<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote" style="text-align:center"><b><font size="4">SDAB & Community Radio: Past, Present, Future</font></b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="text-align:center"><b><font size="4">University of Bedfordshire, Luton - Saturday 25th March, 11am to 4pm</font></b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">This FREE event is for community radio stations, commercial radio broadcasters and individuals interested in small-scale digital audio broadcasting (SSDAB) and community media. <b>Last few tickets remain - lunch included.</b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">Find out what has been happening so far with this transformational technology and what’s next for radio stations and the sector as a whole.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">The programme:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><ul><li>The story so far - hear from participants in Ofcom’s technical trial<br></li></ul><ul><li>What’s happening now with the legislation and the upcoming consultation<br></li></ul><ul><li>Where we go from here - funding SSDAB, innovative business models, broadcast content, how to make SSDAB work for community radio<br></li></ul><ul><li>Networking with industry professionals<br></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote" style="text-align:center"><b><font color="#0000ff">Book here: <a href="https://ssdab-community-radio-past-present-future.eventbrite.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://ssdab-community-<wbr>radio-past-present-future.even<wbr>tbrite.co.uk/</a></font></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Hear from practitioners and influencers in small-scale DAB and air your views, share your thoughts, explore the issues and put your questions. The agenda:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">10:30am Doors open for registration, tea/coffee, networking</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">11:00am Event opens</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">11:05 Welcome from the University of Bedfordshire</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">11:15 Opening remarks by Lucinda Guy, Soundart Radio and Chair of the CMA: "Beautiful Radio"</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">11:30 Ian O'Neill (DCMS) - Legislation & Consultation</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">11:45 Ofcom - Peter Madry ‘Building a licensing framework’</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">12:00 Lawrie Hallett & Daniel Nathan - 'SSDAB: Community & Commercial Radio Perspectives'</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">12:20 Steve Buckley - 'Ownership & the Economics of SSDAB'</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">12:40 Questions for morning speakers</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">1:00pm Lunch & Networking</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">2:00pm Panel 1:</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><ul><li>The Story So Far Chair - Lawrie Hallett (Chair)<br></li><li>Panellists - Ash Elford, David Duffy, Daniel Nathan<br></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">3:00pm - Panel 2:</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><ul><li>The Possibilities for Communities: Business Models & Content - Martin Steers (Chair)<br></li><li>Panellists - Steve Buckley, Susi Maxwell-Stewart, Rob Watson<br></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">3:45pm - Summary event / next steps</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">4:00pm - Finish and networking</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div>And rumour has it, that there's a nearby pub to continue the all-important discussion of the finer detail....</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><i>“This [SSDAB] technology could open up a new, local dimension in digital radio. We’re confident that a UK-wide roll-out of these stations would be technically possible and commercially viable. Our trials have enabled groups of community and local commercial radio stations to work together, enabling new stations to serve local communities right across the UK"</i>. <b>Neil Stock, Ofcom’s Director of Broadcast Licensing.</b><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><i>“Currently, about 200 smaller commercial radio stations covering small markets and 244 commercial radio stations transmitting mainly on FM and medium wave are not broadcasting on digital radio”</i><b>. Matt Hancock, Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Hansard, 13th January 2017.<br></b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="text-align:center"><b><font color="#0000ff">Book here: <a href="https://ssdab-community-radio-past-present-future.eventbrite.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://ssdab-community-<wbr>radio-past-present-future.even<wbr>tbrite.co.uk/</a></font></b><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b>Sponsored by The Radio Hub:</b></div></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:center;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium"><a href="http://www.theradiohub.co.uk/" title="The Radio Hub" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="The Radio Hub" src="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/59891467/theradiohub.jpg"></a></p><p><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>And Broadcast Radio:</b></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_15af1d791a51d812" alt="Inline images 1" width="474" height="195" style="margin-right: 0px;"></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Community Media Association (CMA) represents the sector at a strategic level to ensure that all its members and the community media sector as a whole benefit from this milestone in the development of broadcast technology. To become a member click <a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/join-the-community-media-association/" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></p><p><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">\\</font></p><p>Community Media Association<br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_m<wbr>edia</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Commu<wbr>nityMediaAssociation</a></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div class="gmail-m_8606851712470221402m_8965999258347826324m_4875670078488200612gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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