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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Once again, the situation has arisen where one Applicant has been granted a Licence and two others in the same area have been refused.<BR>
If it's anything like past experience, Ofcom will say that it will not reveal its reasoning and the decision is irreversible.<BR>
Do we find this acceptable in this modern environment of Freedom of Information?<BR>After all, the process must surely need to be seen as open and democratic - and it's hardly a matter of National Security. <BR>
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From: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:37:06 +0000<BR>To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk; comradio-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>Subject: [cma-l] Ofcom awards two new community radio licences in Northern England<BR><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr>Ofcom has announced the award of two new community radio licences in the north of England.<BR><BR>Licences have been awarded to Candofm, for a service in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and to Koast Radio, for a service in Ashington, Northumberland.<BR><BR>Ofcom has awarded community radio licences to:<BR><BR>Candofm (Furness College)<BR>Website: <A href="http://www.candofm.com/" target=_blank>www.candofm.com</A><BR><BR>Candofm will provide a community radio service for Barrow-in-Furness and the surrounding area, aimed at 16-40 year olds.<BR><BR>Koast Radio (Koast Radio Limited)<BR>Website: <A href="http://www.koastradio.co.uk/" target=_blank>www.koastradio.co.uk</A><BR><BR>Koast Radio will provide a community radio service for the town of Ashington and surrounding villages in south east Northumberland.<BR><BR>Licences are awarded for a five-year period.<BR><BR>A statement setting out the main determining factors for the awards of the community radio licences referred to above can be found on the Ofcom website here:<BR><BR><A href="http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/current-licensees/awards-round-3/dec-13" target=_blank>http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/current-licensees/awards-round-3/dec-13</A><SPAN class=ecxsewl8y1cjhaq77y></SPAN><SPAN class=ecxsewl8y1cjhaq77y></SPAN><BR><BR>In addition to the licence awards detailed above, Ofcom considered two further applications, but decided not to award a licence to the following groups:<BR>
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<LI>Radio Northumberland (Radio Northumberland Limited), Bedlington, Northumberland;</LI>
<LI>Synergy (South Northumberland Radio Group CIC), Bedlington, Northumberland;</LI></UL>\\<BR><BR>Community Media Association<BR>-- <BR><A href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target=_blank>http://www.commedia.org.uk/</A><BR><A href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target=_blank>http://twitter.com/community_media</A><BR><A href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target=_blank>https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</A><BR><BR>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<BR><A href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target=_blank>http://www.canstream.co.uk/</A><BR><A href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target=_blank>https://twitter.com/canstream</A></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________ Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/ _______________________________________________ Mailing list guidelines: http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/ _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit: http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l</DIV> </div></body>
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