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12|11|07

Ofcom awards one new community radio licence

Ofcom today announces the award of one new community radio licence, for a service for the Jewish community in Leeds.

Community radio services typically 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.

The new community radio licensee is:

Radio JCom
Contact: Terry Stowe, Radio JCom, c/o Makor, MAZC, 311 Stonegate Road, Leeds LS17 6AZ.Telephone: 0113 2185836
Email: info@radiojcom.com Website: www.radiojcom.com

Radio JCom will broadcast on medium wave for the Leeds Jewish community with information and programmes about the various interests of the community. The station will encourage participation by organisations and individuals, and offer training.

Licences are awarded for a five-year period.

A statement setting out the main determining factors for the award of the community radio licence to Radio JCom will be available shortly from the Ofcom website.

NOTES FOR EDITORS

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/

Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.

For further details please visit www.ofcom.org.uk.

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