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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D">Does it matter Ian? This has been a long time coming and we should congratulate Bill, Lucinda and the rest of the current council for their continued efforts.
I think this proves that ofcom does listen, but like many other statutory bodies its wheels can move slowly. Now is that the sound of champagne corks popping in Staffordshire?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ian Hickling<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 28 April 2017 12:33<br>
<b>To:</b> office@thethread.org.uk; The Community Media Association Discussion List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cma-l] FW: Ofcom - tomorrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Interesting that Ofcom made an important announcement this morning:<br>
<a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/101459/community-radio-future-licensing-technical-policy-statement.pdf" id="LPlnk328940">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/101459/community-radio-future-licensing-technical-policy-statement.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">just as the CMA delegation was going in to a meeting to discuss all of that - and a few other vital points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Coincidence?<br>
Or carefully planned strategy?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ecxmsonormal" style="line-height:13.65pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222">Ian Hickling</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black"> cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk <cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk>
on behalf of Canalside's Thread events guide for NE Cheshire <office@thethread.org.uk><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 28 April 2017 11:02:34<br>
<b>To:</b> 'The Community Media Association Discussion List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cma-l] FW: Ofcom - tomorrow</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black">Dear People of Great Loveliness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black">Not forgetting a troop of (few) other Stations who were hoodwinked at the outset as to what area they were meant to be covering, mind-boggled with jargon,
led up the garden path, pecked at by (let’s use James’s phrase) childish moronic folk who lobbied to introduce restrictions (which by the way DID affect the set up) and still does indirectly affect operation as we still have to deal with all the baggage and
leftovers from the mess (and I don’t want any so called experts trying to tell me otherwise as we [canalside] lived it, breathed it and have the T-Shirt to prove it) but alas, we have the Commercials / Experts who we have been told recently ‘apparently’
‘’’want to help us’’’ <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black">Actions speak louder than words, so the best thing everyone can do is go back to square one, start how we ought to have started and then all the angst
and frustration gets put to bed, we forgive and forget and move on YES as a Radio Fraternity, each with our own roles to play.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black">Let’s ask the same questions, but wheel in the Man from Del Monte coz ‘’he say Yes’’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black">Personally, I do not have an issue with metaphorically speaking being third fiddle as I am but a mere insect in all of this, in fact I am but a mere
insect in most things --- however, I take a dim view to being shoved to the back of the queue & being third fiddle whilst having our noses rubbed in it at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black">Let us have a bit of respect shown to our sector with actions --- not words nor more consultations and then we can ALL go to the hob-knobbing gatherings
on an equal footing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black">If the experts and commercials do this, I will be the first person to give em a great big kiss and parade them around the streets of London in a sedan
chair.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black">On a positive note ---- yes the experts giving tips and advice and putting it out there for us all is very good and it is to be applauded and I thank
them and respect them for that – but you have to see the wider picture, and the wider picture is that unless you/we/they/DCMS/Ofcom/Uncle Tom Cobbley sort out the ‘’’politics’’’ implementing the advice ends up the same trying to push a 3 ton rock up Ben
Nevis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black">Onwards and Upwards ----- monkeee magic & goodwill to all mankind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black">Nick H Dumpty - Chairman / UK Crying in the Wilderness Society<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bill Best<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 28 April 2017 09:36<br>
<b>To:</b> The Community Media Association Discussion List <cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cma-l] Ofcom - tomorrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I again draw your attention to Ofcom's consultation "Community radio: future licensing and technical policy" published on 28th October 2016:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1.4 We anticipate that our current (third) round of licensing will draw to a close in late spring 2017, and that licensing of small-scale DAB services may not commence before 2018. In the interim, we propose to license more analogue services,
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<p class="MsoNormal">We will be asking for further clarification of Ofcom's deadline and insisting that Ofcom publishes its response to the technical consultation that Sharon White indicated would be delivered by the end of April.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 27 April 2017 at 11:34, Ian Hickling <<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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color:#1D2129">Don't forget to stress that there are 243 CR broadcasters out here - and another 160-plus potential Applicants - that have been waiting for a very long tome for
news of how Ofcom is going to proceed with serving this market - and for at least some results from the 33 Region 10 and 11 applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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