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Home > Radio > Information about stations and licensing > Radio Broadcast Licensing > Digital Commercial Radio > Applications > Mid and West Wales
Applications for Radio Multiplex Licence: Mid and West Wales
Ofcom has received one application for the Mid & West Wales local digital radio multiplex licence.
The applicant is:
MuxCo Wales Limited
96a Curtain Road, London EC2A 3AA
Contact: Gregory Watson Tel: 07917 413700, Email: gregory@muxco.com
The shareholders of MuxCo Wales are as follows:
Town & Country Broadcasting Ltd (‘T&C’) 70%
MuxCo Ltd 30%
MuxCo Wales Limited is proposing to provide three local digital sound programme services, in addition to BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru, as follows:
| Format description | Service name | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Full service | Radio Pembrokeshire | Town and Country Broadcasting Ltd |
| Full service | Radio Carmarthenshire | Town and Country Broadcasting Ltd |
| Full service | Wales Live | Town and Country Broadcasting Ltd |
MuxCo Wales Limited also proposes to provide "a wide selection of podcasts provided by a range of companies".
MuxCo Wales Limited proposes to commence its service with all three local digital sound programme services by Q1 2010, using a network of two transmitters. The applicant proposes to implement two further transmitters within two years of the launch of the service, which it estimates will provide total 'outdoor' coverage of 55.8% 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 & BBC Radio Cymru.
The full application for this licence will be published on the Ofcom website shortly. Ofcom seeks views on the application by 17 March 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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