[cma-l] Five community radio licence awards in the south east of England: April 2016

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Ofcom has awarded five community radio licences in April 2016. The licences
are for services in the south east England region (outside the M25).

Ofcom has made a licence award to each of the following:

*Red Kite Radio (Red Kite Radio and Media Limited), Haddenham
(Buckinghamshire) and Thame (Oxfordshire)*
Red Kite Radio will be for the people of Haddenham and Thame, with a
service featuring community voices provided via the station’s open access
approach to speech content. Ofcom considered that the applicant’s proposed
output, with its focus on Haddenham and Thame community news and features,
and the inclusion of local voices as described above, would broaden the
range of output available in this area.

*Wycombe Sound (Wycombe Community Radio CIC), High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire*
Wycombe Sound is for people aged 35 and over in High Wycombe. Ofcom was
satisfied that the applicant had demonstrated its ability to maintain its
proposed service. It had operated the station as a temporary FM service;
and group members had relevant experience in broadcasting, further
education and local business, as well as links with a number of local
organisations.

*Witney Radio (Witney Media CIC), Witney, Oxfordshire*
Witney Radio will serve the community of Witney and surrounding villages,
with a locally-focused service including local news, as well as information
about life in Witney. Ofcom thought that such a service would be
distinctive and broaden radio choice in the area.

*Hailsham FM (Hailsham FM Ltd), Hailsham, East Sussex*
Hailsham FM will be a service for the whole community in Hailsham, an area
which is not the sole editorial focus of any existing radio services. Ofcom
felt that group members had useful relevant experience in a range of fields
including small business, training, music, radio broadcasting and sound
engineering, and that the applicant had presented a sound business plan for
a relatively low-cost service. As a result Ofcom considered that it had the
ability to maintain the service.

*Bexhill FM (Rother Media), Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex*
Bexhill FM will provide a service for the community of Bexhill-on-Sea. The
applicant has strong links to Bexhill Academy, with which it will continue
to work, for example, in devising a programme to provide training. Ofcom
was satisfied that the applicant had demonstrated its ability to maintain
the proposed service – it had operated temporary radio services in Bexhill,
developed links with local organisations and businesses (both of which will
be promoted on-air), and has studio premises in place.

These services will be licensed for a period of five years from the date of
their launch. All five services will be licensed to broadcast on FM.

Ofcom was satisfied that the new services would not prejudice unduly the
economic viability of any other local analogue commercial radio service
(section 105(3) of the BA 1990).

Source:
http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/current-licensees/awards-round-3/five-awards-april-16

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