Examination of Witnesses (Questions 2017
- 2019)
WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2008
Mr Andrew Harrison, Mr Mark Story and Mr Daniel Bruce
Q2017 Chairman:
Welcome. Thank you very much indeed for coming. We are looking
at consolidation inside the media industry and what impacts that
is having in the broadest possible way. Could you just tell us
how many local commercial stations there are and how many of those
are represented by RadioCentre?
Mr Harrison: There are 320 commercial radio
stations and the overwhelming majority are represented by RadioCentre.
There are a couple of small independent stations that are not
represented, but the vast majority are represented by RadioCentre.
Q2018 Chairman:
The smaller or privately owned stations, how many of those are
there?
Mr Harrison: A handful, probably 15 or 20.
Q2019 Chairman:
Would they necessarily take your view on these things?
Mr Harrison: Broadly speaking, I think they
would tend to take our view. They are very small stations and
so I guess paying the subscription is not high on their priorities.
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