This page provides a copy of any small-scale radio multiplex licence application which has been submitted to Ofcom, and details of licences we have awarded.
This type of licence is awarded in a competitive process, in which applications are judged against specific statutory criteria.
Applications received
Armagh
Ballymena
Barnsley
Burton-on-Trent & Lichfield
Cheltenham & Tewkesbury
Chester
Chippenham & Malmesbury
Coleraine
Cookstown & Dungannon
Derby
Guildford & Woking
Leamington Spa & Stratford-upon-Avon
Lincoln
Newbury
Skye & Lochalsh
South Hams
South West Fife
South West Sussex
Telford & Shrewsbury
Ullapool
Weymouth & Dorchester
Any comments on the applications can be submitted to smallscaleDAB@ofcom.org.uk no later than Friday 20 June 2025.
Ards Peninsula
Banbury & Bicester
Bridgwater
Ely & March
Enniskillen
Exmouth & Dawlish
Lancaster
Loughborough & Coalville
Market Harborough
Newark
North Norfolk
North Somerset
Oban
Ringwood, Verwood & Fordingbridge
Rugby & Daventry
Stockton-on-Tees
Taunton
Wakefield & Castleford
Wellingborough
West Oxfordshire
Western Isles
Weston-super-Mare
Worcester
Ayr, Troon and Irvine
Barrow-in-Furness
Bournemouth and Boscombe
Carlisle and Penrith
Cumbernauld and Coatbridge
East Devon
Halifax
Hinckley and Nuneaton
Huddersfield
Huntingdon
Isle of Wight
Kettering and Corby
Lanarkshire
North Ayrshire
Paisley and West Glasgow
Poole, Purbeck and Wimborne
Portadown and Craigavon
South Craven, Wharfedale and Worth Valley
Sunderland
Swansea
Walsall
Warminster, Devizes and Trowbridge
Wetherby
Wigan and St Helens
Yeovil
South East England
Alton, Petersfield and Haslemere
Ashford & Dungeness
Biggleswade & North Hertfordshire
Brighton
Canterbury
Chelmsford
Colchester & Clacton
Eastbourne, Newhaven and Lewes
Guildford & Woking
Harlow
Hastings
Haywards Heath & Uckfield
Luton
Maidstone, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells
Margate, Dover & Folkestone
North East London & South West Essex
North London
Portsmouth
Reading
Sittingbourne & Medway Towns
South East London & North West Kent
South Hertfordshire
South London
South West Sussex
Southend
West London
Re-advertised licence areas
Alnwick and Morpeth
Isles of Scilly
Merthyr & Rhondda Cynon Taff
Banbury and Bicester
Bath and Midsomer Norton
Berwickshire and North Roxburgh
Boston, Spalding & Skegness
Derby
Doncaster
East Fife
Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy
Inverclyde
Ludlow
Newport and Chepstow
Newry
North Buckinghamshire
North Pembrokeshire
Northampton
Peterborough
Plymouth
South Gloucestershire
South Pembrokeshire
Southampton
Stirling & Falkirk
Torbay
Wakeford, Castleford and Dewsbury
Wolverhampton
Bedford
Belfast and Lisburn
Coventry
Darlington and Bishop Auckland
Leicester
Llandudno & Betws-y-Coed
Middlesborough & Redcar
Milton Keynes
North Aberdeen
Nottingham
Oxford
Rutland and Stamford
Swansea
Swindon and Marlborough
Taunton
Warminster, Devizes and Trowbridge
West Hull
Wetherby and Harrogate
York
Yorkshire Coast
Blackburn, Burnley and Darwen
Blackpool
- Fun Coast Digital CIC (PDF, 489.4 KB)
- Three Piers Radio Ltd (PDF, 338.4 KB)
- Tower DAB Ltd (PDF, 505.0 KB)
Bolton and Bury
Buxton and Glossop
Cheshire (east)
Cheshire (mid)
Congleton & Leek
Crewe, Nantwich & Whitchurch
Liverpool
Manchester
Oldham & Rochdale
Preston
Southport
Stockport
Stoke & Newcastle-under-Lyme
Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn
Wigan
Wrexham
Alnwick and Morpeth
- C. I. Broadcasting Ltd
- UK DAB Networks Limited
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 1
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 2
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 3
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 4
Basingstoke
- UK DAB Networks Limited
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 1
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 2
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 3
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 4
Bradford
- Bradford DAB Network Ltd
Bradford DAB Network – Annex 1 - Bradford Digital Media
Bradford Digital Media – Annex 1 - Bradford Multiplex Broadcasting Corporation
Bradford Multiplex Broadcasting Corporation – Annex 1
Bradford Multiplex Broadcasting Corporation – Annex 2 - Media Arts & Culture Ltd
Media Arts & Culture Ltd – Annex 1
Media Arts & Culture Ltd – Annex 2
Cambridge
Cardiff
- Cardiff DAB Ltd
Cardiff DAB Ltd – Annex 1 - Muxcast Three Limited
Muxcast Three Limited – Annex 1
Muxcast Three Limited – Annex 2
Muxcast Three Limited – Annex 3
Muxcast Three Limited – Annex 4
Clevedon, Avonmouth & Filton
- Like DAB Ltd
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 1
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 2
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 3
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 4 - Severnside Digital Radio
Severnside Digital Radio – Annex 1
Severnside Digital Radio – Annex 2
Derry/Londonderry
Dudley and Stourbridge
- Boom Radio DAB Ltd
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 1
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 2
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 3
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 4 - Digimux Ltd
Digimux Ltd – Annex 1
Digimux Ltd – Annex 2 - Dudley & Stourbridge DAB Ltd
Dudley & Stourbridge DAB – Annex 1
Dudley & Stourbridge DAB – Annex 2
Edinburgh
- Edinburgh DAB Ltd
Edinburgh DAB Ltd – Annex 1 - Muxcast Two Limited
Muxcast Two Limited – Annex 1
Muxcast Two Limited – Annex 2
Muxcast Two Limited – Annex 3
Muxcast Two Limited – Annex 4
Exeter
- ExeDAB Ltd
ExeDAB Ltd – Annex 1 - Like DAB Ltd
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 1
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 2
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 3
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 4
Glasgow
- Nation Digital Investments Ltd
Nation Digital Investments Ltd – Annex 1
Nation Digital Investments Ltd – Annex 2
Nation Digital Investments Ltd – Annex 3
Inverclyde
- UK DAB Networks Limited
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 1
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 2
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 3
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 4
Isles of Scilly
- Like DAB Ltd
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 1
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 2
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 3
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 4
Kings Lynn
Leeds
- Boom Radio DAB Ltd
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 1
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 2
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 3
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 4 - DAB Leeds Ltd
DAB Leeds Ltd – Annex 1 - Leeds DAB Radio Ltd
Leeds DAB Radio Ltd – Annex 1 - Leeds Digital Media Ltd
Leeds Digital Media Ltd – Annex 1 - Tailor Made DAB For Leeds Limited
Tailor Made DAB For Leeds Limited – Annex 1
Tailor Made DAB For Leeds Limited – Annex 2
Newcastle and Gateshead
- Boom Radio DAB Ltd
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 1
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 2
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 3
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 4 - Tyneside Community Digital
Tyneside Community Digital – Annex 1
North Birmingham
Norwich
Salisbury
- Muxcast One Limited
Muxcast One Limited – Annex 1
Muxcast One Limited – Annex 2
Muxcast One Limited – Annex 3
Muxcast One Limited – Annex 4
Sheffield and Rotherham
- Media Arts & Culture Ltd
Media Arts & Culture Ltd – Annex 1
Media Arts & Culture Ltd – Annex 2 - Shefcast Digital Limited
Shefcast Digital Limited – Annex 1
Shefcast Digital Limited – Annex 2 - Sheffield & Rotherham DAB Ltd
Sheffield & Rotherham DAB Ltd – Annex 1
South Birmingham
- South Birmingham DAB Ltd
South Birmingham DAB Ltd – Annex 1 - South Birmingham Digital Radio Ltd
South Birmingham Digital Radio Ltd – Annex 1
South Birmingham Digital Radio Ltd – Annex 2 - UK DAB Networks Limited
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 1
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 2
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 3
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 4
Tynemouth and South Shields
- Mux One Limited
Mux One Limited – Annex 1
Mux One Limited – Annex 2 - Muxcast Four Limited
Muxcast Four Limited – Annex 1
Muxcast Four Limited – Annex 2
Muxcast Four Limited – Annex 3
Muxcast Four Limited – Annex 4
Welsh Valleys
Winchester
Armagh
NIDAB Limited
Published 11 March 2026
Ballymena
NIDAB Limited
Published 9 April 2026
Barnsley
Barnsley Community Media CIC
Published 9 April 2026
Chester
Niocast Digital Limited
Published 5 May 2026
Chippenham & Malmesbury
North Wilstshire DAB Limited
Published 5 May 2026
Coleraine
NIDAB Limited
Published 5 May 2026
Derby
Derby DAB Limited
Published 11 March 2026
Guildford & Woking
Woking, Aldershot, and Guildford SSDAB Limited
Published 11 March 2026
Lincoln
Maxxwave Limited
Published 9 April 2026
Newbury
Kennet DAB Limited
Published 5 May 2026
South West Fife
C.I. Broadcasting Limited
Published 9 April 2026
South West Sussex
West Sussex Digital Radio Limited
Published 9 April 2026
Telford & Shrewsbury
Maxxwave Limited
Published 5 May 2026
Ullapool
Craoladh Digiteach Ionadail Limited
Published 5 May 2026
Weymouth, Dorchester & Bridport
Wide Digital Limited
Published 11 March 2026
Ards Peninsula
Ards Peninsula
Published 25 July 2025
Banbury & Bicester
Banbury & Bicester
Published 29 September 2025
Bridgwater
Bridgwater
Published 25 July 2025
Ely & March
Ely & March
Published 10 December 2025
Enniskillen
Enniskillen
Published 29 September 2025
Exmouth & Dawlish
Exmouth & Dawlish
Published 25 July 2025
Lancaster
Lancaster
Published 11 November 2025
Loughborough & Coalville
Loughborough & Coalville
Published 25 July 2025
Market Harborough
Market Harborough
Published 10 December 2025
North Somerset
North Somerset
Published 11 November 2025
Oban
Oban
Published 11 November 2025
Ringwood Verwood & Fordingbridge
Ringwood Verwood & Fordingbridge
Published 25 July 2025
Rugby & Daventry
Rugby & Daventry
Published 29 September 2025
Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees
Published 29 September 2025
Taunton
Taunton
Published 11 November 2025
Wakefield & Castleford
Wakefield & Castleford
Published 10 December 2025
Wellingborough
Wellingborough
Published 10 December 2025
Western Isles
Western Isles
Published 29 September 2025
Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare
Published 29 September 2025
West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire
Published 11 November 2025
Worcester
Worcester
Published 29 September 2025
Ayr, Troon & Irvine
Ayr, Troon & Irvine
Published 21 February 2025
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Published 27 March 2025
Bournemouth and Boscombe
Bournemouth & Boscombe
Published 22 October 2024
Carlisle & Penrith
Carlisle & Penrith
Published 15 April 2025
Corby & Kettering
Corby & Kettering
Published 15 April 2025
Cumbernauld & Coatbridge
Cumbernauld & Coatbridge
Published 21 February 2025
East Devon
East Devon
Published 15 April 2025
Halifax
Halifax
Published 3 December 2024
Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Published 3 December 2024
Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Published 22 May 2025
Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
Published 22 October 2024
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Published 21 February 2025
North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire
Published 21 February 2025
Nuneaton & Hinckley
Nuneaton & Hinckley
Published 22 May 2025
Paisley & West Glasgow
Paisley & West Glasgow
Published 21 February 2025
Poole, Purbeck & Wimborne
Poole, Purbeck & Wimborne
Published 22 October 2024
Portadown & Craigavon
Portadown & Craigavon
Published 27 March 2025
South Craven, Wharfedale & Worth Valley
South Craven, Wharfedale & Worth Valley
Published 3 December 2024
Sunderland
Sunderland
Published 3 December 2024
Swansea
Swansea
Swansea - CY
Published 27 March 2025
Walsall
Walsall
Published 22 May 2025
Warminster, Devizes & Trowbridge
Warminster Devizes & Trowbridge
Published 22 October 2024
Wetherby
Wetherby
Published 22 May 2025
Wigan
Wigan
Published 3 December 2024
Yeovil
Yeovil
Published 22 May 2025
Re-advertisements
Alnwick & Morpeth - Published 21 September 2023
Isles of Scilly - Published 21 September 2023
Isles of Scilly revocation statement - Published 27 March 2025
Merthyr & Rhondda Cyon Taff
Merthyr a Rhondda Cynon Taf - Published 21 September 2023
London and the South East of England
Alton, Petersfield and Haslemere
Published 22 July 2024
Ashford and Dungeness
Published 22 July 2024
Brighton
Published 22 July 2024
Canterbury
Published 22 July 2024
Chelmsford
Published 22 July 2024
Colchester and Clacton
Published 22 July 2024
Eastbourne, Newhaven and Lewes - Published 22 July 2024
Eastbourne, Newhaven and Lewes revocation statement - Published 28 August 2025
Guildford and Woking - Published 22 July 2024
Guildford and Woking revocation statement - Published 13 November 2024
Harlow
Published 22 July 2024
Hastings
Published 22 July 2024
Haywards Heath and Uckfield - Published 22 July 2024
Haywards Heath and Uckfield revocation statement - Published 28 August 2025
Luton
Published 22 July 2024
Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge
Published 22 July 2024
Margate, Dover and Folkestone
Published 22 July 2024
NE London and SW Essex
Published 22 July 2024
North London
Published 22 July 2024
Portsmouth
Published 22 July 2024
Reading - Published 22 July 2024
Reading revocation statement - Published 10 December 2025
Sittingbourne and Medway Towns
Published 22 July 2024
South East London and North West Kent
Published 22 July 2024
South Hertfordshire
Published 22 July 2024
South London
Published 22 July 2024
South West Sussex
Published 22 July 2024
South West Sussex revocation statement - Published 28 August 2025
Southend
Published 22 July 2024
West London
Published 22 July 2024
Banbury & Bicester Published 15 May 2023
Banbury & Bicester revocation statement Published 2 October 2024
Bath & Midsomer Norton
Published 8 June 2023
Berwickshire & North Roxburgh Published 18 July 2023
Berwickshire & North Roxburgh revocation statement - Published 16 January 2025
Boston, Spalding & Skegness
Published 8 June 2023
Derby - Published 8 June 2023
Derby revocation statement - Published 13 November 2024
Doncaster
Published 2 March 2023
East Fife - Published 18 July 2023
East Fife revocation statement - Published 13 November 2024
Glenrothes & Kirkcaldy Published 6 January 2023
Glenthroes & Kirkcaldy revocation statement Published 8 July 2024
Inverclyde
Published 8 February 2023
Ludlow
Published 6 January 2023
Newport & Chepstow
Casnewydd a Chas-gwent
Published 6 January 2023
Newry
Published 8 February 2023
Northampton
Published 8 February 2023
North Buckinghamshire
Published 15 May 2023
North Pembrokeshire
Gogledd Sir Benfro (cymru)
Published 15 May 2023
Peterborough
Published 30 March 2023
Plymouth
Published 2 March 2023
Southampton
Published 8 February 2023
South Gloucestershire
Published 30 March 2023
South Pembrokeshire
De Sir Benfro (cymru)
Published 15 May 2023
Stirling & Falkirk
Published 30 March 2023
Torbay
Published 6 January 2023
Wakefield, Castleford & Dewsbury Published 2 March 2023
Wakefield, Castleford & Dewsbury revocation statement Published 15 August 2024
Wolverhampton
Published 8 February 2023
Bedford
Published 19 August 2022
Belfast and Lisburn
Published 28 July 2022
Coventry
Published 19 August 2022
Darlington and Bishop Auckland
Published 30 September 2022
Leicester
Published 30 September 2022
Llandudno and Betws-y-Coed Published 30 September 2022
Llandudno and Betws-y-Coed (cymru)Published 30 September 2022
Llandudno and Betws-y-Coed (revocation statement) (Published 19 March 2024)
Llandudno and Betws-y-Coed (datganiad dirymu) (Published 19 March 2024)
Middlesbrough and Redcar
Published 30 September 2022
Milton Keynes
Published 16 November 2022
North Aberdeen
Published 28 July 2022
Nottingham
Published 28 July 2022
Oxford
Published 18 October 2022
Rutland and Stamford
Published 16 November 2022
Swansea (Published 19 August 2022)
Abertawe (Published 19 August 2022)
Swansea (revocation statement) (Published 5 February 2024)
Abertawe (datganiad dirymu) (Published 5 February 2024)
Swindon and Marlborough
Published 16 November 2022
Taunton (PDF, 176.9 KB)
Published 18 October 2022
Taunton (revocation statement)
Published 25 April 2024
Warminster, Devizes and Trowbridge (Published 30 September 2022)
Warminster, Devizes and Trowbridge (revocation statement) (Published 30 January 2024)
West Hull
Published 18 October 2022
Wetherby and Harrogate (Published 16 November 2022)
Wetherby and Harrogate (revocation statement) (Published 7 December 2023)
York
Published 18 October 2022
Yorkshire Coast
Published 16 November 2022
Blackburn, Burnley and Darwen
Published 12 May 2022
Blackpool
Published 12 May 2022
Bolton and Bury
Published 12 May 2022
Cheshire (East)
Published 12 May 2022
Cheshire (Mid)
Published 12 May 2022
Congleton and Leek
Published 12 May 2022
Crewe, Nantwich and Whitchurch
Published 12 May 2022
Glossop and Buxton
Published 12 May 2022
Liverpool
Published 12 May 2022
Manchester
Published 12 May 2022
Oldham & Rochdale
Published 12 May 2022
Preston
Published 12 May 2022
Stockport
Published 12 May 2022
Stoke & Newcastle-under-Lyme
Published 12 May 2022
Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn
Published 12 May 2022
Wigan (Published 12 May 2022)
Wigan (revocation statement) (Published 3 November 2023)
Wrexham
Wrecsam (cymru)
Published 12 May 2022
Alnwick and Morpeth (Published 19 July 2021)
Alnwick and Morpeth (revocation statement) (Published 18 October 2022)
Basingstoke
Published 1 June 2021
Bradford
Published 19 July 2021
Cambridge
Published 31 March 2021
Cardiff
Caerdydd
Published 5 May 2021
Clevedon, Avonmouth and Filton
Published 1 June 2021
Derry/Londonderry
Published 2 March 2021
Dudley & Stourbridge
Published 1 June 2021
East Bristol, Mangotsfield and Keynsham
Published 1 June 2021
Edinburgh
Published 5 May 2021
Exeter
Published 19 July 2021
Glasgow
Published 2 March 2021
Inverclyde (Published 31 March 2021)
Inverclyde (revocation statement) (Published 15 June 2022)
Isles of Scilly (Published 19 July 2021)
Isles of Scilly (revocation statement) (Published 13 January 2023)
Kings Lynn
Published 5 May 2021
Leeds
Published 5 May 2021
Newcastle & Gateshead
Published 1 June 2021
North Birmingham
Published 19 July 2021
Norwich
Published 5 May 2021
Salisbury
Published 2 March 2021
Sheffield & Rotherham
Published 31 March 2021
South Birmingham
Published 19 July 2021
Tynemouth & South Shields
Published 2 March 2021
Welsh Valleys (published 2 March 2021)
Cymoedd Cymru (published 2 March 2021)
Welsh Valleys (cancellation statement) (published 5 August 2022)
Cymoedd Cymru (datganiad dirymu) (published 5 August 2022)
Winchester
Published 31 March 2021