<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"><font face="Calibri">They skilfully (or otherwise) don’t ask;</font></div><ol><li><font face="Calibri">Please specify how many people your station has employed with valuable prior experience gained from Community Radio?</font></li></ol><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">RadioCentre appear incredibly naïve with this survey when obviously the biggest challenge to revenue is online advertising, and the biggest fight for listeners is with the BBC and non RadioCentre commercial stations. </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">Either way it’s definitely not the £1 a spot community station transmitting with less power than a bedside light!</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">A RadioCentre faux pas of epic proportions?</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kind Regards</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"><div id=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Alan<o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Calibri"> <o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px;"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Twitter - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/TheAlanCoote"><span style="color:#6B006D">@LTBShow</span></a><o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px;"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Web - <span style="color: rgb(107, 0, 109);"><a href="http://www.5digital.co.uk/">http://www.LetsTalkBusinessOnline.com</a></span></font></span></p></div></div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> <<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>> on behalf of Richard Hilton <<a href="mailto:Richard.Hilton@bitc.org.uk">Richard.Hilton@bitc.org.uk</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span> "<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Friday, 15 July 2016 at 11:57<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [cma-l] Community Radio Joint Music Licence<br></div><div><br></div><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Very interesting.
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I don’t think this doesn’t sound like a survey but more a (fishing) expedition for (probably non-scientific) evidence of non-performance
in our sector. And surely they prejudice any replies by saying they have raised concerns about our sector. I’d be more impressed if they simply asked their members in a neutral manner for their experiences of community radio stations.
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I’d also be more impressed if they did conduct a proper survey rather than ask for ‘experiences’ . Maybe we should ask to be allowed
to contact their members to conduct a proper survey! At the very least we should ask them to share the feedback they receive (all names retracted of course!).
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">But interesting that they acknowledge the ‘continuing growth of the sector’.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a> [<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Two Lochs Radio<br><b>Sent:</b> 14 July 2016 21:45<br><b>To:</b> The Community Media Association Discussion List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cma-l] Community Radio Joint Music Licence<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Meanwhile, the commercial radio stations are also engaged in a survey:<o:p></o:p></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#F6F5EF"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top:solid #555555 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #555555 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:4.8pt 12.0pt 4.8pt 12.0pt"><div><p style="line-height:12.0pt"><strong>Community radio survey</strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#F6F5EF"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top:solid #555555 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #555555 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:4.8pt 12.0pt 4.8pt 12.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:12.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#F6F5EF"><tbody><tr><td style="border-top:solid #555555 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #555555 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:4.8pt 12.0pt 4.8pt 12.0pt"><div><p style="line-height:12.0pt">We want to hear directly from [commercial radio station] members about their experiences of community radio stations. The Radiocentre Policy Group has raised concerns about the continuing growth of the sector and the need to ensure
that community radio stations, run on a not-for-profit basis, really deliver content such as training, news and discussion which is of benefit to local communities, as required by the terms of their licences.<o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><div><p class="ox-684d671dab-msonormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Dear Members & Supporters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">...<o:p></o:p></p><p class="ox-684d671dab-msonormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">In order to inform the CMA’s discussion with PPL and PRSfM the CMA has published an online survey seeking views from members and the wider sector on the proposed Joint Licence from PRSfM and PPL.<strong>
Additionally, should any CMA members wish to share any particular views we would very much like to hear from you via this form:</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="ox-684d671dab-msonormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="ox-684d671dab-msonormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><a href="http://bit.ly/PPLPRS2016" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/PPLPRS2016</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="ox-684d671dab-msonormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> On 14 July 2016 at 14:39 CMA-L <<a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">ailman/listinfo/cma-l<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div>
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