[cma-l] Ofcom awards community radio licences

[Andy King]

Ian,

In this particular situation (as in many other areas around the country) it
appears that the three stations are in the same or adjacent areas, in this
case the southern part of Northumberland, and there is one frequency
available in that area.

This is now effectively a competitive bidding process for a single
frequency, analogous to the "Sallie" small scale commercial radio licensing
which took place in the 90s and early 2000s. We can see similar situations
taking place in Region 5, with one frequency available in each of
Huddersfield/Spen Valley, Sheffield and Crewe/Nantwich - mainly frequencies
vacated by commercial and community radio stations which have ceased
broadcasting. There are multiple applicants in each of these areas.

Anyway, as far as I remember, when commercial radio licensing took place,
the reasons for *not* awarding a licence were not published by the Radio
Authority - only the reasons *for *awarding the licence to the successful
applicant. This is the same with community radio - the factors in favour of
the successful applications are published, but only a brief note listing
those groups who have not been successful.

Cheers
Andy


On 12 December 2013 18:06, Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Once again, the situation has arisen where one Applicant has been granted
> a Licence and two others in the same area have been refused.
> If it's anything like past experience, Ofcom will say that it will not
> reveal its reasoning and the decision is irreversible.
> Do we find this acceptable in this modern environment of Freedom of
> Information?
> After all, the process must surely need to be seen as open and democratic
> - and it's hardly a matter of National Security.
>
>  ------------------------------
> From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:37:06 +0000
> To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk; comradio-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: [cma-l] Ofcom awards two new community radio licences in Northern
> England
>
> Ofcom has announced the award of two new community radio licences in the
> north of England.
>
> Licences have been awarded to Candofm, for a service in Barrow-in-Furness,
> Cumbria, and to Koast Radio, for a service in Ashington, Northumberland.
>
> Ofcom has awarded community radio licences to:
>
> Candofm (Furness College)
> Website: www.candofm.com
>
> Candofm will provide a community radio service for Barrow-in-Furness and
> the surrounding area, aimed at 16-40 year olds.
>
> Koast Radio (Koast Radio Limited)
> Website: www.koastradio.co.uk
>
> Koast Radio will provide a community radio service for the town of
> Ashington and surrounding villages in south east Northumberland.
>
> Licences are awarded for a five-year period.
>
> A statement setting out the main determining factors for the awards of the
> community radio licences referred to above can be found on the Ofcom
> website here:
>
>
> http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/current-licensees/awards-round-3/dec-13
>
> In addition to the licence awards detailed above, Ofcom considered two
> further applications, but decided not to award a licence to the following
> groups:
>
>    - Radio Northumberland (Radio Northumberland Limited), Bedlington,
>    Northumberland;
>    - Synergy (South Northumberland Radio Group CIC), Bedlington,
>    Northumberland;
>
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