<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:10px">Ofcom has today <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/chorley-fm-change-request/" style="color:rgb(43,166,203)" target="_blank">published a consultation</a> following a request from Chorley FM to make changes to its key commitments.</p>
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        Chorley FM, which holds a community radio licence for Chorley, 
Lancashire, wishes to make several changes to its key commitments. These
 include changes to the communities the station serves, its ‘character 
of service’, ‘programming’ and ‘social gain objectives’. </p>
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        A request for a change in key commitments can only be approved by Ofcom
 if it satisfies at least one of the five criteria set out in the 
Broadcasting Act 1990.</p>
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        Chorley FM previously asked to make changes to its key commitments in January 2015. Following a consultation, Ofcom <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/chorley-fm/statement/" style="color:rgb(43,166,203)" target="_blank">declined</a> this earlier request.</p>
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        Today’s consultation closes on <b>Tuesday 13 October 2015 at 5pm</b>.</p><p style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">\\</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Community Media Association<br>-- <br></span><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a></p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">CMA AGM/Conference Saturday 12th September 2015<br><br></span></b></span>Canstream Internet Radio &amp; 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></div></div></div></div>
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