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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Look out for this in your e-mail, or go straight to the consultation online even if the email gets spam-trapped or whatever…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>However, don’t too get excited – both bodies still plan to set their own fees independently, and both plan to continue charging much the same large minimum fees as at present - £942 in PRS’s case, and £856 for PPL for a station with up to 200 online simulcast streams.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I see one ‘new right’ being offered is that PPL will now allow stations to play their own live output in their premises without an extra licence! The other one of note is that if I am reading it correctly, a separate MCPS licence will no longer be needed for holding music or programmes on a computer or fileserver – PPL and PRS are now including that right in the proposed licence. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Fees for stations with between 50 and 100 Internet streams will drop a bit due to rebanding, and stations with small scale DAB simulcasts will save a bit more due to a lower cost option on the combined licence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Alex<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=640 style='width:320.0pt;background:white'><tr style='height:5.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:5.0pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://view.ppluk-email.com/?qs=2e6bf820efe3885b43bebc6806cb6869221aef96712709061281ed21fd694890c4553885f9be55e9466f1852ee2a21d7b4c3906f791cf29a9ce40840904e2caa" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none'>View online version</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:22.5pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:22.5pt'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:22.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=640 style='width:320.0pt'><tr><td width=35 style='width:17.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>Dear Customer,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>As your organisation holds an Ofcom Community Radio Licence and is either:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>1. Broadcasting on AM or FM; or </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>2. Preparing to launch on AM or FM in future;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>we are contacting you to let you know that we are running a consultation on proposed changes to the way in which both PPL and<i> PRS for Music</i> license community radio stations.<br><br>From 1 January 2017, it is proposed that PPL and <i>PRS for Music</i> will offer a joint licence in place of each society's individual licences. <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>Have your say</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>As part of the consultation we are inviting you to comment on the proposed changes and share your views with us.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>A <a href="http://click.ppluk-email.com/?qs=36307a06e49164b891d76dc6824750185140fa5b407aa3650bac90f6173b8a39" title="consultation document"><span style='color:#F3672F'>consultation document</span></a> outlining our proposed changes and a <a href="http://click.ppluk-email.com/?qs=36307a06e49164b8c962ede909b5668ce4e6b16f0a630a3bb069c49076367738" title="response form"><span style='color:#F3672F'>response form</span></a> are now available. Both documents are also available at <a href="http://click.ppluk-email.com/?qs=36307a06e49164b8d6597ac5c009abe8c3652b72209f071d4a0728953a9a4db6" title="www.ppluk.com/communityradio"><span style='color:#F3672F'>www.ppluk.com/communityradio</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>When to respond</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>The consultation is running for four weeks from 15 September 2016 and so we would ask that all responses are submitted and received by 13 October 2016. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>If you have any questions about the consultation please contact us at <a href="http://click.ppluk-email.com/?qs=36307a06e49164b8caa8965b307c4a03a3f556958834105c314f95a38179bb6b" title="communityradio@ppluk.com"><span style='color:#F3672F'>communityradio@ppluk.com</span></a> or <a href="http://click.ppluk-email.com/?qs=36307a06e49164b8e3952dde35603ebf616abdd8bca5e4f31ee3d29d6ebceb0c" title="www.ppluk.com/communityradio"><span style='color:#F3672F'>www.ppluk.com/communityradio</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>Yours sincerely,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>Jez Bell</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#767676'>Chief Licensing Officer</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=611 style='width:305.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 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