[grc] Fwd: [NCRAMembers] NCRA Launches Nationwide FM Chip Campaign

Thu May 12 13:24:06 PDT 2016

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From: radiorob at cjucfm.com <radiorob at cjucfm.com>
Date: Thu, May 12, 2016 at 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [NCRAMembers] NCRA Launches Nationwide FM Chip Campaign
To: ncra-members at ncra.ca

Came across this info about Windows 10

Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system for smartphones has stopped
offering a built-in FM radio app, once standard in the smartphone version
of Windows...

http://thetechnews.com/2016/05/11/microsoft-removes-fm-radio-app-from-windows-10-mobile/

>From what I gather, our competitive northern wireless provider,
https://www.icewireless.ca/, doesn't block the FM chip on customer supplied
handsets.

Rob

On 16-05-10 10:00 AM, Barry Rooke wrote:

Hello Members

A day of announcements (While I am at the CRTC Discoverability Conference).

Below is the official press-release we are putting out in the next few
days.  We have been waiting to make sure everything is sorted and ready to
go as the website is live (In English) and once the translation is
completed, will go live in French.

We are asking our member stations to embrace this project.  It is a
nationwide, HIGHLY supported industry initiative we have taken the lead
on.  We would like our member to start producing content that can be
distributed and broadcast through our channels.  Social Media and PSA's to
encourage listeners to pressure the telecoms and manufacturers to turn on
the FM chip.

Please start to push this out on your social media, and share the content
you make and develop with others.

The FM Chip will be a vital solution to finding more listeners for your
station, and developing a longer lasting space on the dial across the
sector.

Let's talk about this!

ps. the CBC just signed on as a full partner and we are awaiting
confirmation from a few MAJOR telecoms after the Canadian Music Week Radio
Interactive conference meetings that happened last week while I was in
Toronto.

Barry Rooke
NCRA ED

National Campus and Community Radio Association Starts

Free Radio On My Phone Campaign

Unlocking the power of the FM Chip, already installed in most android
smartphones

As you may know, most android smartphones have an FM receiver chip
installed in them, but major Canadian telecommunication and mobile
companies have blocked access to this free system to listen to the radio in
favour of charging for data streaming.  We believe this should change and
that is why we are launching freeradioonmyphone.ca.
<http://www.freeradioonmyphone.ca/>

My name is Barry Rooke, I am the Executive Director of the National Campus
and Community Radio Association <http://www.ncra.ca/>, a collective of 95
non-profit stations across the country.  We have teamed up with a handful
of industry leaders to put pressure on the four national and four regional
telecom carriers to get them to unlock the FM chip for public use.  There
was a successful campaign in the United States in 2015, with four of the
five major telecom’s bowing down to public pressure.

Our goal is to have all eight Canadian wireless providers allow access to
the FM chip by the end of 2016.

Some of the highlights to why this needs to be turned on:

   -

   Save 3x the battery life of your phone - compared to streaming services
   -

   Save 20x the data use on your phone - compared to streaming services
   -

   Allows for emergency broadcasting and public safety alerts as mandated
   in the NPAS system
   -

   Supporting individuals with hearing and other disabilities to access
   technology to aid in communication

We believe this is an important benefit to the community, the telecoms and
radio industry.  FM technology is still extremely relevant and the most
popular format of our stations and the sector as a whole.  This opportunity
offers a great way to expand our listenership, and the options available to
the public to access content.  Part of the challenge is that if FM systems
are not used, they may be lost.

We are working with the support of NextRadio <http://nextradioapp.com/>, a
software/app developer who is the leader in the industry when it comes to
tuning the radio on smartphones.  They were the ones that teamed up with
NPR and the major networks in the United States to make the change happen
there, and we approached them to bring it to Canada.  They have donated
their knowledge and resources, and some of the marketing material. The NCRA
is not receiving any financial compensation from them or from their sister
company TagStation.

What we are looking for is to expand our industry partners to work on
enabling these chips. Specifically we are contacting individuals, groups
and organizations who will

i) Join the growing list of supporters here located here
<http://freeradioonmyphone.ca/about/> on the website and;* (NCRA Members do
not need to sign this)*

ii) Help us get in getting the word out through social media, public
service announcements, and other forms of promotion that encourage the
public to get involved (which are available on our website here
<http://freeradioonmyphone.ca/for-broadcasters/>).

Please considered supporting the campaign.

Thank you for your interest and feel free to learn more at
<http://www.freeradioonmyphone.ca/>www.freeradioonmyphone.ca

Barry Rooke Executive Director,

National Campus and community Radio Association
barry at ncra.ca

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NCRA/ANREC
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l'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires
www.ncra.ca
1.866.859.8086 / (613) 321.1440
barry at ncra.ca

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