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Consultation: Telesat LEO Inc – application for non-geostationary orbit earth station (network) licence
We are consulting on Telesat LEO Inc's application for a non-geostationary satellite earth station network licence.
Call for input: UK preparations for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23)
This document sets out the key issues that will be considered at this conference and explains why they matter to the UK.
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Consultation: National radio multiplex licence renewals
- Consultation
- Start: 09 June 2022
- Status: Open
- End: 21 July 2022
This consultation sets out our proposals for the decisions we plan to make when renewing the national radio multiplex licences held by Digital One and Sound Digital.
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
Statement: Bauer Radio West Midlands & Shropshire stations - Requests to change Format
- Consultation
- Start: 07 September 2018
- Status: Closed
- End: 05 October 2018
Ofcom is consulting on whether to approve Format Change Requests relating to three analogue commercial radio licences in the West Midlands and Shropshire which are ultimately owned by Bauer Radio Limited.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/bauer-radio-format-change
Statement on changes to the General Conditions of Entitlement
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 26 April 2018
- Status: Statement published
- End: 28 May 2018
This statement sets out Ofcom's decision to amend general condition C6.6, additional changes to our guidance on Calling Line Identification facilities, and a number of minor drafting changes.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/changes-general-conditions-of-entitlement
Statement: Love Sport – Request to change Format
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 04 May 2018
- Status: Statement published
- End: 01 June 2018
A request from Love Sport to change the station’s published Format has been approved by Ofcom, following a public consultation.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/love-sport-request-to-change-format
Statement: Absolute Radio – proposals to reduce AM coverage
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 09 February 2018
- Status: Statement published
- End: 02 March 2018
Following consultation, Ofcom has decided to approve proposals from Absolute Radio to reduce by 5% the transmission coverage of its AM national commercial licence.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/absolute-radio-proposals-to-reduce-am-coverage
Statement: Annual Plan 2018-19
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 01 December 2017
- Status: Statement published
- End: 09 February 2018
Our Annual Plan 2018/19 highlights some of the key work areas that we will seek to deliver in order to meet our goals.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/proposed-annual-plan-2018-19
Statement: Spectrum Radio - Request to change Format
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 13 July 2017
- Status: Statement published
- End: 10 August 2017
A request from the owner of Spectrum Radio Limited to change the Format of Spectrum Radio, a commercial radio service that broadcasts to Greater London on the AM (medium wave) band, has been approved by Ofcom.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/spectrum-radio-request-to-change-format
Local DAB multiplex change request: Mid & West Wales
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 30 January 2017
- Status: Statement published
- End: 28 February 2017
An application by MuxCo Wales Limited ("MuxCo"), the holder of the local radio multiplex licence for Mid & West Wales, to extend the licensed area for its service to include Swansea, has been refused by Ofcom.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/local-dab-change
Community radio: future licensing and technical policy
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 28 October 2016
- Status: Statement published
- End: 22 December 2016
There are nearly 250, Ofcom-licensed, community radio stations broadcasting in locations across the UK. These stations are small, not-for-profit, services which bring a range of benefits to their target communities, and are run with the help of volunteers.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/cr-future-licensing