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

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

*Applicants awarded a licence*

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

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

*Angel Radio, Portsmouth and Havant *

Angel Radio will be a service for the over-60s in Portsmouth and Havant.
Ofcom noted that the application was from a well-established group which is
already providing a community radio service in the Havant area only, and
was satisfied that it had demonstrated its ability to maintain a service
covering a larger area. Angel Radio currently broadcasts a community radio
service to Havant. The station will surrender its existing licence when the
new licence commences.

*BFBS Portsmouth, Portsmouth*
BFBS Portsmouth will be a service for the armed forces community based in
and around HM Naval Base in Portsmouth. Ofcom noted that the applicant
company has existing assets and stable financial backing, and is allied
with a number of other military-focused radio services around the UK.

*Awaaz FM, Southampton*
Awaaz FM will be for ethnic minority communities in Southampton, and in
particular those resident in the more deprived wards of the city. Ofcom
considered that the applicant’s emphasis on providing output in a variety
of different languages, including Urdu, Punjabi, Pashtun and Hindi, would
help to cater for the tastes and interests of people in the area and
broaden choice in relation to existing services.

*Fiesta FM, Southampton*
Fiesta FM will be a service for Hispanic people living in Southampton,
primarily those with Latin American, Spanish or Portuguese heritage. These
communities are not the focus of any existing radio services, and thus
Ofcom was of the view that Fiesta FM would clearly broaden choice,
particularly in light of its intention to provide programming in target
community languages. Ofcom considered that the applicant would provide
social gain for its target community through its proposals to encourage
social inclusion, to act as a platform for social welfare campaigns, and to
offer training to volunteers.

*Wey Valley Radio, Alton, Hampshire*

Wey Valley Radio will be a service for people living in the town of Alton,
Hampshire and the surrounding villages. Ofcom was satisfied that the radio
broadcasting experience of members of the applicant group, and the low cost
business plan set out in the application, would help the service in this
rural area to be maintained.
*Winchester Radio, Winchester, Hampshire*
Winchester Radio will be for people aged over 50 in Winchester and the
surrounding area. Ofcom noted the considerable experience of the applicant
group members in both hospital radio and fund raising, which Ofcom
considered would help enable Winchester Radio to maintain its proposed
service (1a).

Source
<http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/community-radio-regions/east-england1/six-awards-june-2016>
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