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Ofcom will announce which areas will form part of Round 6 in the small-scale DAB licensing process this autumn following feedback from potential applicants. After a recent call for expressions of interest, input from stakeholders was received in 65 locations. This means out of the current 97 remaining areas unadvertised, there is no interest from […] […]

The final two locations from Round 4 of the small-scale DAB licence roll-out have been awarded by Ofcom. Both areas, one for East Fife, and one for Berwickshire and North Roxburgh, have been awarded to Lanarkshire based C.I. Broadcasting Ltd and its subsidiary company Tower DAB Ltd. Sister company Coast DAB also won the Inverclyde […] […]

There are 34 applications for Round 5 of Ofcom’s small-scale DAB radio multiplex licence process, plus three for re-advertised areas. Of the total 37 areas, only six received more than one application. They are West London, South West Sussex, South London, South Hertfordshire, North London and North East London/South West Essex. From the six with […] […]

Ofcom has launched a Standards investigation into a news item broadcast on Greatest Hits Radio earlier this year. The radio regulator is looking at Bauer’s promotion of the Face the Family petition which received a complaint after being heard in a bulletin during Ken Bruce’s show on April 13th 2023. Face the Family ran across […] […]

Ofcom has reminded stations about the importance of sticking to their obligations following more complaints in the community radio sector. The regulator says it expects licensees to understand the difference between original output and locally-produced output and to ensure that they can meet the requirements of their Key Commitments. It comes as four radio stations […] […]

Anneka Rice is to join Scala Radio to guest host the afternoon show next week whilst Sam Hughes takes a break. On joining the line up on Scala Radio, Anneka says: “I can’t wait to join Scala and listen to some sumptuous music in a warm studio, instead of wearing a hard hat on a […] […]