Commercial radio licence application and awards - Ofcom

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Cymraeg

TV, radio and on-demand Analogue radio Licence information

Published: 5 March 2024

Details of open and recent licence awards for Ofcom-licensed radio stations, on both digital and analogue platforms.

Apply for a radio broadcast licence

Licensing advertisements and application forms for broadcast radio licences.

Pre-advertisements for local analogue commercial radio stations

As existing commercial analogue radio licences approach their expiry date, our general approach is to issue a "pre-advertisement", inviting current or potential licensees to declare their intentions to apply. If more than one applicant declares an interest, we will issue a full re-advertisement of the licence and assess these according to our criteria. We will also advertise any licences that become available, for example if surrendered by the current licence holder.

Planned timetable for the re-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licences: 2019/20

Pre-advertisements

Portsmouth: Withdrawal of the notice of pre-advertisement (PDF, 112.1 KB)

Tunbridge Wells / Sevenoaks: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 189.9 KB)

Sunderland: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 180.1 KB)

Isle of Wight: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 180.2 KB)

Stockport: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 179.9 KB)

North London: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 181.8 KB)

Rugby: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 193.1 KB)

Mid Ulster: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 205.4 KB)

Warminster: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 165.4 KB)

Perth: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 164.9 KB)

Weymouth and Dorchester: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 167.3 KB)

Dumbarton: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 162.4 KB)

Warwick: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 163.0 KB)

Southend: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 162.4 KB)

Hertford: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 559.6 KB)

Alton and Haselmere: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 150.1 KB)

Omagh and Enniskillen: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 178.5 KB)

Aylesbury: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 182.4 KB)

Local radio multiplex licences

Local radio multiplex licence award: Channel Islands (PDF, 129.2 KB)

Local radio multiplex licence awards: North and West Cumbria, Morecambe Bay
(PDF, 149.4 KB)

Suffolk local radio multiplex licence advertisement (PDF, 434.9 KB)
12 Mar 2015

Belgian channel 10 transmitter file

Applications for Suffolk multiplex licence

Award of Suffolk multiplex licence (PDF, 46.4 KB)
10 Aug 2015

FM local commercial radio licences

Bristol (106.5 FM) Award Statement (PDF, 145.5 KB)

Re-advertisement of FM local commercial radio licence for Bristol (Sam FM) (PDF, 379.5 KB)

List of applications for the re-advertised Bristol (106.5 FM) licence (PDF, 157.8 KB)

Application: Jack FM Bristol (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Application: Sam FM Bristol (PDF, 604.4 KB)

Applicant Q&As

Jack FM Q&As (PDF, 190.0 KB)

Sam FM Q&As (PDF, 121.3 KB)

Ceredigion award statement (PDF, 141.3 KB)

Dyfarnu trywydded radio masnachol Ceredigion datganiad (PDF, 153.4 KB)

Re-advertisement of FM local commercial radio licence for Ceredigion (PDF, 379.5 KB)

Ailhysbysebu trwydded radio masnachol lleol FM ar gyfer Ceredigion (PDF, 472.7 KB)

List of applications for the re-advertised Ceredigion licence (PDF, 132.0 KB)

Rhestr o geisiadau am y drwydded sydd wedi'i hail-hysbysebu ar gyfer Ceredigion (PDF, 139.8 KB)

Application: Nation Radio (Ceredigion) (PDF, 847.7 KB)

Applicant Q&As

Nation Radio Q&As (PDF, 107.4 KB)

Statement

Commercial radio licence award statement: Bristol (PDF, 113.2 KB)

Re-advertisement of Bristol licence

Re-advertisement of FM Local Commercial Radio Licence for Bristol (PDF, 710.3 KB)

Applications for the re-advertised Bristol licence

List of applications for the re-advertised Bristol licence (PDF, 58.0 KB)

The Breeze application (PDF, 540.4 KB)

Bristol Sound application (PDF, 2.0 MB)

Applicant Q&As

The Breeze Q&As (PDF, 87.9 KB)

Bristol Sound Q&As (PDF, 96.4 KB)

Statement

Commercial radio licence award statement: Ipswich (PDF, 112.8 KB)

Re-advertisement of Ipswich licence

Re-advertisement of FM Local Commercial Radio Licence for Ipswich (PDF, 708.7 KB)

Applications for the re-advertised Ipswich licence

List of applications for the re-advertised Ipswich licence (PDF, 34.0 KB)

Ipswich FM application (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Town FM application (PDF, 703.4 KB)

Statement

Commercial radio licence award statement: Torbay (PDF, 110.6 KB) - 16 October 2017

Re-advertisement of Torbay licence

Re-advertisement of FM Local Commercial Radio Licence for TORBAY (PDF, 359.3 KB)

Applications for the re-advertised Torbay licence

The Breeze application (PDF, 380.9 KB)

Devon Sound application (PDF, 10.0 MB)

Applicant Q&As

The Breeze Q&As (PDF, 326.8 KB)

Devon Sound Q&As (PDF, 433.2 KB)

Advertisement of FM Local Commercial Radio Licence for WEST CENTRAL SCOTLAND (PDF, 186.8 KB)
26 Feb 2016

Applications for the West central Scotland local radio licence

Statement on the Award to Rock Radio (PDF, 112.9 KB)

Re-advertisement of FM Local Commercial Radio Licence for Telford (PDF, 183.8 KB)
05 May 2015

Applications for the re-advertised Telford licence

Local commercial radio licence award: Telford area (PDF, 44.4 KB)
11 Nov 2015

Older material can be accessed at the National Archives.

See also...

Apply for a small-scale DAB licence

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Small-scale multiplex applications and awards

A list of small-scale radio multiplex licence applications that have been submitted to Ofcom, and details of licences we have awarded.

Radio broadcast update – October 2023

A round-up of Ofcom’s broadcast radio licensing activity in October 2023.

Radio broadcast update – September 2023

A round-up of Ofcom’s broadcast radio licensing activity in September 2023.