Apply for a restricted service licence

Published: 12 March 2024
Last updated: 18 October 2024

Restricted services are radio services with small coverage areas that are used to broadcast at events, or within a particular establishment or other locations in the UK. Examples include:

  • dedicated radio services for religious observances such as Ramadan;
  • radio services for hospitals and universities;
  • drive-in movie soundtracks; and
  • commentary for events.

If you are looking to broadcast a restricted service on AM or FM, you'll find below the application form and other information you need to apply.

If you are looking to broadcast a restricted service at a specific site on other frequencies, you can apply for an audio distribution systems restricted service licence.

Apply for a licence

Restricted services application form (DOCX, 92.1 KB)

Restricted services guidance notes (PDF, 516.6 KB)

Restricted service Broadcasting Act standard form licence (PDF, 306.5 KB)

Restricted service Wireless Telegraphy Act standard form licence (PDF, 252.0 KB)

2025 period of high demand

We received more than one application for each of Bradford and Leicester and so draws were conducted. Below the list of areas applied for, is the order in which the applicant names were pulled from the draws. As published in our RSL notes of guidance, we will now consider whether the first applicant drawn is eligible to hold a licence.

Areas applied for:

  • Birmingham
  • Bradford
  • Cheltenham
  • Glasgow
  • Hounslow
  • Leicester
  • London
  • Oldham
  • Stoke on Trent
  • Wolverhampton 

Bradford draw result:

  1. Neelum Yusuf
  2. Saeed Ahmed
  3. Mohammed Idrees
  4. Abdul Razaq
  5. Shabana Naureen
  6. Iftikhar Hussain
  7. Anila Aslam
  8. Kausur Parveen
  9. Omar Mahmood

Leicester draw result:

  1. Akeel Zicar
  2. Bilal Jussab
  3. Aftab Najib
  4. Uzair Sacranie
  5. Zahid Sheikh
  6. Hamzah Benrezzouk
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