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Save our Sound Campaign

What's it all about
"Ofcom will shortly sell-off the radio frequencies that this industry and charitable sectors rely on, with auction proceeds going to the Government. As a consequence of this ‘migration’, the vast majority of the UK’s stocks of wireless microphones, which are essential tools for content production in the creative industries and beyond, will soon be rendered unusable.

If productions that depend on these technologies are to continue, then all affected equipment (worth tens of millions of pounds) will need to be replaced with gear that can operate on different frequencies, which remain for the most part unspecified. But those who own the equipment either cannot afford or will seriously struggle to cover the enforced costs of replacing entire inventories of valuable equipment. It is like a compulsory purchase order with little or no compensation"
http://www.saveoursounduk.com

What should we do
The main thing to do is to find out how this is likely to affect you and when. How much is this going to cost you or your business? Is there a scheme available to compensate you? Where do you look for information?
This is what this page is intended to do.
On the right you will see the quicklinks section where most of the information can be found.
The Save Our Sound site is where the campaigning is taking place.
The British Entertainment Industry Radio Group site contains all the background information you need and lots more besides. This is also the place to find out about possible compensation schemes.
Other links include articles in various media which give various points of view.

Acknowledgements
Some of the links on this page have been found on The Blue Room discussion forum where a lively debate is in progress.

Quicklinks

http://www.saveoursounduk.com

The main campaigning site for raising awareness of the issue.
They urge all parties affected by this issue, which includes all those who ultimately consume the content made using these essential technologies, to support the campaign by writing to their local MP.

British Entertainment Industry Radio Group

BEIRG is an independent and non-profitmaking association, working for the benefit of all those who use radio spectrum.
BEIRG’s key objective is to maintain access to a sufficient quantity and quality of radio frequencies to ensure the continued production of material currently used and respected worldwide.

Letter to the Times

From Royal Opera House, Royal National Theatre, English National Opera and Royal Shakespeare Company.

Article in The Stage
A good summary of the situation to date.

In Praise of... Channel 69

A brief article in the Guardian

Another letter in the Times


Article in Wired