[cma-l] Ofcom Radio licensing Update: April 2010

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Ofcom's April 2010 Update provides information about Ofcom's broadcast
radio licensing activity and details of new community radio licence
awards, details of the next opportunity to apply for a grant from the
Community Radio Fund; and the Restricted Service Licences (RSLs)
Annual Report for 2009:

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/rbupdates/update0310/

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Community Radio Fund: Round 1 2010-2011

The first round for funding applications to the Community Radio Fund
in 2010/11 will be open from 14 April 2010 until close of play on 11
May 2010. The awarding Panel will meet on 28 June 2010 to consider the
applications.

Grants can only be made to community radio licensees who are
broadcasting under a community radio licence (and not an RSL, for
example) and which are on-air by the time the Panel meets for the
second round in January 2011.

The latest application form and guidance notes are available at

http:www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/Communityfund/

Please also see statements detailing the outcome of previous Panel meetings.

For further information, please contact Ofcom's Community Radio Team
via email: community.radio at ofcom.org.uk, or by telephone 020 7981
3870.

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Licences issued in this period:

Erewash Sound
Erewash Sound CIC
Ilkeston, Derbyshire

107 Meridian FM
Meridian FM Radio
East Grinstead, West Sussex

Takeover Radio 106.9
Sutton Youth Radio Ltd
Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

Redroad FM
Redroad FM Limited
Harthill, South Yorkshire

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Licences awarded in this period and reasons for the awards:

Ofcom has published the reasons for the award of 1 community radio
licence in the southeast of England:
Service Name    Area
Safe Radio        Grays and surrounding areas of Thurrock, Essex

The full statement can be viewed here:

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/tlproc/awards/mar10/

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Services which have ceased to be licensed (handed back or revoked) in
this period:

There were no licences revoked/surrendered in this period.

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Licence extensions granted in this period:

A five year extension has been granted to the following:
Service name    Licensee                                       New expiry date
Unity101           Cultural Media Enterprise Limited     7 December 2015

Source: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/rbupdates/update0310/

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