[cma-l] Fwd: Ofcom Update: Ofcom awards two community radio licences

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Ofcom has today announced the award of two new community radio
licences in Manchester to Gaydio and to Unity Radio. Details of these
two new community radio licensees are as follows:

Gaydio
Contact: Ian Wallace
Box 108, 3rd Floor Princess House, 105-107 Princess Street,
Manchester M1 6DD.
Phone: 07961 126373
E-mail: ian at gaydio.co.uk
Website: www.gaydio.co.uk

Gaydio will target and promote the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) communities of central Manchester, creating
awareness and challenging homophobia and homophobic practices. Gaydio
will provide training opportunities, a platform for expression, and
become a focal point and vital source of lively information and
entertainment for the LGBT community.

Unity Radio
Contact: Tom Clarke
Unit 4E, Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6JG.
Phone: 0161 923 4800
Email: Info at unityradio.co.uk
Website: www.unityradio.fm

Unity Radio is a youth-focused social enterprise that aims to improve
the quality of life of young people in the city of Manchester. It will
provide young local broadcasters with mentors from the local music and
media industry, build partnerships with education, training and
employment services, and through a network of links with young people
in the city it will aim to tackle taboo and difficult social issues,
such as gang culture, sexual health and substance misuse. Unity Radio
will feature black dance music such as garage and dubstep.

Licences are awarded for a five-year period.

A statement setting out the main determining factors for the award of
the two community radio licences referred to above will be available
shortly from the Ofcom website.

NOTES FOR EDITORS

Applications for community radio licences are being invited on a
region-by-region basis. Further details can be found on the Ofcom
website at: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/

Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the
UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television,
radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.

For further details please visit
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2008/10/nr_20081107