Moonraker - Ofcom Licensing

ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SERVICE Moonraker FM
The Story Behind The Name
People from Wiltshire are often known as Moonrakers and the term is a source of great pride for
many related to the county. There are numerous variations of the legend that spawned this name
but it is generally thought to be about a band of smugglers. Lit by a beaming full moon, a group of
Wiltshire smugglers were transporting some casks of contraband past a pond. Suddenly, the
donkey carrying the casks was startled and the smuggled goods slipped into the pond. The
smugglers grabbed some hay rakes they found nearby and tried to hook them onto the casks
underneath the water to retrieve the valuable goods. An excise man passing by on his horse saw
them raking the pond, with the full moon reflected in the water. When he questioned them about
their strange behaviour, their quick-witted riposte was that they were raking out the cheese they
could see in the water. The exciseman laughed himself silly and told everybody about the stupid
country folk - but he never knew that, in fact, they were the ones who had fooled him.
(b) FUNDING
(i) Loan terms
Not Applicable
(ii) Assets Leased
(i) Share capital £600,000
(ii) Loan stock nil
(iii) Leasing/HP facilities (capital value) nil (excluding value of TBC)
(iv) Bank overdraft nil
(v) Grants and donations nil
(vi) Other (please specify) nil
Not Applicable
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