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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As the Vice Chairman/Director of The Cat I would like to say we are ecstatic with this news and want to thank Ofcom for this opportunity – the whole team at the Cat has worked tirelessly to bring a truly local station to our area. This has been 20 years in the making, a long an often disappointing road, but we stayed focused on our goal and the day has eventually arrived.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We know it is not an easy road that lies ahead I am sure we can learn from many of you who are running successful Community Stations out there so we look forward to working and talking with you as we now go forward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chris Cadman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Vice Chairman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Cat Radio Limited<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>CMA-L<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 25, 2014 6:11 AM<br><b>To:</b> cma-l@commedia.org.uk; comradio-l@commedia.org.uk<br><b>Subject:</b> [cma-l] Ofcom awards a new community radio licence in Cheshire<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ofcom has announced the award a new community radio licence in Cheshire</span><span lang=EN-GB> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A licence has been awarded to The Cat, for a service in Nantwich and Crewe in Cheshire. The licence has been awarded for a five-year period. </span><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p><span lang=EN-GB>Ofcom has awarded a community radio licence to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-GB>The Cat (The Cat Community Radio Limited)</span></b><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-GB>Contact name:</span></b><span lang=EN-GB> Mr Chris Radford<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-GB>Website:</span></b><span lang=EN-GB> <a href="http://www.thisisthecat.com/">www.thisisthecat.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-GB>Postal address:</span></b><span lang=EN-GB> The Cat, Frederick House, Beam Heath Way, Nantwich, CW5 6PQ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-GB>The Cat will provide a community radio service for Nantwich, Crewe and surrounding villages in Cheshire.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-GB>The licence is awarded for a five-year period.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-GB><a href="http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/current-licensees/awards-round-3/feb-14">A statement setting out the main determining factors for the award</a> of the community radio licence referred to above can be found on the Ofcom website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB><br>\\<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Community Media Association<br>-- <br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>