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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Remember I didn’t say total
deregulation, I said by all means keep some restrictions if you need to, but restrict
the ‘spend’ not the ‘earn’ this stops people
turning them into money making rackets or back door Commercial Radio.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>None of anything that I have pointed out
over the years is rocket science, it is all very simple straightforward layman
stuff ……… others just like to make it difficult. I saw
through all of that 14 years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The thing to do is compare what folk were
saying in 2007 to what they are saying in 2017 ….has it shifted ……in
our case no it hasn’t. I rest my case<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
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[mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bill Best<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 27 July 2016 14:24<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> The Community Media
Association Discussion List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [cma-l] Onwards and
Upwards or Titanic and General Custer</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.5pt'>Many thanks for your email, Nick.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.5pt'>A few points however.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.5pt'>1) Yes, campaigning for an increased Community Radio Fund is what
the CMA does. It was increased to £400,000 from this year onwards but, we have
argued, that this is not enough to adequately support community radio.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.5pt'>2) Which restrictions do you think should be removed? We would not want
complete deregulation of community radio as that would end community radio as
we know it. Furthermore, significantly changing the parameters under which
community radio operates would require a change in legislation - the earliest
opportunity to effect such a change would probably be in the Community Radio
(Amendment) Order 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.5pt'>3) As previously discussed, PPL and PRSfM will be consulting on bringing
in a new Joint Licence which will effectively be a fixed fee for 95% of
community radio stations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.5pt'>4) Ofcom is not keen to licence power increases as
changing transmitter location is much more effective. Usually power
increases mean that the existing broadcast area is better served and it is not
an efficient use of spectrum to just boost power levels.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.5pt'>5) We have contacted the two new Ministers and invited them to the <a
href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/news/2016/03/save-the-date-saturday-10th-september-the-community-media-conference-2016/">Community
Media Conference</a>. I am also contacting stations in their
constituency to invite the Ministers from the perspective of a
constituent. Again, if there is a view that the legislation for community radio
requires changing then the earliest opportunity to do that might well
be in 2020 - I have a diarised note to start looking at this in 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.5pt'>We are separating the AGM from the <a
href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/news/2016/03/save-the-date-saturday-10th-september-the-community-media-conference-2016/">Conference</a>
this year which I think will please you and many members. We are still
working on the Conference agenda but will begin to release details for the
programme soon. Some highlights (there's much more going on) include a
presentation from David Holdsworth, Controller of BBC English
Regions; presentations from PPL and PRSfM; an Ofcom workshop with
Susan Williams and Graham Plumb; and the British Library Save Ours Sounds
National Radio archive. Sounds good, yes?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Book your tickets now for
the Community Media Conference 2016: <a href="http://bit.ly/2016CMAConf"
target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2016CMAConf</a></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On 27 July 2016 at 14:00, Canalside's The Thread <<a
href="mailto:office@thethread.org.uk" target="_blank">office@thethread.org.uk</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Dear All<br>
<br>
Whatever we do chaps, don't send an e-mail headed 'the future of
Radio'<br>
to Radio Teesdale. (ie:- James weekly blog)<br>
<br>
Very sad indeed that yet another one of our fraternity keels over and goes<br>
belly-up AND STILL Uncle Nero at the DCMS fiddles away while the Community<br>
Radio sector scrapes along on its backside.<br>
We have our own fiddlers of course, people who can see what's going on, but<br>
they are without fire in their bellies ..guilty as charged I reckon and<br>
aiding and abetting. I don't necessarily mean our leaders or<br>
Council/Committee, I mean '''us''' the bums on the seats in the audience.<br>
Stand up and be counted for petes sake.<br>
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I think we need to lay down exactly where we are heading, where we would<br>
like to be in 12 months time, 2 years time (unless of course we've all gone<br>
belly-up in the meantime) and this is why I suggested that
Conference is<br>
for Networking but also getting Mandates and deciding Policy. The pecking<br>
away as got a result, and I'm glad about that.<br>
We can do AGM's in the Pub next door the following Day.<br>
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The way forward is in a way quite simple providing there is will power from<br>
all sides. If we appear weak, we will be treated in a third fiddle manner.<br>
<br>
My thoughts have never wavered, they have never wobbled, they have never<br>
been kept quiet or hushed hushed and my beliefs in it all are exactly as<br>
they were 12 years ago. The only two things that have changed are<br>
''when making points I've thrown complete caution to the wind''
''coupled<br>
with the fact that my head hurts from banging it against a brick wall for so<br>
long''<br>
<br>
For the record let's try one more time :-<br>
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1) A Radio Fund that is at least '''reasonable''' as
opposed to a<br>
complete joke. Payments being doled out equally each year to all licensed<br>
Stations. It could easily be ramped up by a couple of million if we dumped<br>
the white heffalump called community TV .....or at least split the funding.<br>
Also, have we asked the question yet as to why funding that could be coming<br>
into our Pot is going to fund journalists etc who work at money making<br>
racket newspapers ???<br>
2) The removal of restrictions. If this isn't possible then
the Fund<br>
'MUST' be upped .surely this is common sense isn't it ??
and/or<br>
the removal of restrictions with a clause restriction at the top end as<br>
opposed to the bottom end. In otherwords we restrict or cap the top end (the<br>
spend) but not the earn. This way Commercial Radio is not affected.<br>
Personally I don't think this should even be a topic of conversation, but<br>
sadly we are saddled with it so I suggest a manoeuvring around the situation<br>
to solve the problems and REDUCE Bureaucracy and nonsense.<br>
3) A 'FIXED' bottom-line reasonable fee from the PRS/PPL<br>
this inevitably would mean that the only necessary report each year would be<br>
'how many songs an hour do we play' ?? period !
there could<br>
be an argument that if you are below 12 you receive a slightly lower rate,<br>
if you are above 12 you pay a slightly higher rate (ie:- the speech<br>
Stations pay less) Decisions on rates are not
on the nonsense of Net<br>
Broadcasting which actually is not Net at all. Our Net at this end as much<br>
the same as every other Community Station is 'zero' so we
actually make<br>
nothing, we are not-for-profit. It is written in policy, it is set in stone<br>
by Government. The concept is actually quite simple, and you guys need to<br>
understand that the reason authorities try to make it more complicated is<br>
because they baffle you with science in order to screw more lolly.<br>
4) Slightly more power is permitted, providing it does not
interfere<br>
with other operators .especially if other Stations have come on-air since<br>
the award of a licence and are on the same frequency. There simply has to be<br>
a clause for a 're-visit' to solve problems and issues.<br>
5) The new Ministers to take a good look at the past 14
years, agree<br>
that the Politics of it have been a complete Horlicks and then have the guts<br>
to stand up and do something about the situation before more Stations fall<br>
over. Commercial Radio to do what they like to do and Community Radio to do<br>
what it is meant to do, without interference (pardon the pun)
they<br>
effects on the BBC or Commercial Radio have no bearing on the matter at all,<br>
just like we should have no bearing on what they do.<br>
I will say it one final time. If the local listenership all tuned into the<br>
local Community Station and ceased listening to the Commercial Station, it<br>
doesn't matter how many restrictions we are saddled with, the end result is<br>
bon voyage, so it is a red herring . and enormous Red Herring ...sadly the<br>
Red Herring has been swimming around for 14 Years and is still in the water.<br>
<br>
Finally, I also do not think we should be writing letters to previous<br>
Ministers thanking them for their efforts and input especially when you look<br>
and see that pound for pound they have all been about as much use as a<br>
chocolate fire guard. If anyone has any doubts on this .. What have they<br>
done off their own backs nothing it has
all been instigated from<br>
our lobbying. If people are doing thing correctly and fairly there should be<br>
no need to lobby.<br>
<br>
There is yet another Station that has fallen over, I expect this to be one<br>
of the topics at Conference please,,,,,,,,, included in the '''funding<br>
section'''<br>
I would also appreciate speakers who stand up and enlighten us on how we are<br>
going to tackle the ongoing issues and not wheel out folk who waffle for<br>
half an hour telling me everything I already know and then before any<br>
questions they have gone to catch a Train because they have be in <st1:place
w:st="on">Penzance</st1:place><br>
by 6pm.<br>
<br>
Apologies for the abruptness again, but I feel things are very important and<br>
must not be taken lightly. Dare I say that to prove the point, over the past<br>
12 Years we have tootled along nicely, we haven't made mega bucks, but we've<br>
survived. We ain't tootling anymore, we are scraping our backsides along the<br>
bottom and the majority of the issues are a result in failure to sort out<br>
the above mentioned problems.<br>
Grants both locally and nationally are drying up, the businesses who<br>
supported us originally are all slowly disappearing due to internet shopping<br>
and out of Town outlets .. More competition from the internet etc
etc<br>
in fact, someone made a good point a few weeks ago --- this is where<br>
Commercial Radios woes come from .. The Internet, not us.<br>
<br>
14 Years this nonsense has been going on, it is time it was stopped by the<br>
powers that be. Failing that, perhaps we have to try and stop some of it<br>
ourselves as a collective body that is over 250 strong.<br>
<br>
Discuss by all means ---------- especially at Conference. Let us have some<br>
'real' Policy by mid-September and guidance along the way from our experts.<br>
At the end of the Day, half-wits like me should not be trying to lead the<br>
charge from the back and across a message board. I am just trying to do my<br>
best with the tools that I have at my disposal. Unfortunately I don't have a<br>
lot to offer apart from Passion and Loyalty ...<br>
<br>
Thank you<br>
<br>
Rt Honourable Sir H Dumpty / Chairman of the Macclesfield and District going<br>
around in circles Society<br>
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<br>
Do we have an agenda yet for the AGM ???<br>
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