[comradio-l] Ofcom awards seven new community radio licences in South Yorkshire and North West England

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Ofcom has announced the award of seven new community radio licences in
South Yorkshire and the north west of England.

Licences have been awarded to Radio Barnsley; Bury Community Radio;
Heritage Community Radio in Manchester; Radio Warrington; Beyond Radio in
Lancaster and Morecambe; Radio Victoria in Blackpool; and Ribble FM in the
Ribble Valley area of Lancashire.

Ofcom has awarded community radio licences to:

Radio Barnsley (Radio Barnsley Limited)
Website: http://www.ymcaradiobarnsley.co.uk

Radio Barnsley will serve the communities of Barnsley with emphasis on the
target areas of Athersley, New Lodge and Lundwood. The service will
broadcast on AM.

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Bury Community Radio (Markaz-Al-Huda Limited)
Website: http://www.project29.org.uk

Bury Community Radio will serve the Muslim community in Bury and will
broadcast on AM.

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Heritage Community Radio (British Muslim Heritage Centre)
Website: http://www.bmhc.org.uk

Heritage Community Radio proposes to serve the Muslim Community in
Manchester. The service will broadcast on AM.

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Radio Warrington (Radio Warrington Limited)
Website: http://www.radiowarrington.co.uk

Radio Warrington will provide a radio service to the whole community of
Warrington and will broadcast on AM.

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Beyond Radio (Proper Community Media (Lancaster) Limited)
Website: http://www.beyondradio.co.uk

Beyond Radio’s target community will be those who live, work or study in
Lancaster and Morecambe. The service will broadcast on FM.

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Radio Victoria (Radio Victoria CIC)
Website: http://www.radiovictoria.co.uk

Radio Victoria will serve people aged 16-24 and those aged 45 and over in
Blackpool. The service will broadcast on FM.

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Ribble FM (Ribble FM Limited)
Website: http://www.ribblefm.com

Ribble FM will serve individuals of all ages who work and live in the
Ribble Valley area of Lancashire, with an emphasis on adults aged over 35.
The service will broadcast on FM.

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The licences are awarded for a five-year period.

A statement setting out the main determining factors for the awards of the
community radio licences referred to above can be found on Ofcom’s website
<http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/current-licensees/awards-round-3/7-awards-april-june-14>
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In addition to the licence awards detailed above, Ofcom has decided not to
award licences to the following seven applicant groups:

   -     Trafford Sound (Trafford Community Media Limited), Trafford
   -     Retro Radio (Skillsbase Limited), Saddleworth, Leeds, Mossley
   -     FM Manchester Asia (Al-Essmah Limited), Manchester
   -     Blackburn Youth Radio (Blackburn Youth Radio Limited), Blackburn
   -     Monster Radio (Monster Radio Limited), Preston
   -     Mighty FM (Mighty FM Limited), Southport
   -     Radio Scarborough (Radio Scarborough Limited), Scarborough

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