<div dir="ltr">Interesting story from Alwyn on the MB21 discussion forum - don't think it's first of April yet...:<div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">http//</span><a href="http://planning.dover.gov.uk/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">planning.dover.gov.uk</a><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Application reference 16/00044</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">An application for a 320m high 3m face width mast at Richborough, which it is proposed will host free of charge a community radio station for East Kent.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">The reason for such largesse? </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">The mast will form part of a shortened microwave path to mainland Europe for high frequency trading.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Believe it or not, a second application is on the way from a competitor in this business for a 305m high mast, also at Richborough, also offering free hosting of community radio:</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.kefmast.co.uk/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">http://www.kefmast.co.uk</a><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/01/high-frequency-traders-turn-rural-kent-into-telecoms-battleground" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/01/high-frequency-traders-turn-rural-kent-into-telecoms-battleground</a><br clear="all"><div><br></div>What a shame there's "no frequencies available".
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