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Good afternoon.<br>
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I have tried to resist joining in - but I feel I must.<br>
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I am very happy with the PRS PPL deal - it means, with a simple
payment, we can play all the music in the world on our station, with
no logging, returns, or other encumberance. It's a damn good deal.
80 percent of our output is music and I'm very thankful for that. It
brings us an audience, without which, we may as well all go home.<br>
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Community radio is a business - we need to pay for things so we have
something to sell. It's as plain as that.<br>
Electricity, broadband, phone lines, Ofcom licence, PRS and PPL are
the lifeblood of what we do. Of course, if you can get a better deal
somewhere, that's good news. <br>
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And what's the problem with VAT? Anybody with any business sense
knows that if you have to pay VAT and you're registered, YOU CLAIM
IT BACK. This applies to telephone, fuel, equipment and more.<br>
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When we started our first RSLs, then applied for our community
licence, we just looked at the rules, did the costings and worked it
out from there. It really is that simple. We took the decision and
we made it work.<br>
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Please, let's concentrate on producing great radio for our listeners
and it will all work out fine. Don't try to reinvent the wheel - it
may not be perfect but it works pretty well.<br>
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Peace and love in 2017 to all our colleagues in CR.<br>
<br>
Phil Dawson<br>
<b>FANTASY RADIO 97FM</b><br>
Devizes,<br>
Wiltshire.<br>
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