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Each year Ofcom receives a large number of applications for temporary radio broadcast licences (SRSLs) for radio stations that wish to broadcast during the period of Ramadan. These radio stations usually broadcast to the Muslim community within a 3km (2 mile) radius, for the period of Ramadan and Eid (32 days in total). Subject to applications satisfying the rules set out in our notes of guidance and depending on the availability of suitable FM frequencies, we aim to license one station in each area for which we receive an application. However, in many areas we receive more applications than we are able to award licences to. In order to decide who would be awarded the Radio Ramadan SRSL licences for these contested areas we held a draw on the 19th May at Ofcoms office in London. (Ramadan commences in late August.)

The groups involved were invited to attend the Ofcom draw.

Results for the draw for Radio Ramadan 2009 SRSLs are as follows, with number of applicants (in brackets) and the successful applicants name beside the region:

• Bradford (16 applicants), Licence awarded to: Gulshear Khan
• Keighley(4) Licence awarded to: Tufail Khan
• Huddersfield(2) Licence awarded to: Mahmood Hussain
• Leeds(3) Licence awarded to: Zahida Bi Hussain
• Manchester or Oldham(3) Licence awarded to: Oldham: Fareeda Bi
• Bolton or Bury(2) Licence awarded to: Bury: Anwar Haq
• London North or West(3) Licence awarded to: Southall: Rubina Baig
• London East(5) Licence awarded to: Muhammad Abul Kalam
• London South(3) Licence awarded to: Sutton: Sophia Rahman
• Luton(6) Licence awarded to: Rashid Nazar
• Bristol(3) Licence awarded to: Shanaz Bibi
• Dudley or Walsall(2), Licence awarded to: Dudley: Hamid Qudoos
• Sheffield(2) Licence awarded to: Mohammed Shabbir
• We will also draw for Muharram 2009 Bradford(2) Licence awarded to: Jamil Hussain
• and Milaad 2010 Bradford(3). Licence awarded to: Shazia Begum

For all applicants for a licence in a non-contested area (those not requiring a draw), the frequencies will be cleared in mid-June, and confirmation emails and letters will be sent then. The winners of the above draws, will also get frequency confirmation around this time.

The noncontested area licence awards are:

• Blackburn: Syed Zafar Iqbal
• Burnley: Mohammed Ashfaq
• Burton-on-Trent: Mohammed Aftab Bashir
• Cardiff: Ansar Mahmood
• Edinburgh: Zahid Ali
• High Wycombe: Gulham Hussain
• Glasgow: Sajid Quayum
• Leicester: Abdulkarim Gheewala
• Middlesbrough: Idrees Rashid
• Milton Keynes: Mohamed Sheikh
• Newcastle Upon Tyne: Saqib Arshad
• Preston: Atiq ur Rehman
• Reading: 1 Ummah FM
• Slough: Zulfikar Ali
• Stoke-on-Trent: Mohammed Riaz Shah
• Woking: Nisar Sulaymani

Ofcom expects to license a total of 29 temporary radio services (SRSLs) for Ramadan 2009.

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