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08|05|07

Ofcom awards new FM commercial radio licence for South Wales

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

By the closing date of 12 December 2006, Ofcom received eight applications for the South Wales licence. After giving careful consideration to each of the applications submitted, the Ofcom Radio Licensing Committee has decided to award the licence to:

XFM South Wales Limited, 30 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LA
Contact: Nick Davidson, Tel: 0161 662 4764
Email: nick.davidson@xfm.co.uk

XFM South Wales Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCap Media plc. XFM South Wales will provide "an alternative format playing generally guitar-led, modern and classic music created by artists who challenge mainstream pop aesthetics”.

The licence is for a service to cover South Wales, which has an adult population (aged 15+) of around 950,000. However, the exact coverage will be determined by the location of the transmission sites and other technical characteristics.

Ofcom expects XFM South Wales 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.

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