City Talk 105.9 (Liverpool)

  • Start: 03 March 2009
  • Status: Closed
  • End: 31 March 2009

At its meetings on 28 April and 5 May 2008, Ofcom’s Radio Licensing Committee (RLC) considered and approved the Format change request submitted by Bauer Radio regarding City Talk 105.9 in Liverpool (105.9 FM).

Having considered the request, the responses to the consultation, the relevant statutory criteria and Ofcom’s Format change policy, the RLC approved the request on the grounds that the criterion in s.106 (1A) (b) is met and on the basis that approving the change would ensure the continuation of a local speech-based Format in Liverpool, whose overall direction would be maintained (at peak broadcasting times in particular). However, this is conditional on City Talk not simulcasting any programming with Bauer’s Magic 1548 station and on additional commitments to the proportion of speech to be broadcast during non-peak daytime not generally falling below 50%, the provision of a Saturday afternoon sports programme and a late night phone-in programme five nights a week.


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