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13|03|07

Ofcom awards seven new community radio licences

Ofcom today announces the award of seven new community radio licences.

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:

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

Ujima Radio (St Paul’s and Easton, Bristol)
Contact: Solomon Fubara, CEED, 97-107 Wilder Street, St Paul’s, Bristol BS2 8QU
Phone Number: 0117 942 9555, extension 238. E-mail: kevin@ceed.co.uk
Website: www.ceed.co.uk or www.ceedmedia.com

Ujima Radio will feature local voices and aims to inform, represent, educate, entertain, communicate and celebrate culture, heritage and diversity within black and minority ethnic communities, particularly those living in the St Paul’s and Easton areas of Bristol.

Glastonbury FM (Glastonbury, Street and surrounding areas)
Contact: Steve Bilsborough, Glastonbury FM, 8 Barn Green, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8DU Mobile Number: 07791 509393
E-mail: sbilsborough@glastonburyfm.com Website: www.glastonburyfm.com

Glastonbury FM aims to provide a quality service to the whole community. Featuring a wide range of locally produced musical and spoken output Glastonbury FM aims to challenge, educate, entertain, inspire and inform and will empower community members by involving them in all aspects of the running of the station.

ECFM (Exeter)
Contact: Patrick Cunningham, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS. Tel: 01392 667057. Email: Patrick@exeterphoenix.org.uk

ECFM will broadcast a range of arts and community-based programming to the residents of Exeter. The station will help promote cultural vibrancy and strengthen community links, as well as offering training opportunities.

Community Radio Swindon
Contact: Shirley Ludford, 54 Tryon Close, Liden, Swindon SN3 6HG
Tel: 01793 612517 or 07951 366289
Email: shirleyludford@btinternet.com website: www.communityradioswindon.com

Community Radio Swindon will provide an accessible community service for the citizens of Swindon, including underserved and deprived communities. It aims to promote the cultural, spiritual, social and economic life of the town.

The Bay (Poole)
Contact: Alan Coote, 6 The Ferns, 15 Dudsbury Crescent, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 8JD
Tel: 01202 876108 or 07801 518858.
E-mail: alan.coote@pooleradio.co.uk Website: www.pooleradio.co.uk

The Bay will provide a distinct community service that will have broad appeal and enrich the lives of its listeners throughout Poole.

Aspire FM (Poole)
Contact: Lee Williamson, Bournemouth and Poole College, North Road, Poole BH14 0LS. Tel: 01202 465468 or 07816 337730. Email: williamsonl@bpc.ac.uk.
Website: http://bpc.digitalbrain.com/bpc/web/collegeRadio/index.html

Aspire FM will support learners at the college, and encourage participation in education and lifelong learning in the local community, through information, advice and support on educational issues and coursework, as well as more general community-based output.

Bro Radio (Barry)
Contact: Rick Ward, The Coach House, 189 Barry Road, Barry CF62 9BG
Tel: 0845 329 0211. Email: enquiries@broradio.co.uk website: www.broradio.co.uk

Bro Radio will broadcast a mixture of locally-relevant speech and music to the target community of Barry and the surrounding area, with an emphasis on output provided by and for those within the coverage area.

Licences are awarded for a five-year period.

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

Ends.

NOTES FOR EDITORS AND CSEs

  1. In addition to the licence awards detailed above, Ofcom considered five further applications, but has decided not to award a licence to the following groups:
  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/
  2. Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.

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