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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I entirely agree with you about the alternative delivery means.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ofcom permitting, I could quadruple my potential FM audience by adding another FM relay, and there would be no change to the PPL/PRS minimum charges, yet if add a DAB service that is serving only the same population as the FM service, or add an Internet simulcast to reach a few dozen extra souls, they pile extra charges on the minimum fee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>And PPL’s attitude to charging for the DAB trials was truly shameful – I know it was the last straw for some who would otherwise have been keen to take part in trials. A clear case where in a just world the applicants should have been able to argue their case before a Copyright Tribunal, but of course none could have taken the financial risk involved, and so none had an effective legal remedy other than to accept being shafted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Alex<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <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='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Canalside's The Thread<br><b>Sent:</b> 16 September 2016 16:06<br><b>To:</b> 'The Community Media Association Discussion List' <cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk><br><b>Subject:</b> [cma-l] ONE FOR THE WEEKEND<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One final one for the weekend<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All this baloney about FM / DAB / Internet / Yoghurt Carton and Piece of String it’s a nonsense. Just admit that it’s a legalised money making racket.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If there are 1000 people and all of them are listening to Canalside Radio … they will be listening via FM, or if at home / out of the area and stationary via the Internet OR on an app / phone or if we had it by DAB etc etc it is still one person listening plus another 999. The key word here is OR not AND !<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is the same person, they are just listening via a different means. Why does anyone (even Commercial Radio) have to pay for all of these things separately ? I simply don’t get it ? well I do … it’s just Daylight robbery. It’s not 3000 folk listening, it’s still 1000<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It should be in our case a charge …. Fixed fee, and this covers the lot whether we are on one, both or all three or four ………….. I have never ever ever ever listened to the Radio via FM, Internet and DAB all at the same time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What was all that cock and bull malarkey regarding the trials ….. they were even wanting to charge OTT on the trials … it ended up where about 20 chucked the towel in before they even started …………………….end result = everyone lost out. Some didn’t do the tirial and PRS/PPL lost revenue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Surely a low charge was the easiest solution.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think something was sorted, but of course we had to go through the 10 round boxing match to get there.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The mind boggles ?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have a good weekend everyone<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nick<o:p></o:p></p></div>
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