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17|01|07

Ofcom awards two new community radio licences

Ofcom today announces the award of two new community radio licences, the first licence awards made as part of its second round of community radio licensing.

Community radio is a new tier of radio which complements the mix of services already provided by the BBC and commercial radio sectors. Community radio services cover a small geographical area and are provided on a not-for-profit basis focusing on the delivery of specific social benefits to enrich a particular geographical community or a community of interest.

Ofcom has awarded community radio licences in the following areas:

• Wiveliscombe, Somerset
• Stroud, Gloucestershire

The new community radio licensees in each of these areas are:

10 Radio
Contact: Julian Mellor, Wiveliscombe House, The Square, Wiveliscombe, Somerset TA4 2JT
Tel: 01984 623 197
E-mail address:  info@10radio.org website:  www.10radio.org

10 Radio will provide a radio service that meets the needs of the local community for news, information, discussion and debate and also entertainment through drama, comedy and, not least, music.

Stroud FM
Contact: Claire Penketh, Stroud FM, C/O Social Enterprise Centre, 48C High Street, Stroud GL5 1AN
Tel: 07967 292 697
Email: radio@stroudfm.co.uk website: www.stroudfm.co.uk

Stroud FM will make radio for the people by the people, in the creative heartland of the Cotswolds.

Licences are awarded for a five-year period.

A statement setting out the main determining factors for the award of the two community radio licences set out above will be available shortly from the Ofcom website.

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Notes for Editors and CSEs

1. Applications for community radio licences are being invited on a region-by-region basis. Further details can be found on the Ofcom website at: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/

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