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Radio Broadcast Update August 2007

Analogue station Format Changes

Agreed Change of Format to Bath FM, 3TR & Vale FM
Published 31|08|07

Agreed Change of Format to Kerrang 105.2
Published 31|08|07

Agreed Change of Format to Gold Network
Published 31|08|07

Content Sampling Reports

Ofcom ensures that an individual station is meeting its Format requirements by listening to that station’s output - a process which we refer to as ‘content sampling’. The sampling of a particular station may be prompted by a complaint concerning a Format-related issue, or may be entirely routine.

South London Radio
Published 31|08|07

Palm FM (Torbay)
Published 31|08|07

DAB station Format Changes

The following multiplex Format changes were agreed in this period.

Change	Multiplex
Replacement of '3C' with a 'Celebrity' service	Ayr, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Perth, Northern Ireland
Replacement of '3C' and 'Heat' with a 'Celebrity' service	Liverpool, Central Lancashire, Tyne and Wear, Teesside
Replacement of 'Heat' with a 'Celebrity' service	Humberside, Leeds, South Yorkshire
Replacement of '3C' and 'MFR FM' with a 'Celebrity' service	Inverness
Replacement of 'Smash Hits' with a 'Celebrity' service	Greater London I
Replacement of 'Magic FM' with a 'Celebrity' service	Birmingham
Addition of a 'Celebrity' service	Manchester
Removal of 'Local Adult Specialist' service ('Passion Radio')	Sussex Coast
Removal of obligation to bring on additional service	Exeter and Torbay
Removal of obligation to bring on a 'Hot Adult Contemporary' service	Cardiff and Newport
Removal of obligation to bring on an 'Easy Listening' service	South Hampshire
Replacement of 'Jazzfm' with an 'Asian' service ('Panjab Radio')	West Midlands
Replacement of 'Capital Disney' with one 'Christian' service ('UCB UK') and one 'Inspirational Christian Music' service ('UCB Inspirational')	North East England, Yorkshire, North West England, West Midlands
Replacement of 'Jazzfm' with one 'Christian' service ('UCB UK') and one 'Inspirational Christian Music' service ('UCB Inspirational')	South Wales/Severn Estuary

Change of Control Reviews

Acquisition of The Saint (now 107.8 Radio Hampshire) by Town & Country Broadcasting
Published 16|08|07

RLCS* licences issued in this period

Licence issued to Asia TV Ltd for 'Zee Radio' on Sky.

*Radio Licensable Content Service

DSP/DAS* licences issued in this period

There were no licences issued in this period.

*Digital Sound Programme / Digital Additional Services