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EPRA MEETING JUNE 2004 WORKING GROUP 2 REGULATION OF RADIO

EPRA MEETING JUNE 2004 WORKING GROUP 2 REGULATION OF RADIO TOPIC: LOCALNESS, LICENSING AND DIGITALISATION. STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 1988 Act - News and Current Affairs 20% of Broadcasting Time 2 hours 7am – 7pm CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS Programme Schedule Programme Policy Statement.

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EPRA MEETING JUNE 2004 WORKING GROUP 2 REGULATION OF RADIO

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  1. EPRA MEETING JUNE 2004 WORKING GROUP 2 REGULATION OF RADIO TOPIC: LOCALNESS, LICENSING AND DIGITALISATION

  2. STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 1988 Act - News and Current Affairs 20% of Broadcasting Time 2 hours 7am – 7pm CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS Programme Schedule Programme Policy Statement

  3. LOCALNESS - POLICY CONTEXT Commercial Radio Services BCI Ownership and Control Policy 2001 -Local ownership no longer a requirement - Programming and management deliver local ethos. Community Radio Services - Policy 1997 - Owned and controlled by local community - Programming by the community which meets communication needs of the community.

  4. NATIONAL RADIO SERVICES Radio 1- Speech/News based 25+ (PBS) 2 FM - Music based 15 + (PBS) Lyric FM - Classical Music and Arts (PBS) R na G - Irish language (PBS) Today FM - Music based 25 + (private)

  5. LOCAL RADIO SERVICES Adult Population (15+) under 200,000 - 16 local broad-format services Adult Population (15+) over 200,000 - Cork (356,000): 2 music-based 1 broad-format - Dublin (921,000): 5 music-based 1 News 1 PBS 2 more expected Pilot regional service (334,000 15+) - youth

  6. COMMUNITY RADIO SERVICES -Geographical Community 10 services -Community of Interest 4 services -Five more expected this year.

  7. PERFORMANCE Listenership - reach 86% (adults) 2003 Advertising Revenue All radio services €97m PBS radio €30m Private radio €67m Community - Turnover €1.25m

  8. LOCALNESS - COMMERCIAL RADIO Management - Does management team have relevant broadcasting and business expertise - Does it include sufficient personnel with necessary experience, expertise and knowledge of specified local area

  9. LOCALNESS - COMMERCIAL RADIO Programming - Is the quality, range and type of programming in the schedule appropriate to listeners in specified local area. - Does Programme Policy Statement reflect sufficient commitment to (a) serving local community (b) new opportunities for Irish talent etc (c ) Irish culture and language

  10. LOCALNESS - COMMUNITY RADIO Ownership and Management - Owned by non-profit community organisation - Membership and management by the members of the community served - clear definition of community served is important

  11. LOCALNESS - COMMUNITY RADIO Programming - primarily by members of the community served - should reflect the interests and needs of community served - should add to diversity or programming available to community - should facilitate and support community access

  12. PROGRAMME POLICY STATEMENT Broadcasting Philosophy and target audience/community served Total Number of Broadcasting hours - automation Presentation Style News Current affairs Sport General Music Specialist Music Irish Music Special Interest Speech Irish Language and Promotion of Irish Talent Acquired/networked programming

  13. PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Seven day indicative schedule Reflect the commitments in the Programme Policy Statement in 7am-7pm and over the total broadcast day. Allows flexibility in relation to individual presenters, and some format and content issues Allows some seasonal flexibility.

  14. DIGITALISATION - Planning underway currently - policy expected in 2006. - Implementation from 2007 onwards - coincide with expiry of national commercial radio franchise - DAB and DRM being considered. - National DAB platform for PBS envisaged - Two possible DAB plans for commercial services under consideration

  15. DAB -PLAN A - National DAB platform for up to five national channels - possible mix of commercial and non-commercial - Local services on local multiplex - based on existing county/dual county model - Greater possibility for overlap

  16. DAB -PLAN B - Local services on local multiplex - based on existing county/dual county model. - National service/s carried as channel/s on local multiplexes across the country.

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