[cma-l] Radio: Wycombe - Department for Culture Media and Sport written question – answered on 23rd February 2015

[Ian Hickling]

I feel that Wycombe Sound has acted wisely in asking this question because the wheels turn in a mysterious way and clarity would be helpful.The MoS's answer is unfortunately and classically unhelpful - and is stating what I think we all know:Obviously we would expect that Ofcom would carefully assess "all the Applications it receives in a region".But how long does this take?A couple of days at the most would surely weed out the good from the bad?Then action would start on the ones that can be dealt with quickly and efficiently.
And why "before awarding any licenses" (sic)?
It's not as though it has a finite number it can award - and neither is it as we have shown on countless occasions as though it has a finite range of frequencies available.I trust that the matter will not be left there and that a subsequent question will be asked.

From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:58:14 +0000
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: [cma-l] Radio: Wycombe - Department for Culture Media and Sport written question – answered on 23rd February 2015

Steven Baker Conservative, Wycombe

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to arrange for licensing of the Wycombe Sound radio station to be expedited.

Edward Vaizey Minister of State (Culture Media and Sport)

Ofcom is responsible for licensing community radio stations and has awarded over 270 licences to date.

Ofcom conducts licensing in rounds and invites applicants from each region of the UK in turn. Ofcom has published timetables for the latest round of community radio licensing and anticipate inviting applications from the South East of England outside the M25 in the first half of 2015.

For reasons of fairness, Ofcom assesses all the applications it receives in a region before awarding any licenses.

Source: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-02-11/224161/

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