<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px">Ofcom has today published a statement following its review of community radio: future licensing and technical policy:</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/cr-future-licensing" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/<wbr>consultations-and-statements/<wbr>category-2/cr-future-licensing</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Ofcom has been awarding community radio licences for more than a decade, and there are now nearly 250 stations on air in the UK. These stations are small, not-for-profit services which bring a range of benefits to their target communities, and are run with the help of volunteers.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Ofcom will now proceed with a further round of <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/101462/invitation-applications-community-radio-licences.pdf" target="_blank">analogue community radio licensing</a>. Applications will be invited based on evidence of demand in different locations, and those which do not overlap with existing stations will be prioritised. The closing date for applications is <b>3pm on Thursday 27 July 2017</b>.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Ofcom will also amend its technical policy, to remove references to set coverage areas for community radio stations. We will adopt a more flexible approach, and applications will be considered for wider areas where applicants can clearly demonstrate the proposed coverage area will better serve its target community, where it is technically possible. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Ofcom will also consider requests to improve coverage within existing licensed areas. This can help a station overcome poor coverage due to interference or local terrain issues.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">For those considering applying for a community radio licence, this <a href="https://youtu.be/VG47VXhROVE" target="_blank">video</a> provides technical and practical information about the position of your transmitter/aerial.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Today’s statement follows the <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/93231/consultation.pdf" target="_blank">consultation</a> in October 2016.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Bill</div><div class="gmail_extra">-- <br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><div><div><div><div><div>Operations Manager<br></div>Community Media Association<br></div><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk</a><br></div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/community_media</a><br></div><div><a href="https://facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br></div><div></div>Canstream Internet Radio<br></div><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk</a><br></div><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 April 2017 at 10:23, Ian Hickling <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Sure - understood - but "propose" isn't good enough - we could all write that.</p>
<p>We - the 360-odd businesses out here that rely on these things - need a programme and dates.<br>
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<div>I again draw your attention to Ofcom's consultation "Community radio: future licensing and technical policy" published on 28th October 2016:</div>
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<div>1.4 We anticipate that our current (third) round of licensing will draw to a close in late spring 2017, and that licensing of small-scale DAB services may not commence before 2018. In the interim, we propose to license more analogue services, as well as consider
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<div>We will be asking for further clarification of Ofcom's deadline and insisting that Ofcom publishes its response to the technical consultation that Sharon White indicated would be delivered by the end of April.</div>
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