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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">When Ofcom talk about small commercial stations they are talking about the ones too small for the current DAB Multiplexes. For example, our local commercial station is Sun FM. They broadcast to Sunderland and
surrounding towns, but the current local DAB multiplex covers everything from here to the Scottish Borders as it follows the coverage area for the Tyne and Wear ILR station. It’s basically pointless for them being on that. So, a local Sunderland SSDAB suits
their needs and ours. The size of their group is irrelevant. It’s about coverage area and providing a digital route for all. This might mean that you will need to share a mux with local arch rivals, but you even have the opportunity to run the mux yourself
and charge them rent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just a thought <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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 Community Radio Ltd<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 17 July 2017 10:19<br>
<b>To:</b> 'The Community Media Association Discussion List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [!!! CAUTION !!!] [cma-l] update DAB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear All (FAO – Mike / Nigel / David<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I have found the section that aroused the ‘been thinking’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This study finally considers the possible extension of small scale small scale DAB to the whole of the UK. Our approach has been to group existing analogue Community radio and small commercial radio services by area, with a view to examining
the technical feasibility of developing a frequency plan which would allow them to be carried on small scale DAB<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I was clearly somewhat confused by the ‘’’and small commercial radio services’’’ ? I didn’t write this, Ofcom did.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The thinking was the same as it has always been --- either one is a Community Broadcaster or a Commercial Broadcaster (you can’t be both) if Small Scale DAB was Community Radio FM/AM/Internet then I just
took it as read. No need to go scrolling through Bills or listening to debates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As I put in one of my posts, I did ask a question to which there was no reply or answer. The question was :- I don’t think there are any (as such) small Commercial FM Stations ? they don’t exist. I use the
analogy because in the case of selective memory loss, this was one of the original arguments in relation to restrictions. Commercial Stations claiming that they were ‘’’small’’’ ‘’’tiny’’’’ and that their commercial viability was threatened. This was
happening even though many of them were part of larger groups. These numbers have changed dramatically over the years, with nearly ALL Commercial Stations now part of bigger conglomerates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">So in a Nutshell and in relation to this whole debate, there are no small Commercial Stations, they may claim to be, but that’s a matter of opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sorry to everyone for appearing to be argumentative, but I felt clarification was needed as I thought Small Scale DAB was for Small Scale FM/AM ie:- Community Radio I saw it as ‘foot in the door’
…. possibly the back door <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Here endeth the debate, I’ll go and sit in the naughty boys corner again and get on with some work as the Students have just arrived. Also, when you have a dug a big hole for yourself, as the saying says ‘’stop
digging’’ sadly I don’t feel I am in a hole, anything but.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Let’s have the discussion again in 12 months time and see how the land lies, there are only two options, it will either be all hunky dory in the garden or it will have gone slightly off-piste …. Trouble is it will
be too late to get it back on-piste.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Onwards and Upwards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222A35"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222A35">Nick<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222A35">Canalside Community Radio Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222A35">Canal 2B, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222A35">Clarence Mill, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222A35">Bollington,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222A35">Cheshire,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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