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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Ofcom issued this notice yesterday:<div><a href="http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/monthly-updates/update0116" target="_blank">http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/monthly-updates/update0116</a></div><div>This section is particularly significant:</div><div><h2 style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 22.4px; line-height: 1.2em; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Community Radio<a name="community" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: rgb(108, 123, 2);"> </a></h2><h3 style="vertical-align: top; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 19.6px; line-height: 1.2em; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Community Radio licensing timetable</h3><p style="vertical-align: top; margin-bottom: 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The community radio licensing timetable has been revised for the final two regions. See here: <a href="http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/apply-for-licence/timetable" style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: rgb(108, 123, 2);">http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/apply-for-licence/timetable</a> <br>Ofcom intends to invite community radio licence applications from Region 10 – Greater London and other areas within the M25 during the first half of 2016.</p><p style="vertical-align: top; margin-bottom: 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">There will be an opportunity to apply for a Medium wave (AM) band community radio licence for locations anywhere throughout the UK in the second half of 2016.</p><p style="vertical-align: top; margin-bottom: 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></p><p style="vertical-align: top; margin-bottom: 1em; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The relevant Timetable section is shown as:</p><table style="vertical-align: top; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; width: 854px; font-size: 12.6px; border-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; box-shadow: rgb(119, 119, 119) 0px 0px 1px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><tbody style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><tr style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><td style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 8px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 1em;">10</td><td style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 8px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 1em;">Greater London and other areas within the M25</td><td style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 8px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 1em;">First half of 2016</td><td style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 8px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 1em;">12 weeks after opening date</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><td style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 8px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 1em;">11</td><td style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 8px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 1em;">Medium wave (AM) band, for locations anywhere throughout the UK</td><td style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 8px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 1em;">Second half of 2016</td><td style="vertical-align: top; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 5px 8px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 1em;">12 weeks after opening date</td></tr></tbody></table>It appears therefore that Ofcom may have found usable FM frequencies within the M25 - and still is of the opinion that AM is a practical and feasible alternative to FM for Community Radio services.<br>I feel we need a lot of clarification here.</div><div><br><div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="3"><b>Ian Hickling</b><br></font></div><font style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:12pt;" size="3"><font style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">Partner</font></font><br><br><a href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);"><img alt="" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/2SkDsnIzSZgRbNnNKBSiwxiFhFQWRGV55mTjVL23fulnJpstZmYxeKrrYefY4qxiSgkMrAETld64XINLXCsujE_zI5gAsQyWeCWvHixcrNYtar3Sij4YlVBgN2NSQ-n2DsgZvrnpWZlfwCQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www.transplanuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/transplan_UK_weblogo_190x60.png"></a><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">Office: 01635 578435 (7am-11pm UK time)</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">Carphone: 07530 980115 (only responds when driving)</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</font></i></div></div></div> </div></body>
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