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Ofcom awards new FM commercial radio licence for Ipswich

Ofcom today announces the award of the new FM local commercial radio licence for Ipswich.

By the closing date of 1 September 2005, Ofcom received eight applications for the Ipswich licence. After giving careful consideration to each of the applications submitted, the Ofcom Radio Licensing Committee has decided to award the licence to:

Town FM Ltd, Tindle Radio Ltd, 3rd Floor, Northgate House, St. Peter’s Street, Colchester, CO1 1HT
Contact: Kevin Stewart Tel: 01245 493 088
Email: kevin.stewart@tindleradio.com

Town FM is wholly-owned by Provincial Radio Ltd, a subsidiary of Tindle Radio Ltd. It will provide a distinctive speech and music led radio station for Ipswich, with independent local news and information.

The licence is for a service to cover the town of Ipswich and the surrounding area which has an adult population (aged 15+) of between 200,000 and 250,000. However, the exact coverage will be determined by the location of the transmission site and other technical characteristics. The proposed frequency (102.0 MHz) is subject to international agreement on radio spectrum usage.

Ofcom expects Town FM to begin broadcasting at the earliest opportunity and no later than two years from this award date.

Ofcom will publish a statement setting out the key determining factors for the award of this licence shortly.

The licence will be issued for a twelve year period.

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