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25|03|08

Ofcom awards six new community radio licences

Ofcom today announces the award of six 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:

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

PEACE FM, Moss Side and surrounding districts of central Manchester
 Contact: Dave Brown, 3 Warde Street, Hulme, Manchester M15 5TG
Telephone: 07891 357 215 E-mail prof@breathe.com

PEACE FM will provide a cohesive and inclusive voice for the African Caribbean community of Manchester. It will provide opportunities for local people to be employed or volunteer their services as well as offer training. PEACE FM will forge positive links with local and national organisations both in the voluntary and private sector.

North Manchester FM, North Manchester

Contact: Rob Marshall, North Manchester FM, Room G.17, New Technology Institute, One Central Park, Northampton Road, Manchester M40 5WR.
Telephone: 0161 918 6802 or 07962 060902 Email: robert_marshall@mancat.ac.uk
Website: www.myspace.com/northmanchesterfm

North Manchester FM will be a popular platform for the talent and opinions of the people who live and work in the area. It will be a catalyst for improving the quality of life in the area with new skills, boosted community pride and more effective relationships between residents and the agencies that serve them.

Bolton FM
 Contact: Dorothy Martland or Kevan Williams, Bolton FM, Office 6, Bolton Market, Ashburner Street, Bolton BL1 1TQ
Telephone: 01204 373107 or 07860 456365 Email: dorothymartland@hotmail.com or kevan.p.williams@btopenworld.com
Website: www.boltonfm.com

Bolton FM will provide a distinctive and relevant community radio service targeting the diverse communities of Bolton. It will aim to be an inclusive and accessible station, providing training and broadcasting opportunities for members of all communities and encouraging their active participation.

Lindum Radio, Lincoln
 Contact: Harry Whitmarsh , 7 Mere Hall Cottage, Bloxholm Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 2HT
Telephone: 01522 790466 Email: harry.whitmarsh@waitrose.com

Lindum Radio will provide a service for the mature adult population of the City of Lincoln. The station will provide a broad ranging service of light music and light entertainment. It will address the concerns of members of its target community and will provide listeners with information about local issues and activities.

Boundary Sound, Newark on Trent
 Contact: Andy Jackson, PO Box 8540, Newark, Notts NG24 9AB.
Telephone: 01636 613022 Email: ajackson@boundarysound.co.uk
Website: www.boundarysound.co.uk

Boundary Sound will bring a community radio service to Newark and the surrounding villages in North Nottinghamshire. The station aims to be an integral part of the community, with strong links with schools, local councils and other community organisations and will endeavour to give members of the community who are under-represented in the media, the opportunity to be heard.

Gravity FM, Grantham
 Contact: Dennis Kochanek, 35, Sharpe Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9BW.
Telephone: 01476 577914. Email: dennis.kay@gravityfm.net Website: www.gravityfm.net

Gravity FM will provide a service structured to meet the local tastes and demands of those living and working in Grantham. The station will provide local news, information, discussion and debate, together with a wide ranging music policy.

Licences are awarded for a five-year period.

A statement setting out the main determining factors for the award of the six 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 two further applications, but has decided not to award a licence to the following groups:

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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