Statement: talkSPORT – proposals to reduce AM coverage

Start: 17 February 2023
Status: Statement published
End: 17 March 2023

talkSPORT Limited (“talkSPORT”) submitted a request to reduce the coverage of its national AM (medium wave) commercial radio service from 93% to 89.9%, by ceasing transmissions from the following four of its twenty-two transmitter sites:

Dumfries (Dumfries & Galloway)
Kingston upon Hull (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Fern Barrow (Bournemouth)
Greenside Scalp (Tayside)

We consulted on the request with a preliminary view that we were minded to approve it. We have had regard to the responses we have received in reaching our decision. We received two responses agreeing with the proposal and four disagreeing. In section 3 below, we summarise stakeholders’ comments, assess them and outline the conclusions we have reached.

Main documents

Statement: talkSPORT – Proposals to reduce AM Coverage

(PDF File, 248.9 KB)

talkSPORT – Cynigion i leihau Darpariaeth AM

(PDF File, 248.4 KB)

Consultation: talkSPORT – proposals to reduce AM

(PDF File, 432.7 KB)

Ymgynghoriad: talkSPORT – Cynigion i leihau darpariaeth AM

(PDF File, 372.2 KB)

Annex 5: talkSPORT Licence

(PDF File, 1.1 MB)

Annex 6: talkSPORT’s proposed changes to the number of its transmitters sites

(PDF File, 970.5 KB)

Annex 6: talkSPORT's response to Ofcom's questions asked

(PDF File, 767.3 KB)

Annex 6: Listening data for Dumfries provided by talkSPORT

(PDF File, 1.2 MB)

Responses

Responder name	Type
Jenkins, R (PDF File, 415.7 KB)	Individual
Mundell, O (PDF File, 814.7 KB)	Individual
Name withheld 1 (PDF File, 407.3 KB)	Individual
Name withheld 2 (PDF File, 433.9 KB)	Individual
Name withheld 3 (PDF File, 426.7 KB)	Individual