[CMA R] Ofcom awards seven new community radio licences

[Alan Fransman]

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Ofcom awards seven new community radio licences

Ofcom today announces the award of seven new community radio licences.

This announcement concludes Round Two licence awards in Southwest 
England and South Wales.

The new community radio licensees in each of these areas are:

Ujima Radio (St Paul’s and Easton, Bristol)
Ujima Radio will feature local voices and aims to inform, represent, 
educate, entertain, communicate and celebrate culture, heritage and 
diversity within black and minority ethnic communities, particularly 
those living in the St Paul’s and Easton areas of Bristol.

Glastonbury FM (Glastonbury, Street and surrounding areas)
Glastonbury FM aims to provide a quality service to the whole community. 
Featuring a wide range of locally produced musical and spoken output 
Glastonbury FM aims to challenge, educate, entertain, inspire and inform 
and will empower community members by involving them in all aspects of 
the running of the station.

ECFM (Exeter)
ECFM will broadcast a range of arts and community-based programming to 
the residents of Exeter. The station will help promote cultural vibrancy 
and strengthen community links, as well as offering training opportunities.

Community Radio Swindon
Community Radio Swindon will provide an accessible community service for 
the citizens of Swindon, including underserved and deprived communities. 
It aims to promote the cultural, spiritual, social and economic life of 
the town.

The Bay (Poole)
The Bay will provide a distinct community service that will have broad 
appeal and enrich the lives of its listeners throughout Poole.

Aspire FM (Poole)
Aspire FM will support learners at the college, and encourage 
participation in education and lifelong learning in the local community, 
through information, advice and support on educational issues and 
coursework, as well as more general community-based output.

Bro Radio (Barry)
Bro Radio will broadcast a mixture of locally-relevant speech and music 
to the target community of Barry and the surrounding area, with an 
emphasis on output provided by and for those within the coverage area.

Licences are awarded for a five-year period.

Further information is available on the Ofcom website:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2007/03/nr_20070313


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