Published in accordance with Section 87(3) of the Broadcasting Act 1990. Effective from 19 August 2002.

ANALOGUE LICENCES - LOCAL AND NATIONAL

Application Fees

1. All applications for local and national licences must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee. The fees for each category of licence are:

Local Licences:

National Licences:

Licence Fees

2. For local licences the Radio Authority will charge fees on the basis of the adult (aged 15+) population coverage for each licence area (see 5 and 6 below).

3. Local Licences - FM

The current fees for services are:                                 

Population Coverage                                Fees  (per thousand adults)

Up to 100,000 adults                                                    £2.14 per annum

Next 300,000 adults                                                     £4.28 per annum

Next 600,000 adults                                                     £8.57 per annum

Above 1,000,000 adults                                               £13.84 per annum

4. Local Licences - AM

The current fees for services are:

Up to 100,000 adults                                                   £1.43 per annum

Next 300,000 adults                                                    £2.85 per annum

Next 600,000 adults                                                    £5.72 per annum

Above 1,000,000 adults                                              £8.57 per annum

5. The coverage area population will, in the absence of measured coverage area data being available, be determined by the Radio Authority on the basis of predicted coverage, and will remain in force unless or until an acceptable survey of achieved coverage has been undertaken.

6. Fees for local licences offering a service, the output of which is directed substantially at listeners whose 'mother tongue' is a language (or languages) other than English, will be based on the Authority's estimate of the 'relevant' adults within the coverage area, and charged at a flat rate equivalent to the highest rate contained in the tariff table for local licences.

7. Licence fees for local licences are payable quarterly in advance, and by direct debit.

8. National Licences:

FM £507,000 per annum

AM £314,000 per annum

9. Licence fees for national licences are payable monthly in advance, and by direct debit.

Renewal Fees

10. All applications for the renewal of local and national licences must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee. The fees for each category of licence are:

Local Licences:

National Licences:

DIGITAL MULTIPLEX LICENCES - LOCAL AND NATIONAL

Application Fees

11. All applications for the local and national multiplex licences must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee. The fees for each category of licence are:

Local Licences:

National Licences:

Licence Fees

12. For local licences the Radio Authority will charge fees on the basis of the adult (aged 15+) population coverage for each licence area (see 14 below).

13. Local Licences

Population Coverage                                                Fees  (per thousand adults)

Up to 100,000 adults                                                    £0 per annum

Next 300,000 adults                                                     £0 per annum

Next 600,000 adults                                                     £0 per annum

Above 1,000,000 adults                                               £1 per annum

14. The coverage area population will, in the absence of measured coverage area data being available, be determined by the Radio Authority on the basis of predicted coverage, and will will remain in force unless or until an acceptable survey of achieved coverage has been undertaken.

15. Licence fees for local licences are payable quarterly in advance, and by direct debit.

16. National Licences:

Licence fee per annum £10,000

17.  Licence fees for national licences are payable monthly in advance, and by direct debit.

DIGITAL MULTIPLEX LICENCES - LOCAL AND NATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS LICENCES

Application Fees

18. All applications for the local and national service providers licences must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee. The fees for each category of licence are:

Sound Programme Service Licences:

Additional Services Licences:

19.  Sound Programme Service Licences:

Licence fee per annum £100

Licence fees for sound programme service licences are payable annually in advance.

20. Additional Service Licences

Licence fee per annum £100

21. Licence fees for sound programme service licences are payable annually in advance.

RESTRICTED SERVICE LICENCES

22. Applications for restricted service licences must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee. Licence fees will become due immediately a licence is granted.

Application Fees

23. The fees for each category of restricted service licence are:

All categories (except M20 Licence) £200

M20 Licence £2,500

Licence Fees

24. Short Term (Temporary) Restricted Service Licences

The fee for a Wireless Telegraphy Act (WTA) licence, which is required by all licensees, will become due immediately a licence is granted. It will be collected by the Radio Authority and passed on to the Radiocommunications Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry without deduction.

For short term RSLs operating over a period of consecutive days (which will not normally exceed a maximum of 28 days, bur exceptionally may do so) licence fees will be charged on a daily rate as follows:

Radio Authority WTA

Daily Rate Daily Rate

a) AM (medium wave) e.m.r.p.

All power levels £13 £15

For short term RSLs operating over a period of non-consecutive dates where the period between the first date of the licence period and the last date of the licence period falls within a period exceeding 28 days the licence fee will be as follows:

Radio Authority WTA

i) 29 to 140 days £614 £420

ii) Over 140 days £1,114 £420

Radio Authority WTA

Daily Rate Daily Rate

b) FM (VHF) e.r.p.

i) Up to and including 1W £24 £25

ii) Above 1W, up to and inc. 25W £40 £40

c) Other Licences

All other short term Restricted Service Licences will be subject to a Radio Authority licence fee of £100 for each per 28 day period or part thereof.

d) Application Amendment Fee

Requests to amend any details of an application for a restricted service licences must be accompanied by a non-refundable amendment fee of £200.

25. Long Term Restricted Service Licences

Radio Authority WTA

Annual Licence Fee Licence Fee

a) Induction Loop (AM)

Licence fee per annum £125 £100

b) Low-powered (FM)

Up to and including 50 mW e.r.p.

Licence fee per annum £125 £100

c) Low-powered (AM)

Up to and including 1 Watt.

Licence fee per annum £250 £100

d) Other Licences

All other long term Restricted Service Licences will be subject to a Radio Authority licence fee of £1,400 per annum.

LICENSABLE SOUND PROGRAMME SERVICES

26. Application fee £150

27. Licence fee (per annum) £125

Note: For Licensable Sound Programme Services licences granted for periods of less than one year, the licence fee will be apportioned on a monthly basis.

28. Applications for multi-channel Licensable Sound Programme Services operations which are covered by a single licence, will be charged an additional licence fee equivalent to 10% of the standard fees for each additional channel.

SATELLITE SERVICES

29. Application fee £250

30. Licence fee (per annum) £1,320

Note: For Satellite Services licences granted for periods of less than one year, the licence fee will be apportioned on a monthly basis.

31. Applications for multi-channel satellite operations which are covered by a single licence, will be charged an additional licence fee equivalent to 10% of the standard fees for each additional channel.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES (ON NATIONAL FM SERVICES ONLY)

32. Application fee £20,000

33. The licence fees will be charged at a rate equivalent to 10% of qualifying revenue, subject to a minimum fee of £25,000 and a maximum fee of £100,000 per annum.

SUPPLEMENTARY ENGINEERING WORK

34. Work undertaken by the Radio Authority in respect of technical regulation and service area measurements will be charged on a man/day basis as follows:

Daily Rate £265

Note: All reasonable costs incurred will also be recovered, including overnight subsistence costs calculated at a rate of £100 per man/day if applicable.

35. Work undertaken by contractors commissioned by the Radio Authority will be recharged at cost.

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION COSTS

36. Licensees shall reimburse to the Authority any reasonable costs incurred by the Authority in connection with or resulting from a breach of any condition in the licence that:

a) required the Authority at its sole discretion to arrange for the translation, from one language into another, of any broadcast made by a licensee; or

b) requires the Authority at its sole discretion to make arrangements for the verification of the technical performance or the signal strength of the transmission of the licensee.

The Radio Authority reserves the right to amend this General Tariff Table from time to time at its absolute discretion.

Edition No. 17, August 2002