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Section 105 (A): Ability to maintain proposed service<br />
c) Describe proposed arrangements for transmission provision (installation, maintenance and repair).<br />
The transmission system and equipment must comply with the Engineering Code originally published<br />
by the Radio Authority, which represents <strong>Ofcom</strong>'s current policy and is available at:<br />
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commer/ar<br />
The transmission proposals in this application, and the pricing included within our financial<br />
forecasts, have been provided by our likely transmission provider Arqiva. Arqiva is wellresourced<br />
to install the complete system and subsequently maintain and monitor the<br />
transmission parameters. Telemetry and remote monitoring systems provide information<br />
back to their control centre e.g. carrier power, lack of modulation etc. on a 24 hour basis.<br />
Their maintenance personnel are highly trained with the necessary spares and test equipment<br />
to resolve any problem quickly.<br />
The Lincs <strong>FM</strong> Group has considerable experience in working with Arqiva (formerly ntl) to<br />
make the most of the frequency allocation for each of its services. The Group also uses<br />
ADRT to provide transmission services for its Barnsley service Dearne <strong>FM</strong>. If we are<br />
awarded the licence we are confident that either Arqiva or another provider will be able to<br />
supply the service required, and we will negotiate accordingly.<br />
d) What is the anticipated time-lapse between the award of the licence and start of broadcasting?<br />
Applicants should note that failure to commence broadcasting the service within two years of the date<br />
on which the licence is awarded is likely to lead to the offer of a licence to the successful applicant<br />
being withdrawn. In these circumstances the licence would be advertised afresh and a new<br />
competition would be held to award the licence.<br />
We would expect <strong>Rother</strong> <strong>FM</strong> to begin broadcasting approximately six months after the award<br />
of the licence. Assuming a licence award in early May, we would hope to launch <strong>Rother</strong> <strong>FM</strong><br />
in either October or November. The main factors that will affect the actual date are frequency<br />
clearance, planning permission and a suitable window in the advertising and marketing cycle.<br />
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