[cma-l] Ofcom awards three new Midlands community radio licences

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Ofcom today announced the award of three community radio licences in
Wolverhampton, Coventry and Rutland.

Licences have been awarded for Gulshan Radio in Wolverhampton; Radio PANJ
in Coventry; and BFBS Cottesmore and North Luffenham for the Kendrew
Barracks in Rutland.

Community radio services are provided on a not-for-profit basis and focus
on delivering specific social benefits to a particular local area or
community of interest.

*Gulshan Radio (Black Country Community Development Limited)*
Contact name*:* Gulshan Dhingra
<gulshandhingra3 at googlemail.com>

Gulshan Radio will be a community radio service for the Asian communities
of Wolverhampton.

*Radio Panj (Radio PANJ Limited) *
Contact: Jas Dhesi
Website: www.radio5.org.uk

Radio PANJ will serve the Punjabi community in Coventry.

*BFBS Cottesmore and North Luffenham (BFBS Cottesmore and North Luffenham
Limited)*
Contact: Chris Pearson
Website: www.bfbs.com

This station will serve the military community at Kendrew Barracks,
Cottesmore.

Community radio licences are awarded for a five-year period.
More details:
http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/current-licensees/awards-round-3/3-awards-jan-15

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