Ofcom awards one new community radio licence

Ofcom today announces the award of a community radio licence to Corby Radio.

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.

Details of the new licensee are as follows:

Corby Radio
Contact: Des Barber
The Connaughty Centre, Cottingham Road, Corby, Northants NN17 1SY.
Phone: 07900 086 909
Email: studio@corbyradio.com
Web-site: www.corbyradio.com

Corby Radio will provide a community-focussed radio station, strong on local issues and news combined with popular music for all tastes, genres and ages. The station will aim to involve as many people as possible in the output and operation of the station and its Radio Training Academy.

Licences are awarded for a five-year period.

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

NOTES FOR EDITORS

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/

Ofcom awards one new community radio licence

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