[cma-l] Community radio licensing open in Ofcom region 7 - West and East Midlands

[Andy King]

All - for information:

Radio regulator Ofcom has today invited applications for community radio
licences in the West and East Midlands - Region 7 of its third round of
licensing.

As in many other regions, FM frequency availability is limited in parts of
the West and East Midlands. Areas in which no FM frequencies are available
are:


   - City of Birmingham
   - Solihull
   - City of Coventry
   - Derby
   - Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (except Newark-on-Trent)
   - Lincoln
   - Leicester and Leicestershire


Additionally, in the Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton areas of
the Black Country, Ofcom has noted that just one FM frequency is available,
and applicants will effectively be in competition for this spectrum. AM
licences may be available in areas where Ofcom has not been able to find
any open FM frequencies.

While the current DCMS consultation is expected to lead to changes to this
regulation, the advertising restriction on community radio stations
overlapping commercial licences with MCAs of under 150,000 still applies at
present. The areas and stations affected are:

Buxton (High Peak Radio); Hinckley (Oak FM); Kidderminster (Signal 107);
Ludlow (Sunshine Radio); Loughborough (Oak FM); Mansfield (Mansfield
103.2); Rugby (Rugby FM); Rutland (Rutland Radio); Shrewsbury and Oswestry
(Signal 107); Telford (Signal 107); Warwick (Touch FM); Bassetlaw (Trax FM).

The application deadline is 5pm on 24 June 2014, and the normal application
fee of £600 applies. Further information on applying can be found in this
document from Ofcom's website:
http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/radio/community/thirdround/Invitation_West_and_East_Midlands.pdf

Best regards and good luck
Andy

-- 
Andy King
Technical Assistant
Community Media Association
http://www.commedia.org.uk/
0114 279 5219

Canstream Internet Radio & Video
http://www.canstream.co.uk/
http://twitter.com/canstream
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