Part of Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 4:15 pm ar 31 Ionawr 2017.
Kevin Foster
Ceidwadwyr, Torbay
4:15,
31 Ionawr 2017
I understand the points that are being made. Does the Shadow Minister agree that a lot of these matters could be dealt with in the consultation on the order? Clearly, if small-scale multiplexes are not created, we will be left with just the local and national ones, on which many community radio stations cannot operate. If we were very specific and restricted it to just one multiplex, that could create inflexibility across the whole country. There may be a scenario in a wide rural area where it actually makes sense to have more than one multiplex for a particular service.
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