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09|11|06

Ofcom awards new FM commercial radio licence for Liverpool

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

By the closing date of 13 July 2006, Ofcom received ten applications for the Liverpool licence. After giving careful consideration to each of the applications submitted, the Ofcom Radio Licensing Committee has decided to award the licence to:

CityTalk, Radio City (Sound of Merseyside) Limited, St John’s Beacon, 1 Houghton Street, Liverpool, L1 1RL.
Contact: Terry Smith Tel: 0151 472 6800 Email: terrysmith545@btinternet.com

Radio City (Sound of Merseyside) Limited is wholly-owned by EMAP Radio Limited. CityTalk will provide 24 hours a day of speech programming including news, sport, features, documentaries, advice, phone-ins, studio discussions and special flagship programs on a weekly or monthly basis.

The licence is for a service to cover Liverpool which has an adult population (aged 15+) between 1,400,000 and 1,500,000. However, the exact coverage will be determined by the location of the transmission site and other technical characteristics. The proposed frequency, 105.9 MHz, is subject to international agreement on radio spectrum usage.

Ofcom expects CityTalk 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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