<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49230"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49229">Commercial radio is staying put for the long term, so don't make too many plans.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49230"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49230"><span>The important thing is to submit a robust reply to the consultation.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49230"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49230"><span>BT </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49231"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49232"><span><br></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49233"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49264" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49263"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49262"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49261"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49266"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49265"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Martin Steers <martin.steers@scoutradio.org.uk><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> The Community Media Association Discussion List <cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk>; office@thethread.org.uk <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 12 December 2016, 15:33<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [cma-l] bon voyage<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49325"><br><div id="yiv4695581635"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49327"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49326">I would say don't panic as FM isn't going anywhere soon.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49328"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49329">The government has said any form of migration or switch off would be market led and the listeners / consumers are not there yet.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49331">Plus the last I heard about an actual stance was that they would favour a migration for the big stations and thus free up more space for CR etc<br clear="none"><div class="yiv4695581635gmail_quote" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49330"><div class="yiv4695581635yqt3502586394" id="yiv4695581635yqt10616"><div>On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 at 15:29, Canalside's The Thread <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:office@thethread.org.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:office@thethread.org.uk">office@thethread.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="yiv4695581635gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49332"><div class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg" lang="EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49335"><div class="yiv4695581635m_2125574728755360400WordSection1 yiv4695581635gmail_msg" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49334"><div class="yiv4695581635MsoNormal yiv4695581635gmail_msg">Dear All<u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u><u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u></div><div class="yiv4695581635MsoNormal yiv4695581635gmail_msg" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481559216199_49333"><u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u> <u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u></div><div class="yiv4695581635MsoNormal yiv4695581635gmail_msg">I was in the Pub at the weekend and was talking to a number of people who are quite in the know regarding ‘’’Radio’’’ the general consensus was (and quite worrying) that FM could be switched off completely by March 2019 ! How true / possible is this ? can any of our experts please shed any light on it ?<u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u><u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u></div><div class="yiv4695581635MsoNormal yiv4695581635gmail_msg"><u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u> <u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u></div><div class="yiv4695581635MsoNormal yiv4695581635gmail_msg">Thank you<u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u><u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u></div><div class="yiv4695581635MsoNormal yiv4695581635gmail_msg"><u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u> <u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u></div><div class="yiv4695581635MsoNormal yiv4695581635gmail_msg">Nick Dumpty / Chairman Macclesfield and District Panic Button Society<u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u><u class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"></u></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none" class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"><br clear="none"><br clear="none" class="yiv4695581635gmail_msg"><br clear="none">Reply - 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