<div dir="ltr">Sounds interesting - I might be tempted to venture from "pretend South-West" to the "Real South West"!<div><br></div><div>Glyn</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Glyn Roylance - Principal Consultant
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 27 April 2018 at 16:20, Phonic FM <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info@phonic.fm" target="_blank">info@phonic.fm</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>It's always difficult to know where to start if/when/trying to reply to one of Nick's outburst.<br></div>However to look on the bright side Phonic FM are organising a conference for Community Radio Stations in the South West (and we mean DEEP South West, not what the Government laughingly calls the south west which includes Gloucestershire Wiltshire and Greater Bristol connurbation). We've had help from Exeter City Council and the take up has been remarkably positive. We're having an input from three "soon to be on air" stations in Somerset, Dorset and Devon, an official visit and talk from OFCOM , together with a q&a session with a radio engineer, a 'deserter from commercial radio' OFCOM and (natch) CMA. It certainly doesn't seem as gloomy as depicted by the views emanating from Cheshire, and in any case there's a determination to provide a positive view of what goes on in the sector, as well as providing an opportunity to exchange views/ideas on a range of topics. In fact there's a resilience that doesn't appear to emanate from the gloom in the canal side. Of course there are frustrations, but anybody who exists in the current economic and political climate wouldn't expect there to be immediate answers to any of the woes that seems to beset Bollington so heavily.<br></div>The event in on 9th June and you can find details on our website at <a href="http://www.phonic.fm" target="_blank">www.phonic.fm</a> ( we're celebrating our 10th anniversary the same day)<br></div>A synopsis of the days proceedings will appear on the website in due course.<br></div>Further information from <a href="mailto:info@phonic.fm" target="_blank">info@phonic.fm</a><br></div><div id="m_-4254926466280479331DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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</tbody></table><a href="#m_-4254926466280479331_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"></a></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On 25 April 2018 at 20:51, Canalside Community Radio Ltd <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:office@canalsideradio.net" target="_blank">office@canalsideradio.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-GB"><div class="m_-4254926466280479331m_-8444279047054650900WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See below sent it myself what a muppet </span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">😊</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222a35">I’d possibly get more sense talking to myself LOL<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222a35">Nick<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><img style="width:2.5208in;height:1.552in" id="m_-4254926466280479331m_-8444279047054650900_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D3DCD7.32178D40" alt="webmainlogo" width="242" height="149"></span><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222a35">Canalside Community Radio Ltd.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">Canal 2B, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">Clarence Mill, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">Bollington,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">Cheshire,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">SK10 5JZ<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">01625 576689<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3c34d4"><a href="mailto:office@canalsideradio.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3c34d4">office@canalsideradio.net</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3c34d4"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3c34d4"><a href="http://www.canalsideradio.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3c34d4">www.canalsideradio.net</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><img style="width:.7916in;height:.375in" id="m_-4254926466280479331m_-8444279047054650900_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D3DCD7.32178D40" alt="FBnT" width="76" border="0" height="36"></span><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4937d1"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/canalsideradio" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4937d1">www.twitter.com/canalsideradio</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4937d1"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/canalsideradio" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4937d1">www.facebook.com/canalsideradi<wbr>o</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Canalside Community Radio Ltd [mailto:<a href="mailto:office@canalsideradio.net" target="_blank">office@canalsideradio.<wbr>net</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> 25 April 2018 17:06<br><b>To:</b> 'Canalside Community Radio Ltd' <<a href="mailto:office@canalsideradio.net" target="_blank">office@canalsideradio.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> GROUND HOG DAY<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear All<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Polly Parrot here again talking about one of my favourite subjects. I wish I wasn’t talking about it and that the ‘problem / issue’ would simply go away or dare I say the powers that be did something to help the matter go away.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">It has become the general chit chat of late that our ‘’’signal’’’ in the Local area is at best so/so and at worst absolutely c r * * <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Just to re-run the tail again …. in a nutshell, we were awarded our licence in 2006/2007, we set off with our 25 watts in 2008 ----- it’s never been brilliant, but we were half getting away with it ---- then Mr Ofcom licenced Heart and there were a couple of others who had changes to name and power boosts ---- a number of whom are on 102.8fm they definitely ‘’’peck peck peck’’’ at us.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Those familiar with the local area and familiar with my ramblings will be aware that there are a number of issues here issue number 1 is the fact that you can hear us in Macclesfield when in a Vehicle, but interference, pecking, hissing, squishing, farting, burping is now par for the course inside a building is not possible and unless on the internet then the democratic choice is taken away ……………. Out and about, not so bad if you are listening to Milk and Alcohol by Dr Feelgood or The Boys are back in Town by Thin Lizzy but when Matt Monro is trying to sing the soft ballad from my Fair Lady, I’ve grown accustomed to her face it doesn’t quite bode well. In fact we’ve changed the song title now to I’ve grown accustomed to the glitch there are even mini fuzzes in places like Tytherington / Hurdsfield / Adlington / Kerridge / Rainow all within our MCA some only a mile and a half from our transmitter.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In times of desperate need and struggle and strife we need to be able to at least compete a little bit even though apparently ‘’’competition’’’ is a dirty word. Actually I forgot, that isn’t quite right :- according to the original rules that I believe are still in place (unless I have missed something?) Commercial Radio is permitted to compete with us, but we ain’t permitted to compete with it ? this can never be right, especially in times of hardship, lack of central and local government funding and a general drop in grant allocation unless of course you are organising a sponsored run, a yoga class or something arty farty.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I would argue that one of the fundamental needs required by a radio station is to be heard …….. it is becoming difficult as systems in place are NOT moving with the times. Here’s that wonderful word again ‘’’common sense’’’ common sense tells us that if Stations are licensed on a frequency those nearby on an adjacent frequency need at least to be considered.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We’re still here, we’re bobbing and weaving, looking forward to going to Melton Mowbray at the weekend to all the wonderful folk I have met along the way and of course to eat all the pies ---- although some folk may argue I have already done that </span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">😊</span><span style="color:black"> but alas things are the toughest they have ever been and yes the sympathy card is out again as I believe ‘’’we’’’ are getting kicked from all angles …. Lack of general funding both central and local, a general malaise on sponsorship as the internet and social media takes hold and 25 watt transmitter that quite frankly I could throw the signal further with a catapult and a pee-shooter.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Greased Pig has just been let off down the slope out of trap 7, he has already just passed red, blue, green, orange, yellow and black/white greyhounds and is about to hurtle past Franz Klammer and Ingemar Stenmark, he is being closely followed by the Bailiffs, the Sheriffs and the High Court enforcement officers ….. was motoring so quickly went straight past the soup kitchen.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The chequered flag and the proverbial pee pot await at the bottom of the slope.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I look forward to listening to our talks and chin wag on Funding/Fundraising at the weekend <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I think it is worth noting and acknowledging though that the average income of s Community Station appears to have dropped over the past 10 Years by 65% - 70% this isn’t good in any books ….. we know the reasons why and we know a few solutions which wouldn’t break the Bank nor cause problems to others but sadly Mr Ivory Towers ain’t listening, if of course we are at all putting the questions in the first place ---- I am starting to have my doubts as 1 + 1 is making 3 at the moment.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See you at the weekend ………… a nice scoop or two as well in the Anne of Cleaves all welcome Matt Hancocks is buying the first round, we could also create a float and bar tab if any money is left from the first £8 Million gobbled up for the so called Community Journalists ? is someone havin’ a giraffe with that ? they don’t exist, they’re working for money making rackets using tax payers money. It’s a con trick the best way to improve local news and not have fake news and have it real is to have local people TALKING on-air to folk they know and folk they know of real people with faces who folk can relate to. They can hold them to account because they see them in their own neighbourhoods.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">It’s like the white elephant I pointed out 5 years ago ---- TV thousands wasted. Community Radio in this Country could be leading the World by now if the Government had backed the right Horses, instead they have left it to fester and/or struggle on. Some Stations have closed, others are close and the majority it is a struggle.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The authorities are 80% responsible for our woes, time they manned up, stood up and admitted it and took it on the chin and then do something about it. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222a35">Nicholas H Dumpty<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">Station Pie Eater<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><img style="width:2.5208in;height:1.552in" id="m_-4254926466280479331m_-8444279047054650900Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D3DCB7.C00F9950" alt="webmainlogo" width="242" border="0" height="149"></span><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#222a35">Canalside Community Radio Ltd.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">Canal 2B, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">Clarence Mill, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">Bollington,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">Cheshire,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">SK10 5JZ<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35">01625 576689<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3c34d4"><a href="mailto:office@canalsideradio.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3c34d4">office@canalsideradio.net</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3c34d4"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3c34d4"><a href="http://www.canalsideradio.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3c34d4">www.canalsideradio.net</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><img style="width:.7916in;height:.375in" id="m_-4254926466280479331m_-8444279047054650900Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D3DCB7.C00F9950" alt="FBnT" width="76" border="0" height="36"></span><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4937d1"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/canalsideradio" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4937d1">www.twitter.com/canalsideradio</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4937d1"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/canalsideradio" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4937d1">www.facebook.com/canalsideradi<wbr>o</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222a35"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><br></div></div><span class="">______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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