Published:
2 November 2023
This page provides a list of recent Format change requests submitted to Ofcom, with details about the changes requested, and Ofcom’s decision on the requests.
2023
| Date | Station | Details |
|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | Original 106 (Aberdeen) (PDF, 310.5 KB) | A change to programme-sharing arrangements. |
| November 2023 | Original 106 (Dundee) (PDF, 304.2 KB) | A change to programme-sharing arrangements. |
| November 2023 | Original 106 (Perth) (PDF, 305.8 KB) | A change to programme-sharing arrangements. |
| November 2023 | Hits Radio (Oxfordshire) (PDF, 238.5 KB) | A change to programme-sharing arrangements. |
| November 2023 | Greatest Hits Radio (Oxfordshire) (PDF, 241.3 KB) | Changes to programme-sharing arrangements, local hours and local news requirements. |
| August 2023 | Channel 103 (Jersey) (PDF, 159.4 KB) | A change to the ‘character of service’, and a change to split programming arrangements’. |
| July 2023 | Kiss (East of England) (PDF, 268.2 KB) | Changes to ‘character of service’, approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements. |
| March 2023 | Bauer AM stations in Scotland (PDF, 397.8 KB) | Changes to the amount of programming broadcast from Scotland. |
| Date | Station | Details |
|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | JACK3 Chill (Oxford) (PDF, 173.7 KB) | Changes to ‘character of service'. |
August 2022 | Changes to ‘character of service’, approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements. | |
| July 2022 | Sun FM (Darlington) (PDF, 256.2 KB) | Change to local hours |
| Date | Station | Details |
|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Star Radio (Cambridge and Ely) (PDF, 224.3 KB) | Changes to local hours |
| September 2021 | Capital (Stratford-upon-Avon) (PDF, 247.2 KB) | Changes to programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Capital (Banbury) (PDF, 627.5 KB) | Changes to approved area and programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Capital (Warwick) (PDF, 361.8 KB) | Changes to programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Capital (South East Staffordshire) (PDF, 372.6 KB) | Changes to programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Capital (Coventry) (PDF, 363.5 KB) | Changes to programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Capital (Rugby) (PDF, 364.5 KB) | Changes to programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Capital (Birmigham) (PDF, 363.7 KB) | Changes to programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Capital (Nottingham and Derby) (PDF, 366.0 KB) | Changes to programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Capital (Leicester) (PDF, 364.4 KB) | Changes to programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Imagine Radio (Buxton) (PDF, 203.3 KB) | Changes to approved area and programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Imagine Radio (Stockport) (PDF, 223.6 KB) | Changes to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements. |
| August 2021 | Nation Radio Scotland (West Central Scotland) (PDF, 359.8 KB) | Changes to approved area, local hours and programme sharing arrangements. |
| June 2021 | Lyca Dilse Radio (Greater London) (PDF, 177.8 KB) | Change to ‘Character of Service’ |
| April 2021 | Original 106 (Aberdeen) (PDF, 280.9 KB) | Changes to local hours and news requirements. |
| April 2021 | Kingdom FM (Fife) (PDF, 284.8 KB) | Changes to local hours and news requirements. |
| April 2021 | Imagine Radio (Buxton) (PDF, 224.0 KB) | Changes to approved area and programme sharing arrangements. |
| April 2021 | Imagine Radio (Stockport) (PDF, 221.4 KB) | Changes to approved area and programme sharing arrangements. |
| April 2021 | Greatest Hits Radio (Plymouth) (PDF, 236.8 KB) | Changes to character of service, approved area, local hours and programme sharing arrangements. |
| April 2021 | Greatest Hits Radio (Oldham) (PDF, 222.3 KB) | Changes to character of service, approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements. |
| March 2021 | Absolute Radio (London) (PDF, 211.0 KB) | Changes to character of service, local hours and local news requirements. |
| February 2021 | CFM (West Cumbria) (PDF, 283.2 KB) | Changes to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements. |
| February 2021 | Heart (Central Scotland) (PDF, 263.4 KB) | Change to ‘Character of Service’ |
| February 2021 | Heart (South Wales) (PDF, 261.6 KB) | Change to ‘Character of Service’ |
| February 2021 | Heart (North East England) (PDF, 259.2 KB) | Change to ‘Character of Service’ |
| February 2021 | Heart (North West England) (PDF, 268.9 KB) | Change to ‘Character of Service’ |
| February 2021 | Heart (Cornwall) (PDF, 235.6 KB) | Change to ‘Character of Service’ |
| February 2021 | Heart (South & West Yorkshire) (PDF, 281.9 KB) | Change to ‘Character of Service’ |
| February 2021 | Heart (North & Mid Wales) (PDF, 266.0 KB) | Change to ‘Character of Service’ |
| February 2021 | Your Radio (Helensburgh) (PDF, 267.1 KB) | Changes to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements. |
| January 2021 | Greatest Hits Radio (Stoke-on-Trent) (PDF, 277.1 KB) | Changes to approved area, local hours and programme sharing arrangements. |
| January 2021 | Greatest Hits Radio (Bradford & Huddersfield) (PDF, 277.5 KB) | Changes to approved area, local hours and programme sharing arrangements. |
| January 2021 | CFM (Carlisle) (PDF, 284.5 KB) | Changes to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements. |
| January 2021 | GEM (Nottingham) (PDF, 282.9 KB) | Changes to approved area, local hours and programme sharing arrangements. |
| Date | Station | Details |
|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | Sam FM (Bristol) (PDF, 208.5 KB) | Change to character of service |
| November 2020 | Hits Radio South Coast (Portsmouth) (PDF, 262.3 KB) | Changes to approved area and programme sharing arrangements. |
| November 2020 | Hits Radio South Coast (Southampton (PDF, 255.5 KB) | Changes to approved area. |
| November 2020 | Hits Radio South Coast (Winchester (PDF, 270.6 KB) | Changes to approved area. |
| November 2020 | Your Radio (Dumbarton (PDF, 270.5 KB) | Changes to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements. |
| November 2020 | Greatest Hits Radio (Hull) (PDF, 252.1 KB) | Changes to approved area. |
| November 2020 | Nation Radio (Ceredigion) (PDF, 315.6 KB) | Changes to local hours and local news requirements. |
| November 2020 | Greatest Hits Radio (Northallerton) (PDF, 245.2 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements. |
| November 2020 | Greatest Hits Radio (Shaftesbury) (PDF, 246.0 KB) | Change to approved area and programme sharing arrangements. |
| November 2020 | Ipswich 102 (PDF, 313.0 KB) | Change to character of service, approved area, local hours, and programme sharing arrangements. |
| October 2020 | Bridge FM Radio (Bridgend) (PDF, 281.7 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours and local news requirements. |
| October 2020 | Radio Carmarthenshire (PDF, 307.1 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours and local news requirements. |
| October 2020 | Radio Pembrokeshire (PDF, 313.4 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours and local news requirements. |
| October 2020 | Love Sport (North London) (PDF, 172.0 KB) | Change to character of service |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Alton) (PDF, 280.1 KB) | Change to character of service and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Andover) (PDF, 274.8 KB) | Change to character of service and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Basingstoke) (PDF, 278.3 KB) | Change to character of service and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Bath) (PDF, 269.5 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Bridgwater) (PDF, 269.7 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Bristol) (PDF, 271.1 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Cheltenham) (PDF, 271.2 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Newbury) (PDF, 278.8 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Reading) (PDF, 272.0 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Shaftesbury) (PDF, 270.0 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Torbay) (PDF, 278.8 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Warminster) (PDF, 271.2 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Weston Super Mare) (PDF, 271.9 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Breeze (Yeovil) (PDF, 271.6 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Compass FM (Grimsby) (PDF, 280.9 KB) | Change to character of service, approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Dearne FM (Barnsley) (PDF, 271.3 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Dream 100 (Tendring) (PDF, 262.9 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Fire Radio (Bournemouth) (PDF, 319.4 KB) | Change to character of service, approved area, and local hours |
| July 2020 | Hallam FM (South Yorkshire) (PDF, 263.7 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | KL.FM (Kings Lynn) (PDF, 271.4 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Lincs FM (Lincoln) (PDF, 264.9 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Minster FM (York) (PDF, 271.0 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Mix 96 (Aylesbury) (PDF, 272.5 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | North Norfolk Radio (PDF, 278.7 KB) | Change to character of service and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Peak FM (Chesterfield) (PDF, 272.8 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Pirate FM (Cornwall) (PDF, 271.6 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Pulse 1 (Bradford & Huddersfield) (PDF, 270.8 KB) | Change to character of service, approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Radio Aire (Leeds) (PDF, 272.6 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Radio Norwich (PDF, 269.7 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Radio Wave (Blackpool) (PDF, 262.7 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Sam FM (Bristol) (PDF, 268.5 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours and local news requirements |
| July 2020 | Sam FM (Swindon) (PDF, 273.2 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Signal 1 (Stoke on Trent) (PDF, 282.3 KB) | Change to character of service, approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Signal 107 (Kidderminster) (PDF, 271.4 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Signal 107 (Shrewsbury & Oswestry) (PDF, 271.3 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Signal 107 (Telford) (PDF, 271.4 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Signal 107 (Wolverhampton) (PDF, 272.7 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Spire FM (Salisbury) (PDF, 272.3 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Spirit FM (Chichester) (PDF, 272.3 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Ridings FM (Wakefield) (PDF, 265.8 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Rother FM (Rotherham) (PDF, 272.4 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Rutland Radio (Rutland) (PDF, 279.2 KB) | Change to character of service, approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Stray FM (Harrogate) (PDF, 269.9 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Beach (Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft) (PDF, 263.7 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Eagle Radio (Guildford) (PDF, 281.8 KB) | Change to character of service, approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | The Wave (Swansea) (PDF, 264.1 KB) | Change to local hours and local news requirements |
| July 2020 | Tower FM (Bolton & Bury) (PDF, 278.8 KB) | Change to character of service, approved area, local hours and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Trax FM (Bassetlaw) (PDF, 272.8 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Trax FM (Doncaster) (PDF, 271.1 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Viking FM (Humberside) (PDF, 269.5 KB) | Change to programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Wessex FM (Weymouth & Dorchester) (PDF, 272.4 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | WIRE FM (Warrington & Halton) (PDF, 270.2 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | WISH FM (Wigan & St. Helens) (PDF, 271.7 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Yorkshire Coast Radio (Bridlington) (PDF, 273.6 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| July 2020 | Yorkshire Coast Radio (Scarborough) (PDF, 270.9 KB) | Change to approved area, local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing arrangements |
| June 2020 | Channel 103 (Jersey) (PDF, 190.4 KB) | Change to local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing requirements |
| June 2020 | Island FM (Guernsey) (PDF, 184.5 KB) | Change to local hours, local news requirements and programme sharing requirements |
| June 2020 | Swansea Bay Radio (PDF, 321.7 KB) | Change to Character of Service, local hours and approved area |
| June 2020 | Sam FM (Solent) (PDF, 316.3 KB) | Change to Character of Service and approved area |
| May 2020 | Wave FM (Dundee) (PDF, 367.7 KB) | Change to local hours and local news requirements |
| May 2020 | Wave FM (Perth) (PDF, 367.8 KB) | Change to local hours and local news requirements |
| May 2020 | Isle of Wight Radio (PDF, 318.5 KB) | Change to local hours |
| May 2020 | More Radio (Eastbourne) (PDF, 321.0 KB) | Change to local hours and local news requirements |
| May 2020 | More Radio (Hastings) (PDF, 297.5 KB) | Change to local hours and local news requirements |
| May 2020 | More Radio (Haywards Heath) (PDF, 274.4 KB) | Change to local hours and local news requirements |
| May 2020 | More Radio (Worthing) (PDF, 317.7 KB) | Change to local hours and local news requirements |
| March 2020 | Sun FM (Sunderland) (PDF, 257.4 KB) | Change to approved area and programme sharing arrangements |
| March 2020 | Alpha Radio (Darlington) (PDF, 266.1 KB) | Change to approved area and programme sharing arrangements |
| March 2020 | Durham Radio (Darlington) (PDF, 266.0 KB) | Change to approved area and programme sharing arrangements |
| February 2020 | Jack FM2 (Oxford) (PDF, 176.4 KB) | Change to character of service. |
| February 2020 | Nation radio (South Wales) (PDF, 247.8 KB) | Change to local hours and local news requirements |
Older Format change requests are available via the National Archives.