[CMA R] Six new Community Radio licences

[Alan Fransman]

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Ofcom awards six new community radio licences

Ofcom today announces the award of a further six new community radio 
licences, bringing the total number of community radio licences awarded 
to date to 99.

Community radio is a new sector of radio being introduced in the UK. It 
is a third tier of radio which complements the mix of services already 
provided by the BBC and commercial radio sectors. The characteristics of 
community radio are distinct from commercial radio in that the services 
cover a small geographical area and are provided on a not-for-profit 
basis focusing on the delivery of specific social benefits to enrich a 
particular geographical community or a community of interest.
Ofcom has awarded community radio licences in the following locations:

     * Stockton-on-Tees
     * Chesterfield
     * Nelson
     * Cardiff
     * Cambridge
     * Aldershot

The new community radio licensees in each of these areas are:
Cross Rhythms Teesside (Stockton on Tees)

Contact: Joel Hauxwell, Teesside Christian Media, c/o 27 Saint Ann's 
Terrace, Stockton on Tees TS18 2HT
Tel: 07887 553208 email: joel.hauxwell at gmail.com website: 
www.crossrhythmsteesside.co.uk

A radio station for the Christian community in Stockton-on-Tees in the 
16-35 age group.
Trust FM (Chesterfield)

Contact: Ivan Spenceley, Chesterfield Broadcasting Network Limited, 69 
Elvaston Road, North Wingfield, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 5HH.
Tel: 01246 851150 email: info at trustfm.co.uk website: www.trustfm.co.uk

A community service for the population of Chesterfield.
Pendle Community Radio (Nelson, Lancashire)

Contact: Shazad Shaffi, 12 Carr Road, Nelson, Lancashire BB9 7JS
Tel: 01282 723455 / 07703 575737 email: Shazad.Shaffi at ntlworld.com 
website: www.mwfuk.org/

This service will target the Pakistani community in Nelson (over 13% of 
England’s Pakistani population live in the Borough of Pendle).
Beats FM (Cardiff)

Contact: John Lenney, Unit C, Building 8, Curran Road, Butetown, Cardiff 
CF10 5DF
Tel: 029 2064 0500 email: info at beatsfm.com website: www.beatsfm.com

Beats FM will serve the black and multi-ethnic communities of Butetown 
and surrounding districts in Cardiff.
209radio (Cambridge)

Contact: Karl Hartland, 209radio Limited, Citylife House, Sturton 
Street, Cambridge CB1 2QF.
Tel: 01223 488418 email: getinvolved at 209radio.co.uk website: 
www.209radio.co.uk

209radio will aim to serve the people of the City of Cambridge, with 
particular attention being paid to currently under-served, minority or 
disadvantaged communities.
Aldershot Army Radio (Aldershot, Hampshire)

Contact: Major (retired) George Coutts, Aldershot Army Radio, 1A Middle 
Hill, Aldershot G arrison, Aldershot, Hants GU11 1RN.
Tel: 01252 355047 email: aldershot at garrisonfm.com website: 
www.army.mod.uk/garrisonradio/aldershot/index.htm

A service for the soldiers, their families and MoD civilians living and 
working within the army community in Aldershot Garrison, Mytchett 
Barracks and the Deepcut/Pirbright training areas.

Applications for the first wave of community radio licences were invited 
in September 2004. Ofcom received 194 applications and is now nearing 
the end of the process of assessing those applications and examining 
frequency availability options. The applications can be viewed at:

www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/tlproc/applications/

Licences are awarded for a five-year period.

A statement setting out the main determining factors for the award of 
the six community radio licences set out above will be available shortly 
from the Ofcom website.

Ends.
NOTES FOR EDITORS AND CSEs

1. In addition to the licence awards detailed above, Ofcom has decided 
not to award licences to the following nine applicants:

     * Radio Hartlepool
     * Southside Broadcasting, Middlesbrough
     * Community Voice FM, Middlesbrough
     * Catterick Army Radio, North Yorkshire
     * Radio Barnsley
     * Barnsley Community Radio
     * Regency FM, Clay Cross, Derbyshire
     * Cambridge University Radio
     * Touch FM, Milton Keynes

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