An Application for the West Central Scotland Licence
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An application for the West Central Scotland licence: 26th May 2016 1 Section 6 The application General information (a) Name of Applicant, Address, Telephone and E-mail address Original 96 Glasgow Ltd (Registered office) 20 Barnton Street Stirling FK8 1NE Phone 01382 901000 Mobile 07917203633 E-mail [email protected] (b) Main Contact (For Public Purposes) MAIN CONTACT Name Adam Findlay Phone 01382 901000 Mobile 07917203633 Address 11 Buchanan Street, Dundee, DD4 6SD Email [email protected] (c) Station Name (if decided) Original FM 2 (d) Area to be covered Original FM is applying for the Glasgow area licence using the cleared Cathkin Braes transmission site with the proposed specifications set out by Arqiva in the map below, with an anticipated population coverage of 1.3 million (adults 15+). The Arqiva technical specifications were released on 8th April 2016. Subject to final negotiations we would propose to use a full service and maintenance solution from Arqiva. The following technical specifications and subsequent conclusions as set out in the technical proposal: Transmission site: Cathkin Braes NGR: NS 62571 58267 Site height aod: 205m Antenna height: 57.7m agl Frequency: 96.3 MHz FM Total maximum ERP: 4 kW mixed polarisation (2 kW vertical plane + 2 kW horizontal) Anticipated adult (15+) population coverage: 1,328,163 - 1,454,732 3 Section 2 2.5 Applicants may be able to identify alternative transmission sites in the Glasgow area that would achieve similar population coverage. SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE - (see appendix section 2) (d) Main Contact (For Ofcom Purposes) MAIN CONTACT Name Adam Findlay Phone 01382 901000 Address 11 Buchanan Street, Dundee, DD4 6SD Email [email protected] Mobile 07917203633 4 Section 105(A): Ability to maintain proposed service 1. Ownership and control of company which will operate the licence (a) Board of Directors Chairman and Non-Executive Director Name: Norman Quirk CA Board Status: Chairman and Non-Executive Home address: Glenard, Uppertorwoodhill Road, Rhu, G84 8LE Nationality: British Occupation: Chartered Accountant and Business Consultant Other directorships (last 5 years): David MacBrayne Limited Caledonian MacBrayne limited Northlink Ferries Limited Argyll Ferries Limited Mull Theatre Limited Comar Current directorships: Tron Theatre Summary of Background: Norman Quirk is a real all rounder in arts and broadcasting. In 2003 Norman was appointed Managing Director of SAGA 105.2fm, a new ILR station which had been awarded the licence to broadcast to Glasgow and West Central Scotland. He led the process of building the studios, recruiting staff and presenters and developing a PR and marketing campaign in support of the station’s launch in September 2004. The service exceeded audience projections in its first RAJAR and went on to become one of the most successful stations in Scotland. Norman continued as MD until SAGA’s Radio Division was sold to GMG in 2007. Norman’s distinguished career in Scottish commercial radio began when he became the Financial Controller of Radio Clyde, a post he held for ten years from 1974, during which time he played a significant role as a member of the team of executives that made the station the most successful in the UK. 5 Moving into consultancy and management, Norman built up a business that specialised in the promotion of partnerships with the arts. His expertise has been publicly acknowledged in his nomination as Adviser of the Year in 1996 for his work helping the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, and the award of Business Adviser of the Year for his work with the Stray Theatre Company in 1999. As a partner in Quirk and Co. his clients included the Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank, Cable and Wireless and the Government of the Cayman Islands. Involvement with radio has been constant, both on and off air, for himself and his clients. A frequent contributor to Scottish broadcasting, his commercial involvement grew again in the nineties. In 1994 he became a Director of Central FM, the independent local radio station for Stirling and Falkirk, becoming Chairman in 1996. He was also a founder investor in the Fife ILR, Kingdom FM, of which he was also a director. When the Independent Radio Group bought the central belt regional radio station Scot FM in 1996 it was losing one million pounds a year. The new owners established a wholly owned Scottish subsidiary company, the Independent Radio Group of Scotland, and appointed Norman MD with the remit of bringing the company into profit. By July 1997, within a year of his appointment at Scot FM, Norman had met all the agreed company targets and moved the station from loss to profitability. He then became Chairman of the Group, tackling the challenge of overseeing new licence applications, strengthening IRG Scotland’s position as digital radio began, and representing the group within the business community in Scotland. The Independent Radio Group of Scotland Ltd owned Scot FM, 96.3QFM, Discovery FM and was a major investor in Kingdom FM. Norman continued to play a key role in managing the company’s Scottish assets until they were bought by The Wireless Group in 2000. Prior to joining SAGA Norman was The Executive Director of Scottish Ballet, Scotland’s national dance company, his responsibilities included press and media relations, fund raising, sponsorship, finance and administration, and oversight of the technical departments. He was appointed Director and Vice Chairman at a time of trouble in February 1998, before being retained later that year on a consultancy basis as MD. As well as day to day management in a difficult and at times hostile climate, he had the task of achieving the non-artistic merger with Scottish Opera as well as responsibility for excellence, flexibility and cost effectiveness across the company. His appointment three years later as full time Executive Director is an indicator of his success, an achievement all the more impressive as it coincided with comparable achievements in radio management. 6 Norman’s experience and understanding of Scottish radio is only equalled by his knowledge of the country’s arts and artistic community. He was, for many years, a Director of Mull Theatre, a producing and touring theatre company based on the island of Mull; in 2012 he was appointed Chair of Comar, a company set up to bring about the artistic and administrative merger of Mull Theatre and An Tobar, a music and visual arts centre based in Tobermory. Although a chartered accountant by profession, he is a manager by choice and talent, thriving on challenge and innovation and always working from the principle that the motivation, commitment and development of staff is the secret of an organisation’s success. His career is evidence that his philosophy helps creative businesses flourish. His flair for focussing on solutions and their implementation works especially well in the arts and media environment. In addition to his involvement with radio and the arts Norman has worked at a senior level within the Scottish business community. He was a Board member of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce from 2004 to 2009 and was President from 2006 to 2008. From 2007 to 2010 Norman was Chair of Scottish Chambers of Commerce and also a Director of British Chambers of Commerce. He was also a Board Member of Scottish Council for Development and Industry from 2007 to 2010. Norman is currently on the Board of Tron Theatre in Glasgow and a Member of the Scottish Council of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Norman brings to the Board practical experience of managing successful commercial radio operations of a range of scale and in a variety of markets. His knowledge and understanding spans the life of the industry in Scotland. Alongside his deep personal knowledge of the key players in the performing arts in Scotland, his contacts and his ability to see both the overview and the detail will provide a resource that will make him a real asset to the Board of Original FM. Norman brings to the Board practical experience of managing successful commercial radio operations of a range of scale and in a variety of markets. His knowledge and understanding spans the life of the industry in Scotland. Alongside his deep personal knowledge of the key players in the performing arts in Scotland, his contacts and his ability to see both the overview and the detail will provide a resource that will make him a real asset to the Board of Original FM. 7 Non-Executive Director Name: Adam Findlay Board Status: Non-Executive Home address: 14 Huntingdon Place Edinburgh, EH7 4AX Nationality: British Occupation: Managing Director Previous directorships: Crime Stoppers Scotland Cash For Kids Grampian Chamber of Commerce Current directorships: Original FM Aberdeen Ltd Wave 102 FM Ltd New Wave Media Ltd Original Events Company Ltd Help for Kids Ltd Summary of Background: Adam Findlay is the Principal Shareholder and Managing Director of New Wave Media, an investment and management company whose principal activities are concerned with Radio Broadcasting. He set this up after spending over 16 years working his way to the most senior Managing Director positions within what was then Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH). Adam set up New Wave Media in 2007 following the sale of SRH to Emap. The purpose of New Wave Media was to create an acquisition vehicle which subsequently has also become the management company for all three radio stations, Central FM, Wave 102 and Original 106. 8 Adam has spent over 25 years working at all levels in the radio sector in a variety of roles both in London and throughout Scotland. Learning the ropes at the sharp end in local advertising sales at Central FM, he went onto to become Promotions Manager at Radio Tay.