Hi Ian,<div><br></div><div>Trouble is most would be found in breech after 5 mins of broadcasting uncensored songs!</div><div><br></div><div>Amusing really!</div><div><br></div><div>Neil<span></span><br><br>On Wednesday, 24 February 2016, Ian Hickling <<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr">Whilst having a lunch break on site in E4 on Monday I switched on the car radio for a few minutes.<br>I simply used the built-in "next" scan based on RDS received PS data<br>Not surprisingly, I found more illegal broadcasters than those licensed:<div>94.6 MHz - (unidentified - no PS)</div><div>96.5 MHz - DEMRADYO</div><div>98.1 MHz - MYSTIC</div><div>99.8 MHz - @SUPREME</div><div>101.5 MHz - LDN/EMPIRE</div><div>102.8 MHz - RADYOUNT<br>104.2 MHx - PLAY FM</div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">105.2 MHz - HOL</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">If you've been shown around the Baldock site you'll know that Ofcom is aware of and regularly logs these offenders.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">The reason why they are still there is that they are of low priority as they are not causing actual interference to licensed users - and hence are effectively occupying a frequency available for additional new licensed users.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">Bear in mind that conditions will vary enormously within the M25 - but there are scores of illegal operators in the 204 channels that constitute the Band II spectrum.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">When Ofcom opens up region 10 for Applications, it will be interesting to see its approach.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">Will it specifically invite these broadcasters to become legitimate?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">Will it tell them that if they don't apply then they'll be "hunted down to extinction"?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">Will it ask Applicants to submit their own scans showing illegal users?<br>Will it simply say "No FM frequencies are available - do please have AM - it's the same thing really"</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">I wonder if it's worthwhile taking bets?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div><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;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;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/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="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;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;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;word-spacing:0px"><i><font size="3">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</font></i></div></div><br><div><hr><br><div dir="ltr"> </div></div></div><div><br>
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