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<blockquote data-quote="dvart" data-source="post: 17444" data-attributes="member: 175734"><p>If you feel strongly about the radio issue, please write to Roger Bolton at the Radio Four feedback programme</p><p><a href="mailto:feedback@bbc.co.uk">feedback@bbc.co.uk</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have sent this to the Chairman of the House of Commons Culture,Media and Sport Committee</p><p></p><p>To The Rt Hon Gerald Kaufman MP</p><p></p><p>Dear Mr Kaufman,</p><p></p><p>Since 1999 the BBC has been encouraging listeners to its services in</p><p>continental Europe to tune in to its rich and varied domestic radio output</p><p>via the Astra 2a satellite. The information is contained in a document</p><p>entitled "BBC Radio Services on the Astra Satellite" which was revised as</p><p>recently as 19 December 2002 and is still on the BBC Website.</p><p></p><p>It appears that the BBC intends to remove this facility as early as 30th May</p><p>as its radio transmission moves to the Astra 2d satellite, whose footprint</p><p>is limited to the UK and Ireland.</p><p></p><p>I find its disgraceful that the BBC has misled its many listeners in</p><p>continental Europe and encouraged them to make expensive satellite</p><p>installations at the very time that it knew that the service was to be</p><p>withdrawn.</p><p></p><p>While there are very good reasons which the BBC should unencrypt its TV</p><p>output and move this to Astra 2d, there is absolutely no good reason why its</p><p>radio output should not stay on the existing satellite (Astra 2a). The cost</p><p>of doing so would be minimal since its radio output has always been</p><p>unencrypted and freely available in the whole of Europe.</p><p>This decision will do great damage to the reputation of the UK in</p><p>continental Europe amongst the many opinion formers who make use of this</p><p>service.</p><p></p><p>My comments also apply to the BBC Parliament TV channel which is also</p><p>unencrypted and widely watched in continental Europe, where it actively</p><p>promotes the UK vision of parliamentary democracy and also fosters a well</p><p>informed debate of European issues through weekly magazine programmes.</p><p></p><p>I would urge you to use your considerable influence to reverse this wholly</p><p>unnecessary and damaging bureaucratic mess.</p><p></p><p>David Hawkins</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dvart, post: 17444, member: 175734"] If you feel strongly about the radio issue, please write to Roger Bolton at the Radio Four feedback programme [email]feedback@bbc.co.uk[/email] I have sent this to the Chairman of the House of Commons Culture,Media and Sport Committee To The Rt Hon Gerald Kaufman MP Dear Mr Kaufman, Since 1999 the BBC has been encouraging listeners to its services in continental Europe to tune in to its rich and varied domestic radio output via the Astra 2a satellite. The information is contained in a document entitled "BBC Radio Services on the Astra Satellite" which was revised as recently as 19 December 2002 and is still on the BBC Website. It appears that the BBC intends to remove this facility as early as 30th May as its radio transmission moves to the Astra 2d satellite, whose footprint is limited to the UK and Ireland. I find its disgraceful that the BBC has misled its many listeners in continental Europe and encouraged them to make expensive satellite installations at the very time that it knew that the service was to be withdrawn. While there are very good reasons which the BBC should unencrypt its TV output and move this to Astra 2d, there is absolutely no good reason why its radio output should not stay on the existing satellite (Astra 2a). The cost of doing so would be minimal since its radio output has always been unencrypted and freely available in the whole of Europe. This decision will do great damage to the reputation of the UK in continental Europe amongst the many opinion formers who make use of this service. My comments also apply to the BBC Parliament TV channel which is also unencrypted and widely watched in continental Europe, where it actively promotes the UK vision of parliamentary democracy and also fosters a well informed debate of European issues through weekly magazine programmes. I would urge you to use your considerable influence to reverse this wholly unnecessary and damaging bureaucratic mess. David Hawkins [/QUOTE]
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