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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>This is my list:<div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ofcom should cease to suggest that AM is a feasible alternative to FM.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ofcom should as a result remove its proposal to offer AM Licences on a nationwide basis in the second half of 2016.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ofcom should accept that it cannot theoretically determine that no FM frequencies are available in any specific area.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ofcom should as a result invite spectral scans from Applicants and examine such results positively, adapting its stringent interference criteria to suit if necessary.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ofcom should accept that well-founded requests for coverage increase are inevitable and receive appropriately prompt and positive treatment.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ofcom should be prepared to listen to and react positively to requests which fall outside its arbitrary rules.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ofcom should accept that it cannot maintain a response of "it is not our policy" to complaints of treatment which would be considered unfair or indeed unlawful in a normal business environment.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ofcom should accept that its processes in dealing with Licensees must be fair, open and made available on receipt of a suitable request.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ofcom should set up an on-line Community Radio Advisory Panel that confers with its senior figures and those of Government and the DCMS as required on a monthly basis.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ofcom should accept that it has to listen more to its Stakeholders.</span></li></ul><div><br></div></div><div>Ian Hickling</div><div>Partner</div><div>transplan UK</div><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 18:48:24 +0000<br>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Subject: [cma-l] Ofcom: 10th March, DCMS: 11th March<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>The Community Media Association is meeting with Ofcom on Thursday 10th March 2016. Please detail any specific issues that you would like the CMA to raise with Ofcom using the form below:<br></div><div><br></div><a href="http://bit.ly/cmaOfcom" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/cmaOfcom</a><div><br></div><div>As well as the extension to the small-scale DAB trial, the CMA will also discuss training and education initiatives with Ofcom on key commitments as mentioned in their <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/key-commitments/statement/" target="_blank">statement</a> issued today:</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="border:none;padding:0px;"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px;">If the sector thinks that there are benefits from standardised record-keeping beyond what is currently required by Ofcom, it remains possible for the sector to organise this, perhaps via an umbrella organisation such as the CMA. We welcome the suggestion from the CMA to contribute to the development of a number of training and education initiatives around record-keeping under the new Key Commitments, and will explore this further with the CMA as part of our regular engagement programme with them.</span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size:12.8px;"><br></span></div><div>And on Friday 11th March 2016 the CMA is meeting with the Department of Culture Media & Sport . Please detail any specific issues that you would like the CMA to raise with DCMS here.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://bit.ly/cmaDCMS" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/cmaDCMS</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>\\\</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="ecxgmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Community Media Association</div><div>-- <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></div></div></div></div>
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