<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Ofcom has announced the award of eight new community radio licences in England and Scotland.<br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>The new stations will serve communities in Coventry, Leeds, Reading and Waterlooville in England; and Glasgow and Peterhead in Scotland.</div><div><br></div><div>Community radio services are provided on a not-for-profit basis, focusing on the delivery of specific social benefits to a particular area or community of interest. More than 250 community radio stations are currently on air.</div><div><br></div><div>The eight new community radio licences have been awarded to:</div><div><br></div><div><b>2tr (Two Towns Radio) (Basingstoke Broadcasting Company Limited)</b></div><div><ul><li>2tr will be a community radio service for Reading with a particular focus on listeners under-40.<br></li></ul></div><div><b>Buchan Radio (Buchan Community Radio CIC)</b></div><div><ul><li>Website: <a href="http://www.buchanradio.com">www.buchanradio.com</a><br></li><li>Buchan Radio will broadcast to communities in Peterhead and the surrounding areas.<br></li></ul><div><b>East Leeds FM (Heads Together Productions Limited)</b><br></div></div><div><ul><li>Website: <a href="http://www.chapelfm.co.uk">www.chapelfm.co.uk</a><br></li><li>East Leeds FM will be an arts-based community radio service targeting disadvantaged communities in East Leeds.<br></li></ul></div><div><b>Groove City Radio (Groove City Radio Limited)</b><br></div><div><ul><li>Groove City Radio will be a specialist music service for 20-50 year old listeners in Glasgow, featuring dance, soul, electronic and house music.<br></li></ul></div><div><b>Leeds Dance Community Radio (Leeds Dance Community Radio Limited)</b><br></div><div><ul><li>Leeds Dance Community Radio will be a specialist urban and dance music service for listeners in Leeds.<br></li></ul></div><div><b>Revival FM (Revival FM (Glasgow) Limited)</b><br></div><div><ul><li>Website: <a href="http://www.revival.fm">www.revival.fm</a><br></li><li>Revival FM will be a community radio service offering a Christian perspective for listeners in Glasgow.<br></li></ul></div><div><b>The Flash (The Flash On Air Limited)</b><br></div><div><ul><li>Website: <a href="http://www.theflashonair.co.uk">www.theflashonair.co.uk</a><br></li><li>The Flash will serve musicians and the wider community of Waterlooville with a focus on original music from local artists and rock, blues and folk.<br></li></ul></div><div><b>Vanny Radio (Vanny Radio-Community Broadcasters)</b><br></div><div><ul><li>Website: <a href="http://www.vannyradio.com">www.vannyradio.com</a><br></li><li>Vanny Radio will serve the BME community and young people under the age of 25 in Coventry.<br></li></ul></div><div>The licences are awarded for a five-year period. A <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/113563/april-2018-community-radio-licences.pdf">statement setting out the main determining factors</a> for the award of the licences above can be found on the Ofcom website.<br></div><div><br></div><div>

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