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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I propose that this is the best possible moment for the CMA to tackle Ofcom on its Frequency Availability stance?<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:16:14 +0100<br>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>Subject: [cma-l] Community Radio Licence Applicants – Region 5 west and south Yorkshire, Humberside and north west England<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Director of the Community Media Association, Jaqui Devereux, says:<br><br>“We are delighted that so many applicants – nearly 40 - have come forward to apply for a community radio licence in Region 5 in the Third Round of community radio licensing. This is a phenomenal response given that this region is not even the biggest in terms of area. That so many applications have been made shows the strength of interest in the community broadcasting sector ten years on from the Communications Act 2003 that made it all possible.<br>
<br>“The Community Media Association (CMA) wishes all applicants the best of luck in getting a licence. Unfortunately this licensing round is significantly oversubscribed in terms of the frequencies available and Ofcom will face a difficult task assessing so many high-quality applications.<br>
<br>“The closure of this licensing round coincides with the current consultation undertaken by the Department of Culture Media & Sport on media ownership and plurality. A thriving community media sector, and in this particular case community radio, makes its contribution to a well-functioning and democratic society through the creation of a tier of informed media-literate citizens who are able to access, consume and create a diverse range of viewpoints across a variety of media platforms. Community media also provides a balance to mainstream – especially commercial – media by preventing too much influence over the political process exercised by any one media owner.<br>
<br>“The CMA is here to assist the community broadcasting sector with all aspects of planning, funding and running a community media project. We would like to advise all candidate community radio licensees in the remaining two regions, 6 and 7, that we would be more than happy to talk to them about and help them with their future plans".<br>
<br>The candidate stations for Region 5 west and south Yorkshire, Humberside and north west England are as follows:<br><br>AKASH Radio Leeds (Leeds, West Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Gurmail Sahota<br><br>Beverley FM (Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire)<br>
Contact: David Fewster<br>Website: <a href="http://www.beverleyfm.com" target="_blank">http://www.beverleyfm.com</a><br><br>Beyond Radio (Lancaster and Morecambe, Lancashire)<br>Contact: Duncan Moore<br>Website: <a href="http://www.beyondradio.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.beyondradio.co.uk</a><br>
<br>Blackburn Youth Radio (Blackburn, Lancashire)<br>Contact: Brendan Ferguson<br><br>Bradford Asian Radio (Bradford, West Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Syed Hassan<br>Website: <a href="http://www.pakistanfm.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.pakistanfm.co.uk</a><br>
<br>Bury Community Radio (BCR) (Bury, Greater Manchester)<br>Contact: Anwarul Haq<br>Website: <a href="http://www.project29.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.project29.org.uk</a><br><br>Fantastic Radio (Pudsey, West Yorkshire)<br>
Contact: Michael Tiller<br><br>FM Manchester Asia (Manchester, Greater Manchester)<br>Contact: Shahid Hafeez<br><br>Fuzion FM (Fir Vale, Sheffield, South Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Gulnaz Hussain<br><br>
Harmony FM (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire)<br>
Contact: Mumtaz Ali<br>Website: <a href="http://www.hpca.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.hpca.org.uk</a><br><br>Heritage Community Radio (Manchester, Greater Manchester)<br>Contact: Mrs Saima Alvi<br>Website: <a href="http://www.bmhc.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.bmhc.org.uk</a><br>
<br>Hit Music Radio (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Wayne Cubitt<br>Website: <a href="http://www.hitmusicradio.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.hitmusicradio.co.uk</a><br><br>Hull Community Radio (HCR) (East Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)<br>
Contact: Gary Haley<br>Website: <a href="http://www.hullcommunityradio.org" target="_blank">http://www.hullcommunityradio.org</a><br><br>Hull Kingston Radio (HKRFM) (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Malcolm Scott<br>
<br>ILM COMMUNITY RADIO (ICR) (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Fayyaz Hussain Syed<br>Website: <a href="http://www.ilmnews.com" target="_blank">http://www.ilmnews.com</a><br><br>IMAN Radio (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)<br>
Contact: Raja Muhammad Anwar Khan<br>Website: <a href="http://www.imanonline.org" target="_blank">http://www.imanonline.org</a><br><br>Madina Live FM! (Dewsbury and Batley, West Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Ilyas Bulbulia<br>
<br>Mighty FM (Southport, Merseyside)<br>Contact: Trevor Ford<br>Website: <a href="http://www.mightyfm.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.mightyfm.co.uk</a><br><br>Monster Radio (Preston, Lancashire)<br>Contact: Darren Ofsarnie<br>
<br>Radio Azaan (Leeds, West Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Umran Khan<br><br>Radio Barnsley (Barnsley, South Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Dave Richardson<br>Website: <a href="http://www.ymcaradiobarnsley.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.ymcaradiobarnsley.co.uk</a><br>
<br>Radio Make a Change (MAC) (Bradford, West Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Humair Shahid<br><br>Radio Paigham (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Bareera Malik<br>Website: <a href="http://www.radiopaighaam.com" target="_blank">http://www.radiopaighaam.com</a><br>
<br>Radio Sangam (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Qaisar Mahmood<br>Website: <a href="http://www.radiosangam.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.radiosangam.co.uk</a><br><br>Radio Victoria (Blackpool, Lancashire)<br>
Contact: Sean McGinty<br>Website: <a href="http://www.radiovictoria.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.radiovictoria.co.uk</a><br><br>Radio Warrington (Warrington, Cheshire)<br>Contact: Stephen Rakestraw<br>Website: <a href="http://www.radiowarrington.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.radiowarrington.co.uk</a><br>
<br>RedShift Radio (Crewe and Nantwich, Cheshire)<br>Contact: Liz Southall<br>Website: <a href="http://www.redshiftradio.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.redshiftradio.co.uk</a><br><br>Retro Radio (Saddleworth, Lees, and Mossley, Greater Manchester)<br>
Contact: Liam Forristal<br>Website: <a href="http://www.retroradio.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.retroradio.co.uk</a><br><br>Ribble FM (The Ribble Valley, Lancashire)<br>Contact: Roy Martin<br>Website: <a href="http://www.ribblefm.com" target="_blank">http://www.ribblefm.com</a><br>
<br>Rossendale FM (Rossendale Valley, Lancashire)<br>Contact: Peter Sweetmore<br>Website: <a href="http://www.rossendalefm.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.rossendalefm.co.uk</a><br><br>Safa Radio (Halifax, West Yorkshire)<br>
Contact: Safdar Hussain<br><br>Sheffield Community Radio (SCR) (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Brian Thomas<br><br>South Humberside Community Radio (Winterton, North Lincolnshire)<br>Contact: Martin Bancroft<br>
Website: <a href="http://www.shcr.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.shcr.co.uk</a><br><br>The Cat (Crewe and Nantwich, Cheshire)<br>Contact: Mr Chris Radford<br>Website: <a href="http://www.thisisthecat.com" target="_blank">http://www.thisisthecat.com</a><br>
<br>Trafford Sound (Trafford Borough, Greater Manchester)<br>Contact: Pete Brettle<br>Website: <a href="http://www.traffordcommunitymedia.org" target="_blank">http://www.traffordcommunitymedia.org</a><br><br>U Radio Kirklees (Dewsbury and Batley, West Yorkshire)<br>
Contact: Mrs Uzma Owais<br><br>Unity FM (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)<br>Contact: Muhammad Ali<br>Website: <a href="http://www.pmcuk.org" target="_blank">http://www.pmcuk.org</a><br><br>West Wolds Radio (Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire)<br>
Contact: Stuart Cocker<br>Website: <a href="http://www.westwoldsradio.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.westwoldsradio.co.uk</a><br><br></div>Source: <a href="http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/apply-for-licence/community-radio-applicants/region-5" target="_blank">http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/apply-for-licence/community-radio-applicants/region-5</a><br>
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