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11|01|07

Ofcom awards new FM commercial radio licence for Aberdeen

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

By the closing date of 5 October 2006, Ofcom received four applications for the Aberdeen licence. After giving careful consideration to each of the applications submitted, the Ofcom Radio Licensing Committee has decided to award the licence to:

Original Aberdeen FM Limited, The New Boathouse, 136-142 Bramley Road, London W10 6SR
Contact: Rick Hetherington Tel: 020 7565 6600
Email: rick.hetherington@canwest.co.uk

Original Aberdeen FM Limited is 95% owned by CanWest MediaWorks UK Limited and 5% owned by Seven Broadcast Limited*. It will provide an "Adult Alternative Radio – an eclectic mix of adult orientated music with particular ABC1 appeal, with 24 hour local news."

The licence is for a service to cover Aberdeen and the surrounding area which has an adult population (aged 15+) of around 240,000. However, the exact coverage will be determined by the location of the transmission site and other technical characteristics. The proposed frequencies for this licence are subject to international agreement on radio spectrum usage.

Ofcom expects Original Aberdeen FM Limited 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.

Ends.

* Corrected on 12/01/07 from 'Original Aberdeen FM Limited is wholly-owned by CanWest MediaWorks UK Limited'. To 'Original Aberdeen FM Limited is 95% owned by CanWest MediaWorks UK Limited and 5% owned by Seven Broadcast Limited'.

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