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I don't think we are doomed - no.<BR>
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But what is relevant is that there is no apparent correlation in dealing with funding sources and many CR stations do not have access to adequate business acumen.<BR>
We currently have three stations out of the 27 we have facilitated which cannot pay their way and we are seriously having to consider removing vital components still owned by us in order to safeguard our own business.<BR>
Ian Hickling<BR>
Partner<BR>
transplan UK<BR> <BR>
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From: stevensuttie@aol.com<BR>Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:52:40 -0500<BR>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk; comradio-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>Subject: [cma-l] TOGETHERNESS !!? 209radio = Islands In The Stream<BR><BR><FONT id=ecxrole_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
<DIV>Dear Karl,</DIV>
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<DIV>I am delighted that your immediate funding problems have been answered in such a spectacular fashion... and I do hope that the national, regional and local media will make a big deal of this. I also hope that your long term funding questions are answered.</DIV>
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<DIV>However, I'm a little concerned that your immediate funding crisis was not made clearer amongst the CMA members / CMA List prior to this time. I would hate to get an e-mail telling me that the highly regarded 209radio had closed down. Everybody in the CMA / Community Radio sector would.</DIV>
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<DIV>But reading between the lines of this last minute, temporary success, it appears that we were all faced with a disturbing fact. </DIV>
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<DIV>CR001 (Forest Of Dean Radio) is due to stop broadcasting on New Years Eve due to funding problems. </DIV>
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<DIV>They were not licensed as number 1 for nothing!!</DIV>
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<DIV>This dreadful fact asks a couple of pertinent questions...</DIV>
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<DIV>Is this sector in crisis? </DIV>
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<DIV>Or are we all doomed?</DIV>
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<DIV>Where is the TOGETHERNESS of our sector?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=3><B>Kindest Regards<BR>Steve Suttie<BR>Station Manager, 94.4FM Salford City Radio</B><BR>office<B> 0161 793 2939 </B><BR>mobile <B>07772 355 852</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#ff00ff size=3><BR>WINNERS - Community Award - Salford Business Awards 2009</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=3><BR>Visit our Website </FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=5><A href="http://www.salfordcityradio.org/listen.asx">www.salfordcityradio.org</A></B></FONT></DIV></FONT> </body>
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