carolinenorth carolinenorth <...> said:
4) Anoraks should support what Brian & Co are trying to do. If there are
successful, Planet Rock will remain a privately funded operation,
outside the control of the Multi-National Radio Groups that control
everything else. It will maintain it's right to choose it's own format
(Classic Rock) rather than taking a feed from a studio in Germany (or
wherever), with automated jingles and voice-tracked presenters.

5) IS THIS NOT WHAT "FREE RADIO" IS? – given that both Planet Rock and
Caroline have a UK licence to broadcast and have to adhere to the
conditions therein, surely the updated definition of "free radio" is as
pointed out in 4) above?

I know we have been here before, but what is free radio. It seems James Whale thought we had free radio in this country, see below

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7387773.stm

It seems we don't. That is what's missing in talk radio in this country, it's fine for a free press to advise who to vote for but not a speech broadcaster. He wasn't even advising on behalf of the station,

Steve