[cma-l] Ofcom invites applications for community radio licences in South East England

[Associated Broadcast Consultants]

Maybe I missed something - but are there any details of these changes?  eg
if they are softening their approach to "no frequencies available",
presumably this translates to a change in the protection margins that they
use for planning new services.

What/where are the facts and figures does anyone know?

Glyn



On 1 July 2015 at 19:04, Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com> wrote:

> It appears that Ofcom has been persuaded to soften its approach a little
> in the areas of "no frequencies available" and to streamline the Applicant
> selection and forwarding process.
> It would be fascinating to know exactly how and why these two aspects were
> judged worthy of amendment - but I suspect we never will.
> The remaining items urgently requiring a re-think are:
>
>    - Allowing Applications on a merit basis outside the regional format
>    - Accepting a proposition for change of a flawed frequency allocation
>    - Willingness to consider a change from AM to FM
>    - Ceasing to propose AM as an alternative to FM
>    - Ceasing to only offer AM for an area greater than 5km radius
>    - Willingness to offer full allocated power in one plane
>    - Working to eliminate an illegal user and allocating its adopted
>    frequency to a CR service
>
>
>
> *Ian Hickling*
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> ------------------------------
> From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 14:05:03 +0100
> To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: [cma-l] Ofcom invites applications for community radio licences
> in South East England
>
>
> Ofcom is inviting licence applications for community radio licences in
> South East England, excluding the area inside the M25.
>
> 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.
>
> Ofcom is making changes to its process in response to feedback from the
> sector and potential applicants. As a result, Ofcom will not exclude areas
> from the applications process on the basis of FM frequency availability as
> it has done in the past.
>
> Ofcom is setting out guidance on the availability of suitable frequencies
> in different parts of the South East.
>
> It is also making some changes to its assessment process. After checking
> site suitability and frequency availability, Ofcom plans to assess each
> remaining application against further criteria.
>
> *The closing date for receipt of applications is 5 pm on Tuesday 20
> October 2015.*
>
> More information:
> http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/radio/community/thirdround/Invitation_for_south_east_England_June_15.pdf
>
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