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<p>In my haste -and also because I didn't get the formal announcement until well after 1pm, I didn't get as far as the bottom of the page:</p>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In addition to the licence awards detailed above, Ofcom considered 16 further applications, but decided not to award a licence to the following groups:</span></i></p>
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<li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AIMS FM, Aims Media Ltd (Borough of Hounslow)</span></i></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Danaq FM, Henna Media Ltd, (Gants Hill/Ilford& Redbridge, Boroughs of Newham
& Waltham Forest)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flames Radio, Flames Media & Entertainment Limited, (Boroughs of Hackney, Waltham
Forest, Tower Hamlets & Newham)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fusion, Mediatechnique Entertainment Limited (London, including Edmonton, Woolwich,
Streatham and Ealing)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GreekBeat Radio, GreekBeat Radio Limited, (N London: Southgate & surrounding
areas of Palmers Green, Oakwood, Cockfosters, Bounds Green & Wood Green)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hot Digital Online, Hotdigitalonline Limited (Borough of Newham)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House FM, House Music Radio Limited, (Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets
& Waltham Forest)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Krystal FM, Krystal Radio, (Brixton, Clapham, Tulse Hill, Streatham & surrounding
areas of the Borough of Lambeth)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Metropol Radio, Mydanoz Media Group Ltd, (Boroughs of Hackney, Haringey & Enfield)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mi-Soul FM, Mi-Soul Foundation, (Boroughs of Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth & Greenwich)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Generation Radio, New Generation Radio Limited, (Borough of Newham)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Radio Harrow, Radio Harrow, (Borough of Harrow)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rainbow Radio, Rainbowbroadcasting Ltd, (Boroughs of Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham,
west Greenwich & part of Wandsworth)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starpoint FM, Starpoint Radio Ltd, (Boroughs of Tower Hamlets & Newham)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wandsworth Radio, Wandsworth Radio Community Interest Company, (Borough of Wandsworth)</span></i></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zone One Radio, Love London Radio Limited, (Central London)</span></i></span></li></ul>
Is that enough?<br>
Are we entitled to know the reasons?
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<p>With over 40 channels currently being occupied by illegal broadcasters, "lack of suitable frequency" cannot be one of them - surely?</p>
<p>You tell me?</p>
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Sadly Ian, they've already kicked out 16 of the remaining ones. "Lack of suitable frequency" no doubt!
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 12 May 2017 at 12:27, Ian Hickling <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p>Sincere congratulations to these four enterprising organisations.<br>
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<p>We're proud to be already associated with three of them.</p>
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<p>Four down - seventeen to go</p>
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<div>Flex FM will provide a community radio service for 15-30 year old dance music fans in Merton, Wandsworth, Sutton and Kingston-upon-Thames.</div>
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<div><b>Radio Minhaj (Minhaj-Ul-Quran International)</b></div>
<div>Website: <a href="http://www.minhajuk.org" target="_blank">www.minhajuk.org</a><br>
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<div>Radio Minhaj will provide a community radio service for black, Asian and other ethnic minorities in Newham.</div>
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<div>Website: <a href="http://www.nomadradio.co.uk" target="_blank">www.nomadradio.co.uk</a><br>
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<div>Nomad Radio will provide a community radio service for the Somali community in Hammersmith and Fulham.</div>
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<div>Maritime Radio will provide a community radio service for the local community in Greenwich.</div>
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<div>Ofcom is conducting a further round of analogue community radio licensing. Applications have been invited based on evidence of demand received for various different locations around the UK. Areas which do not overlap with existing stations are being prioritised.<br>
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<div>The closing date for applications is 3pm on Thursday 27 July 2017 and some guidance notes for applicants is available.</div>
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