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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000">Ofcom has said that it intends to open Region 10 (London inside the M25) for CR applications next - after the announcement of country-wide Applications for AM frequencies.<br>I won't open that last huge can of worms at the moment.<br></font><div><font color="#000000">I was working in East London this week and whilst taking a break, switched on the car radio.</font></div><div><font color="#000000">I found - not unexpectedly - that there were more illegal broadcasters at what I would consider service level than licensed stations.</font></div><div><font color="#000000">My regular scanning system in my OE car radio found:</font></div><div>90.4 - (no RDS PS)</div><div>90.8 - LIGHTNIN</div><div><font color="#000000">95.3 - MEGA LDN</font></div><div><font color="#000000">96.5 - DEMRAYDO</font></div><div>99.3 - SELECTUK</div><div>99.8 - TWITTER</div><div><font color="#000000">104.0 - (no RDS PI)</font></div><div><font color="#000000">102.8 - RDYOUMOY</font></div><div><font color="#000000">101.5 - EMPIRE</font></div><div>101.8 - BIZIM</div><div><font color="#000000">106.0 - STUDIO (locked scrolling PI)</font></div><div><font color="#000000">That was in a few minutes in one location well out of Central London.<br>Ofcom is regularly on record as saying that the FM spectrum is a scarce commodity and there are few if any frequencies available - especially in London.<br>Not surprising - look who's using them!</font></div><div>Recently<font color="#000000"> I have heard from several "reformed pirates" of a tacit arrangement with Ofcom whereby they are warned of a raid in advance against a deal where a piece of equipment is surrendered.<br>No names - no packdrill - and no legal action anticipated - but is this something we should tolerate?</font></div><div>I'm going to ask that of Sharon White - Ofcom's CEO - with whom a Client now has a line of contact - and respectfully suggest that it's not <span style="font-size: 12pt;">rocket </span>science to g<span style="font-size: 12pt;">et rid of </span>the<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span>pirates - <span style="font-size: 12pt;">which is surely Ofcon's duty anyway - and free </span>those<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span>frequencies<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> for legitimate Licence-</span>paying<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span>broadcasters.<br>Any objectors?</div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:21.3px;color:rgb(68, 68, 68);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:22.72px;background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="line-height:22.72px;"><span style="line-height:22.72px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">Ian Hickling</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);line-height:17.9867px;line-height:17.9867px;"></span></font></p></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:22.72px;color:rgb(68, 68, 68);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="line-height:22.72px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Partner</font></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:22.72px;"><br style="line-height:22.72px;"><br style="line-height:22.72px;"><a href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" target="_blank" style="line-height:22.72px;font-weight:inherit;color:blue;cursor:pointer;"><span style="line-height:22.72px;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);text-decoration:none;"><img border="0" id="ecx_x0000_i1025" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/2SkDsnIzSZgRbNnNKBSiwxiFhFQWRGV55mTjVL23fulnJpstZmYxeKrrYefY4qxiSgkMrAETld64XINLXCsujE_zI5gAsQyWeCWvHixcrNYtar3Sij4YlVBgN2NSQ-n2DsgZvrnpWZlfwCQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www.transplanuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/transplan_UK_weblogo_190x60.png" style="line-height:22.72px;border:none;"></span></a></span></p><div style="line-height:21.3px;color:rgb(68, 68, 68);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:22.72px;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><font size="2"><i style="line-height:22.72px;"><span style="line-height:22.72px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">Office: 016 3557 8435 (07h to 22h GTS)</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);line-height:17.9867px;"></span></font></p></div><div style="line-height:21.3px;color:rgb(68, 68, 68);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:22.72px;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><font size="2"><i style="line-height:22.72px;"><span style="line-height:22.72px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">Car: 075 3098 0115 (only responds when driving)</span></i><span style="line-height:17.9867px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></font></p></div><div style="line-height:21.3px;color:rgb(68, 68, 68);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:22.72px;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><i style="line-height:22.72px;"><span style="line-height:22.72px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);"><font size="2">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</font></span></i></p></div></div></div>
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