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Home > Radio > Information about stations and licensing > Radio Broadcast Licensing > Digital Commercial Radio > Applications > North Wales
Applications for Radio Multiplex Licence: North Wales
Ofcom has received one application for the North Wales local digital radio multiplex licence.
The applicant is:
MuxCo North Wales Limited
96a Curtain Road, London EC2A 3AA
Contact: Gregory Watson; Tel: 07917 413700; e-mail: gregory@muxco.com
The shareholders of MuxCo North Wales Limited are as follows:
Town and Country Broadcasting Limited 70%
MuxCo Ltd 30%
MuxCo North Wales Limited is proposing to provide six local digital sound programme services, in addition to BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru, as follows:
| Format description | Service name | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Hits | Coast FM | GCap Media Plc |
| Current and Classic Hits | Champion FM | GCap Media Plc |
| Full Service | Wales Live | Town and Country Broadcasting Ltd |
| Religious | UCB UK | United Christian Broadcasters Ltd |
| Traffic and Travel | Traffic Radio (English Language) | tbc |
| Traffic and Travel | Traffic Radio (Welsh Language) | tbc |
MuxCo North Wales Limited also proposes to provide "a wide selection of speech and music podcasts provided by a range of companies".
MuxCo North Wales Limited proposes to commence its service with all six local digital sound programme services within two years of licence award, using a network of two transmitters which it estimates will provide total 'outdoor' coverage of 50% of the adult (aged 15+) population of the licensed area.
This local radio multiplex will include capacity reserved for the transmission in digital form of BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru.
The full application for this licence will be published on the Ofcom website shortly. Ofcom seeks views on the application by 6 June 2008. Any written representations on the applications can either be emailed to commercialradio@ofcom.org.uk or posted to Neil Stock , Head of Radio, Ofcom, Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA. Ofcom intends to publish any representations on our website, so please indicate clearly if you wish your representation to remain confidential.
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