News Releases 2001

December 2001

21 December
Revised News and Current Affairs Code and Programme Code issued by Radio Authority (176/01)

14 December 2001
Radio Authority re-awards Northampton local FM and AM licences to Northants 96 and Classic Gold 1557 (175/01)

14 December 2001
Radio Authority awards local digital multiplex licence for Inverness (174/01)

13 December 2001
Radio Authority advertises new local licence for Skye & Lochalsh (173/01)

13 December 2001
Radio Authority advertises local digital multiplex licence for Norwich (172/01)

11 December 2001
Radio Authority receives two applications for new local licence for Mid-Ulster (171/01)

4 December 2001
Radio Authority renews another sixteen local licences (170/01)

3 December 2001
Radio Authority publishes assessment of local licence re-award for Stockport (169/01)

3 December 2001
Radio Authority publishes assessment of local licence award for Pembrokeshire (168/01)

3 December 2001
Radio Authority publishes assessment of the local digital multiplex licence award for Peterborough (167/01)

November 2001

21 November 2001
Anthony Everitt appointed Evaluator for Access Radio Pilot Scheme (166/01)

20 November 2001
Radio Authority receives two applications for Leicester digital multiplex licence (165/01)

20 November 2001
Radio Authority advertises new small-scale local licence for Worthing (164/01)

16 November 2001
Twenty two radio services for Ramadan 2001 (163/01)

15 November 2001
Radio Authority announces public interest test determination for Kent Messenger Ltd's acquisition of controlling interests in CTFM and Neptune Radio (162/01)

9 November 2001
Radio Authority awards local digital multiplex licence for Peterborough (161/01)

9 November 2001
Radio Authority re-awards Stockport local licence to Imagine FM (160/01)

8 November 2001
Radio Authority awards new local licence for Pembrokeshire (159/01)

6 November 2001
Radio Authority re-awards local radio licence for Sunderland (158/01)

1 November 2001
Radio Authority advertises local digital multiplex licence for South Hampshire (157/01)

October 2001

30 October
Radio Authority receives five applications or new small-scale local licence for Chester (156/01)

30 October Radio Authority publishes assessment of local licence re-award for Thamesmead (155/01)

30 October
Radio Authority re-advertises small-scale local licence for Oxford (154/01)

26 October
Radio Authority renews Greater London licences of Kiss 100 FM and Magic 105.4 FM (153/01)

26 October
Radio Authority renews local licences for Cardiff-Newport(152/01)

24 October
Radio Authority launches microsite at ePolitiX - the political portal (151/01)

24 October
Radio Authority publishes Programming & Advertising Review for third quarter of 2001 (150/01)

23 October
Radio Authority advertises new regional licence for East Midlands (149/01)

19 October
Radio Authority publishes assessment of the local digital multiplex licence award for Exeter & Torbay (148/01)

Radio Authority publishes assessment of the local digital multiplex licence award for Bradford & Huddersfield (147/01)

16 October
Radio Authority receives one application for Inverness digital multiplex licence (146/01)

12 October
Towers Perrin report lays foundations for Ofcom (57/01)

11 October
Radio Authority fees to remain unchanged (145/01)

9 October
Radio Authority issues details of local licence re-advertisement timetable for the year ahead (144/01)

5 October
Radio Authority awards local digital multiplex licence for Bradford & Huddersfield (143/01)

Radio Authority awards local digital multiplex licence for Exeter & Torbay (142/01)

Radio Authority re-awards Thamesmead local licence to Millennium FM (141/01)

3 October
Radio Authority advertises local digital multiplex licence for Swindon-West Wiltshire (140/01)

September 2001

28 September
Radio Authority consults on revisions to News and Current Affairs Code and Programme Code (139/01)

26 September
Radio Authority publishes assessment of new local licence for Rugby (138/01)

Radio Authority publishes assessment of re-awarded local licence for North London (137/01)

Radio Authority publishes assessment of the local digital multiplex licence award for Dundee & Perth (136/01)

Radio Authority renews Jazz FM's Greater London licence (135/01)

Radio Authority re-awards local am licence for Luton-Bedford (134/01)

25 September
Radio Authority receives two applications for each of re-advertised local licences for Northampton (133/01)

19 September
Radio Authority renews Galaxy 102's Manchester FM licence (132/01)

Radio Authority renews West Sound Radio's Ayr licences (131/01)

Radio Authority renews London News Radio's licences (130/01)

13 September
Radio Authority re-advertises Greater London AM licence held by Premier Christian Radio (129/01)

12 September
North-East Cross media public interest test for Neptune Radio the Radio Authority invites comments (128/01)

11 September
Radio Authority receives one application for Peterborough digital multiplex licence (127/01)

Radio Authority receives five applications for new small-scale local licence for Reading (126/01)

Radio Authority fines Castle Rock FM 103 for over-deviation of transmission signal (125/01)

7 September
Radio Authority awards local digital multiplex licence for Dundee & Perth (124/01)

6 September
Radio Authority re-awards local licence for North London (Haringey) to London Greek Radio (123/01)

6 September
Radio Authority awards new local licence for Rugby (122/01)

4 September
Radio Authority renews Classic Gold Breeze's Southend-Chelmsford AM licence (121/01)

August 2001

31 August
Radio Authority advertises new Local FM Licence for Mid-Ulster (120/01)

30 August
Radio Authority renews GWR's Bristol licences (119/01)

Radio Authority renews Essex FM's Southend-Chelmsford FM licence (118/01)

Radio Authority renews Chiltern FM's Luton-Bedford FM licence (117/01)

29 August
Radio Authority renews Scot FM's Central Scotland regional FM licence (116/01)

23 August
Radio Authority renews Ritz 1035's Greater London AM licence (115/01)

22 August
Radio Authority receives one declaration of intent to apply for Sunderland licence (114/01)

Radio Authority Pocket Book 2001 is published (113/01)

21 August
Radio Authority receives one application for Bradford & Huddersfield digital multiplex licence (112/01)

Radio Authority advertises local digital multiplex licence for Leicester (111/01)

Radio Authority re-awards local radio licences for Gloucester (110/01)

Cross media public interest test for CTFM the Radio Authority invites comments (109/01)

8 August
Fifteen Groups invited to apply for Access Radio Pilot Scheme (108/01)

7 August
Radio Authority renews Galaxy 101's Severn Estuary regional FM licence (107/01)

Radio Authority renews 100.7 Heart FM's West Midlands regional FM licence (106/01)

2 August
Radio Authority issues updated schedule of Local Licence Advertisements (105/01)

1 August
Radio Authority publishes assessment of new local licence for Omagh & Enniskillen (104/01)

Radio Authority publishes assessment of the local digital multiplex licence award for Ayr (103/01)

July 2001

31 July
Radio Authority renews Jazz FM's North-West regional licence (102/01)

30 July
talkSPORT allowed limited Scottish opt-outs (101/01)

26 July
Radio Authority renews Northsound's Aberdeen licences (100/01)

June 2001

28 June
Radio Authority Proposes New Rules On Radio Ownership (83/01)

28 June
Radio Authority Announces Public Interest Determination For Acquisition Of Scot Fm By Guardian Media Group Plc (82/01)

27 June
Radio Authority publishes assessment of re-awarded local licence for Kettering, Corby & Wellingborough (81/01)

25 June
Radio Authority issues guidance notes on de facto control (80/01)

22 June
Radio Authority Publishes Assessment Of The Local Digital Multiplex Licence Award For Greater London III (79/01)

20 June
Radio Regulators work together to lay the foundations for Ofcom

19 June
Radio Authority receives two applications for Dundee & Perth digital multiplex licence
(78/01)

14 June
Radio Authority re-advertises local licences for Northampton (77/01)

Radio Authority announces preliminary determination of short-form public interest test for Guardian Media Group plc (76/01)

Radio Authority receives three applications for re-advertised local licence for Stockport (75/01)

12 June
Radio Authority 'pre-advertises' AM licence for Luton-Bedford (74/01)

11 June
Radio Authority fines Sunrise Radio £10,000 (73/01)

7 June
Radio Authority awards third Greater London digital multiplex licence to the Digital Radio Group (London) (72/01)

6 June
Radio Authority re-awards Kettering, Corby & Wellingborough local licence to Connect FM (71/01)

May 2001

31 May
Radio Authority advertises new small-scale local licence for Reading (69/01)

25 May
Radio Authority publishes assessment of the local digital multiplex licence award for Southend and Chelmsford (68/01)

Access Radio Pilot Scheme (67/01)

18 May
Radio Authority advertises local digital multiplex licence for Bradford and Huddersfield (66/01)

Radio Authority publishes Restricted Service Licence Annual Report for 2000 (65/01)

16 May
Radio Authority to re-advertise local radio licences for Northampton (64/01)

Radio Authority receives one declaration of intent to apply for each of Gloucester FM and AM licences (63/01)

Radio Authority publishes Annual Report for 2000 (62/01)

Radio Authority renews 1458 Big AM's Manchester licence (61/01)

15 May
Radio Authority receives one application for Bournemouth digital multiplex licence (60/01)

Radio Authority publishes Programming & Advertising Review for quarter one (59/01)

11 May
Radio Authority awards local digital multiplex licence for Southend & Chelmsford (58/01)

08 May
Radio Authority receives two applications for re-advertised local licence for North London (Haringey) (57/01)

Radio Authority receives three applications for re-advertised local licence for Thamesmead (56/01)

01 May
Regulating for high quality (55/01)

March 2001

30 March
Radio Authority publishes Programming & Advertising Review for fourth quarter of 2000 (37/01)

28 March
Regulators agree on greater co-operation

23 March
Radio Authority publishes assessment of the local digital multiplex licence award for the North West region (36/01)

15 March
Radio Authority advertises new local licence for Pembrokeshire (35/01)

13 March
Radio Authority receives three applications for third Greater London digital multiplex licence (34/01)

Radio Authority receives four applications for new local licence for Omagh & Enniskillen (33/01)

Radio Authority advertises local digital multiplex licence for Dundee and Perth (32/01)

09 March
Radio Authority awards digital multiplex licence for North-West region (31/01)

08 March
Radio Authority publishes assessment of the local digital multiplex licence award for West Midlands (30/01)

02 March
Radio Authority re-advertises local licence for Stockport (29/01)

Radio Authority confirms proposals for Access Radio (28/01)

01 March
Radio Authority publishes assessment of Kendal and Windermere licence award and radio specific public interest test determination (27/01)

February 2001

20 February
Radio Authority publishes assessment of the local digital multiplex licence award for South Wales-Severn Estuary (26/01)

14 February
'A New Future for Communications' a response from the Radio Authority (25/01)

13 February
Radio Authority receives two applications for Aberdeen digital multiplex licence (24/01)

Radio Authority receives two applications for re-advertised local licence for Kettering, Corby & Wellingborough (23/01)

09 February
Radio Authority awards digital multiplex licence for West Midlands region (22/01)

08 February
Radio Authority conditionally awards new local licence for Kendal and Windermere to Mint FM (21/01)

Radio Authority advertises local digital multiplex licence for Bournemouth (20/01)

Radio Authority publishes assessment of re-awarded local licence for High Wycombe (19/01)

06 February
Radio Authority receives sixteen applications for new regional ILR licence for South and West Yorkshire (18/01)

05 February
Access Radio Seminar on 12 February - great debate on third tier of radio services (17/01)

02 February
Radio Authority publishes assessment of West Midlands licence award (16/01)

Radio Authority re-advertises local licence for North London (Haringey) (15/01)

Radio Authority re-advertises local licence for Thamesmead (14/01)

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