digital radio.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">As part of Ofcom's newly-published plans for the 2016/17
financial year, it has confirmed that it is going to continue its work on
'small scale DAB', a low-cost, simplified approach to enabling stations to
broadcast across a small area on DAB.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Currently, Ofcom and multiplex operators are piloting the
technology behind small scale DAB in a nine-month trial in 10 locations, which
is due to expire in the early summer. Ofcom wants to expand small scale DAB
services to more areas and has been working on identifying suitable frequencies
and setting up the regulatory framework for smaller operators if small scale
DAB was to enter regular, full-time service across the <u></u><u></u>UK<u></u><u></u>.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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multiplexes will continue to be supported into the next financial year,
according to the proposed Ofcom annual plan.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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Government for a potential new statutory framework for radio regulation next
year, following the conclusion of its own review of regulation in February.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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