A Format document sets out the type of broadcast output that each commercial radio station is required to deliver. It encapsulates the character of the service a station is obliged to deliver as a condition of its licence.
About radio formats (PDF, 44.7 KB)
The regulation of Format changes (PDF, 63.7 KB)
For community radio, the Key Commitments document serves much the same purpose.
Guidance on Key Commitments (PDF, 270.8 KB)
Current formats and Key Commitments
Look up current analogue radio Formats
Look up current digital radio Formats
Look up current community radio Key Commitments
Changes to content
Look up recent analogue Format change requests
We regularly listen to the radio stations that we license, in order to ensure they are fulfilling their licence obligations.
About Content Sampling (PDF, 31.8 KB)
There are no recent sampling reports.