Consultations and statements
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Consultation: Inmarsat Global Limited - application for non-geostationary earth station network licence
Ofcom received an application from Inmarsat Global Limited (“Inmarsat”) for an NGSO network licence for their NGSO system.
Consultation: Starlink Internet Services Limited (SpaceX) application
Ofcom's initial assessment of SpaceX's request to vary four of its NGSO gateway licences to increase the number of antennas, and our proposal to grant the variation on the basis of this assessment
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Consultation: Community Radio - future approach to Key Commitments
- Consultation
- Start: 22 March 2024
- Status: Open
- End: 13 June 2024
This consultation seeks views on a proposal to streamline and simplify the Key Commitments for analogue community radio stations.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/community-radio-future-approach-to-key-commitments
Statement: Community Voice FM's request to change key commitments
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 24 November 2023
- Status: Statement published
- End: 09 January 2024
Ofcom has decided to reject the Key Commitments change request submitted by Community Voice FM Ltd, which holds a community radio licence for Middlesbrough broadcasting as ‘Community Voice FM’. The Licensee requested the following changes.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/community-voice-fm
Statement: Request from Sunrise Radio to add its Greater London AM licence to the list of “approved licences”
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 08 September 2023
- Status: Statement published
- End: 06 October 2023
Statement on request from Sunrise Radio to add its Greater London AM licence to the list of “approved licences”.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/local-radio-licence-renewal-request-from-sunrise-radio
Consultation: Analogue Radio Technical Code
- Consultation
- Start: 26 January 2024
- Status: Closed
- End: 22 March 2024
Ofcom is consulting on updates to our Site Engineering Code for Analogue Radio Broadcast Transmission Systems.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/analogue-radio-technical-code
Statement: The BBC’s proposals for BBC Radio Cymru 2
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 16 November 2023
- Status: Statement published
- End: 14 December 2023
Statement explaining our decision that the BBC may proceed with its proposal to extend the hours of BBC Radio Cymru 2 so that it becomes a UK Public Service in its own right.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/statement-bbcs-proposals-for-welsh-language-radio
Statement: Request to vary the licensed area of the Bradford small-scale radio multiplex
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 11 January 2024
- Status: Statement published
- End: 08 February 2024
This statement sets out Ofcom’s decision on a request to change the area to be served by the Bradford small-scale radio multiplex service.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/request-to-vary-the-licensed-area-of-the-bradford-small-scale-radio-multiplex
Statement: Ofcom's plan of work 2023-24
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 14 December 2022
- Status: Statement published
- End: 08 February 2023
As we take on these new duties, this plan of work sets out our planned activity to deliver on our mission to make communications work for everyone over the coming year.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/ofcoms-plan-of-work-2023-24
Statement: Jack3 Chill – Request to change Format
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 03 October 2022
- Status: Statement published
- End: 31 October 2022
Ofcom has decided to approve the Format change request submitted by Jack Media for the local radio broadcasting licence it holds for Oxford.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/jack-3-chill-request-to-change-format
Statement: National radio multiplex licence renewals
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 09 June 2022
- Status: Statement published
- End: 21 July 2022
We set out our decisions in this statement. This includes the process for licence renewal and the timetable we will follow.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/national-radio-multiplex-licence-renewals
Statement: Advertisement of a national radio Additional Services licence
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 07 September 2021
- Status: Statement published
- End: 06 October 2021
This statement document explains our decisions on the matters on which we consulted.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/additional-services-licence-advertisement
Statement: Lyca Dilse Radio – Request to change Format
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 30 April 2021
- Status: Statement published
- End: 28 May 2021
Lyca Media II Ltd wishes to change the ‘Character of Service’ of one of its Greater London licences, which broadcasts as ‘Lyca Dilse Radio’
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/lyca-dilse-radio-format-change
Statement: Sam FM (Bristol) – Request to change Format
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 16 October 2020
- Status: Statement published
- End: 13 November 2020
CRB Audio Limited wishes to amend its Format such that the character of service applying to its Bristol licence, which broadcasts as ‘Sam FM’, would change.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/sam-fm-bristol-format-change
Statement: Bauer Radio stations in the west of England
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 07 May 2020
- Status: Statement published
- End: 04 June 2020
Ofcom has approved two new approved areas which Bauer Radio has asked Ofcom to create for FM local radio licences it owns.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/bauer-radio-stations-west
Statement: Bradford Asian Radio – request to change Key Commitments
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 05 November 2019
- Status: Statement published
- End: 09 January 2020
Ofcom is considering the Key Commitments change request submitted by Bradford Asian Radio Limited Company (‘BAR’), which holds a community radio licence for Bradford broadcasting as ‘Bradford Asian Radio’.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/bradford-asian-radio-key-commitments-change
Statement: Jack FM2 (Oxford) – Request to change Format
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 05 December 2019
- Status: Statement published
- End: 09 January 2020
Ofcom has decided to approve the Format change request submitted by Jack Media for the local radio broadcasting licence it holds for Oxford.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/jack-fm2-format-change
Statement: Short-term restricted service licensing review
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 03 October 2019
- Status: Statement published
- End: 31 October 2019
Following consultation, we have decided to cease two aspects of our policy on licensing short-term restricted services licences (SRSL).
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/short-term-restricted-service-licensing-review
Statement: Request to change Format – Banbury Sound, Rugby FM and Touch FM
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 02 October 2019
- Status: Statement published
- End: 30 October 2019
We have decided to approve the Format change requests submitted by Quidem relating to the FM commercial radio licences for Banbury, Coventry, Rugby, South East Staffordshire, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/consultation-format-change-request-banbury-sound-rugby-fm-touch-fm
Statement: Revisions to Digital Radio Technical Codes
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 04 February 2019
- Status: Statement published
- End: 18 March 2019
This Statement concludes the consultation process, sets out our analysis of the points raised by respondents, and includes our final decision on the proposed changes to the technical codes. The new Technical Code documents will come into force today (11 June 2019).
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/revisions-to-digital-radio-technical-codes
Statement: Love Sport and Panjab Radio - Requests to change Format
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 08 February 2019
- Status: Statement published
- End: 08 March 2019
Ofcom has decided to approve the Format change requests concerning the AM commercial radio licence for Greater London and the AM commercial radio licence for North London held by ASSL (Love Sport) and PRLL (Panjab Radio), respectively.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/love-sport-and-panjab-radio
Statement: Ofcom's Annual Plan 2019/20
- Consultation
- Start: 03 December 2018
- Status: Closed
- End: 08 February 2019
Statement of our plan of work for the next financial year(2019/20).
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/annual-plan-2019-20