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Home > Radio > Information about stations and licensing > Radio Broadcast Licensing > Digital Commercial Radio > Planned timetable
Planned timetable for advertisement of new radio multiplex licences
| Date of licence advertisements | Licence area |
|---|---|
| November 2006 | National |
| December 2006 | Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire The area covered will be the counties of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, including the Unitary Authority areas of Luton and Milton Keynes. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Three Counties Radio. Predicted adult population within licensed area:: 1,829,000 |
| January 2007 |
The area covered will be the county of Derbyshire, including the Unitary Authority area of Derby, and parts of the East Staffordshire and Staffordshire Moorlands districts of Staffordshire, including Burton-upon-Trent. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Radio Derby. Predicted adult population within licensed area: 843,000 |
| February 2007 | Northeast Wales and West Cheshire The area covered will be the Unitary Authorities of Flintshire/Sir y Fflint and most of Wrexham/Wrecsam, the western part of Cheshire, including the districts of Chester and Ellesmere Port & Neston, and the Wirral district of Merseyside. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru. Predicted adult population within licensed area: 638,000 |
| March 2007 | Herefordshire & Worcestershire The area covered will be the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Hereford & Worcester. Predicted adult population within licensed area: 586,000 |
| April 2007 |
The area covered will be the county of Northamptonshire. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Radio Northampton. Predicted adult population within licensed area:505,000 |
| May 2007 |
The area covered will be the county of Oxfordshire. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Radio Oxford. Predicted adult population within licensed area: 494,000 |
| June 2007 |
The area covered will be the county of North Yorkshire, the Unitary Authority area of York, and northern districts of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Radio York. Predicted adult population within licensed area: 695,431 |
| July 2007 |
The area covered will be the county of Gloucestershire. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Radio Gloucestershire. Predicted adult population within licensed area: 460,000 |
| October 2007 |
The area covered will be most of the county of Lincolnshire, including the Unitary Authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. However, due to spectrum limitations, this local multiplex is unlikely to be able to cover the South Holland district of Lincolnshire or the southern part of the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire. These districts are within the PPA of the Peterborough local radio multiplex. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Radio Lincolnshire. Predicted adult population within licensed area: 669,000 |
| November 2007 |
The area covered will be the counties of Pembrokeshire/Sir Benfro, Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin, Ceredigion and Powys. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru. Predicted adult population within licensed area: 400,065. |
| December 2007 |
The area covered will be the county of Surrey, the Rushmoor district and parts of the Hart and East Hampshire districts of Hampshire, the Crawley district of West Sussex, parts of the Chichester district of West Sussex, the parts of the Horsham and Mid Sussex districts of West Sussex that are not in the PPA of the existing Sussex Coast multiplex, and the parts of the Lewes and Wealden districts of East Sussex that are not in the PPA of the existing Sussex Coast multiplex. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Southern Counties Radio. Predicted adult population within licensed area: 1,411,122 |
| January 2008 |
The area covered will be the county of Somerset and part of the North Somerset district. Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Somerset Sound. Predicted adult population within licensed area: 481,268 |
| February 2008 |
The area covered will be the counties of Gwynedd, Anglesey/Sir Ynys Mon, Conwy and most of Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych* Capacity on this multiplex will be reserved for BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru Predicted adult population within licensed area: 311,146 |
*The achievable coverage of this licence may be significantly constrained until June 2015 at the latest under the terms of international spectrum agreements.
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