<div dir="ltr"><div>The Community Media Association met with Ofcom on Thursday 18th October.</div><div><br></div><div>Some notes taken at the meeting are available from the link below.</div><div><br></div><div>The agenda was as follows:</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><b>1.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Update from CMA on the Community Media Conference</b></div></div><div><div><b>2.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Update from Ofcom on Round 4 licensing</b></div></div><div><div><b>3.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Update from Ofcom on SSDAB</b></div></div><div><div><b>4.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ofcom’s Technical Code for Analogue Radio</b></div></div><div><div><b>5.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ofcom’s Diversity Report</b></div></div><div><div><b>6.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Compliance Training Workshops</b></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>A headline summary of the meeting is as follows:</div><div><br></div><div><div><b>1.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Update from CMA on the Community Media Conference</b><br></div><div><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>The 2017 Community Media Conference held in Bristol was a success. Next year's Conference might be held in Sheffield.</div></div></blockquote><div><div><br></div><div><b>2.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Update from Ofcom on Round 4 licensing</b></div><div><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>Ofcom is working through the licence applications and anticipates that the first few decisions will be released shortly.</div></div></blockquote><div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>3.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Update from Ofcom on SSDAB</b><br></div><div><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>DCMS is leading on SSDAB and is expected to publish a consultation before the end of this year. </div></blockquote><div><div><br></div><div><b>4.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ofcom’s Technical Code for Analogue Radio</b></div><div><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>The issue of protection factors applied to new community radio stations was raised by the CMA.</div></div></blockquote><div><div><p class="gmail-normal"><b>5.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ofcom’s Diversity Report</b><br></p></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><p class="gmail-normal">Ofcom will shortly begin work on assessing the diversity of the UK radio industry and will then publish data on diversity in the industry.</p></div></div></blockquote><div><p class="gmail-normal"><b>6.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Compliance Training Workshops</b><br></p></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Ofcom is keen to undertake some compliance training workshops for community radio stations in partnership with the CMA</div></blockquote><div><br></div><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Ofcom__CMA_Meeting_181017.pdf">http://www.commedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Ofcom__CMA_Meeting_181017.pdf</a><div><br></div><div>\\</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Community Media Association</div><div>-- <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_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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