<div dir="ltr">I've long advocated Ofcom bring in a low power, light-touch licencing regime for FM without all the tiresome bureaucracy and rules. Maybe this is a trial of it in London - no licence fee or power restrictions either - what a bonus! ;-)<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 30 April 2016 at 13:11, Ian Hickling <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</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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<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 style="line-height:22.72px;background-image: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 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-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/" style="line-height:22.72px;font-weight:inherit;color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:22.72px;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><img border="0" src="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 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 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 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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