[cma-l] Ofcom awards new community radio licences in Staffordshire

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Ofcom has announced the award of three community radio licences in
Staffordshire.

Licences have been awarded to BFBS Stafford and Stafford FM, for services
in Stafford, and Hitmix Radio, for a service in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Community radio services are provided on a not-for-profit basis focusing on
the delivery of specific social benefits to a particular geographical
community or a community of interest.

*BFBS Stafford (BFBS Stafford Ltd)*

BFBS Stafford will provide a community radio service that will serve
military personnel, their families and the civilian population who live and
work on or near the MOD Stafford base.

*Stafford FM (Stafford Radio Broadcasting Limited)*
Website: http://www.staffordfm.co.uk/

Stafford FM will provide a community radio service for the residents of
Stafford and nearby villages.

*Hitmix Radio (Hitmix Radio Limited)*
Website: http://www.hitmixmedia.com/

Hitmix Radio will provide a community radio service for the town of
Newcastle-under-Lyme and the surrounding villages.

Licences have been awarded for a five-year period

A statement setting out the main determining factors for the awards of
these community radio licences can be found on Ofcom's website:

http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/current-licensees/awards-round-3/sep-14

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