Consultation: Local radio licence renewal - request from Sunrise Radio to add its Greater London AM licence to the list of “approved licences”

  • Start: 08 September 2023
  • Status: Closed
  • End: 06 October 2023

Ofcom is consulting on a request from Sunrise Radio to add its Greater London AM licence to the list of approved local AM or FM commercial radio licences which can be renewed based on providing a national DAB service.

Sunrise Radio, which broadcasts on 963 and 972 KHz, offers a music-led service for London Asians, primarily targeting those age 15-34.

Local analogue (i.e. AM or FM) commercial radio licences can be renewed for periods of seven, five, and ten years if the licensee is providing a local digital sound programme service on a ‘relevant’ local or small-scale radio multiplex service, or a national digital sound programme service on a national radio multiplex service. The period for which the licence can be renewed depends on when the licence was last granted following advertisement or re-advertisement, and/or how many times it has previously been renewed.

We are minded to approve this request, subject to responses from interested parties, which must be submitted by 6 October 2023.

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