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Ofcom awards new FM commercial radio licence for Kingston-upon-Hull

Ofcom today announces the award of the new FM local commercial radio licence for Kingston-upon-Hull.

By the closing date of 8 March 2006, Ofcom received seven applications for the Kingston-upon-Hull licence. After giving careful consideration to each of the applications submitted, the Ofcom Radio Licensing Committee has decided to award the licence to:

Planet Broadcasting Company Ltd. (KCFM 99.9)
Kingston Communications Stadium, The Circle, 1 Walton Street, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 6HU
Contact: Ian Blakey Telephone: 07970 436471   Email: ijb@ijblakey.co.uk

The owners of KCFM 99.9 are SMC Ltd (29%) with the reminder of the shares held by six individuals. It will provide “a truly local, full service radio station for Kingston-upon-Hull playing a wide variety of classic hit music from the last four decades, with 24 hour-a-day local news, sport, information, interviews and entertaining features of particular relevance to the City and the surrounding area”.

The licence is for a service to cover Kingston-upon-Hull which has an adult population (aged 15+) of between 400,000 and 430,000. However, the exact coverage will be determined by the location of the transmission site and other technical characteristics. The proposed frequency (99.9 MHz) is subject to international agreement on radio spectrum usage.

Ofcom expects KCFM 99.9 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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