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Ofcom awards three new community radio licences

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

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.

Ofcom has awarded community radio licences in the following areas:

• Llandudno, North Wales
• Rhyl, North Wales
• Preston, Lancashire

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

Tudno FM, Llandudno
Contact: Gary Wyn Carr, 44, Deganwy Road, Deganwy, Conwy LL31 9DG.
Telephone: 01492 581403, or mobile: 07962 422058.
E-mail: gary.carr@tudno.com Website: www.tudno.com

Tudno FM will aim to appeal to the whole Llandudno community, with a particular focus on the Tudno and Mostyn wards of the town. It will provide education and training facilities in radio production and encourage people from the community, including local schools and colleges, community groups and charities to get involved with the station.

Radio Elwy/Point FM, Rhyl
Contact: Daniel Graham, Point FM, 29 East Parade, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 3AL.
Telephone: 0845 473 8626, or mobile: 07830 114792.
E-mail: enquiries@phoenix-fm.co.uk Website: www.pointfm.co.uk

Radio Elwy/Point FM aims to serve Rhyl, Prestatyn, Rhuddlan and the surrounding area. It will be community owned and resourced, and will welcome the participation and involvement of all members of the community it intends to serve in a service including local news, views and information.

Preston FM
Contact: Richard Lace, Community Radio Project Manager, Prescap Ltd, 2 nd Floor, Buckingham House, Glovers Court, Preston PR1 3LS.
Telephone: 01772 880791.
E-mail: radio@prescap.co.uk Website: www.preston.fm

Serving the geographical community of Preston, and many communities of interest within this population, Preston FM will operate a station which will, through creativity, enable people to explore, realise and value their full potential.

Licences are awarded for a five-year period.

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

Notes for Editors

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:

• Burnley FM
• City Community Radio, Preston
• Radio Together, St Helen’s
• Radio Worm, Warrington
• The Source, Lytham St Anne’s

2. 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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