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21|12|06 - Closing date for applications extended to 3.00pm Wednesday 28 March 2007

Introduction

1.1 Ofcom, in accordance with section 50 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 ("the 1996 Act"), invites applications for a licence to provide a local radio multiplex service. The frequency available for this licence is a standard VHF DAB channel known internationally as 'Frequency Block 10D (centre frequency of 215.072 MHz)'. This licence is offered for a service designed to cover the counties of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, including the Unitary Authority areas of Luton and Milton Keynes, subject to frequency and transmitter siting constraints, and will be granted for a maximum period of twelve years from the commencement of broadcasting.

1.2 In pursuance of a direction under section 49 of the 1996 Act, digital capacity of 128 kbits/sec is reserved on a net basis to the BBC for the broadcasting in digital form of its local radio service, Three Counties Radio.

1.3 The closing-date for the receipt of completed applications will be 3.00pm on Wednesday 28 March 2007. A fee of £15,000 will be payable for each application submitted. This fee will not be refundable in any circumstances.

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