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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I thought it might be useful to have some facts in support of the current discussions.<div>These are abstracted from our own condensed version of Ofcom's published TXParams data and are accurate and up-to-date to the best of my knowledge:</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Total CR Licences issued = 253</li><li>Total CR transmitters licensed = 267</li><li>Number of stations currently on air = 217 (86%)</li><li>Licensed but not yet launched = 10</li><li>Licence issued but did not launch = 10</li><li>Launched but have ceased for any reason = 16</li><li>Total stations on AM = 7</li><li>AM stations with "standard" maximum 70W EMRP = 2</li><li>AM stations with more than 70W EMRP = 2</li><li>AM stations with less than 70W EMRP = 3</li><li>Total stations on FM = 210</li><li>FM stations using "standard" 25 + 25W ERP = 172 (82%)</li><li>FM stations using more than 25 + 25W = 34 (16%)</li><li>FM stations using less than 25 + 25W = 4 (2%)</li><li>FM stations using 25W vertical only = 152 (72%)</li><li>FM stations using balanced mixed polarity = 37 (18%)</li><li>FM stations licensed for but not using mixed polarity = 157 (75%)</li><li>FM stations licensed for four transmitters = 1</li><li>FM stations licensed for three transmitters = 3</li><li>FM stations licensed for two transmitters = 4</li><li>FM stations licensed for one transmitter = 245</li></ul><div><br></div></div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> </div></body>
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