| Licence Area | Station Name | Expiry date of existing licence | Licence 'pre-advertisement'1 | Licence re-advertisement (if required)2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich | TOWN 102 | 18 October 2018 | September 2017 | October 2017 |
| Swansea | SWANSEA BAY RADIO | 4 November 2018 | September 2017 | October 2017 |
| Bridlington | YORKSHIRE COAST RADIO | 6 November 2018 | September 2017 | October 2017 |
| Bristol | THE BREEZE | 25 November 2018 | September 2017 | October 2017 |
| South Hams | HEART | 30 November 2018 | October 2017 | November 2017 |
| Newry | Q100.5 | 11 December 2018 | October 2017 | November 2017 |
| Greater London* | LYCA RADIO 1458 | 31 December 2018 | November 2017 | December 2017 |
| Coleraine | Q97.2 | 25 January 2019 | November 2017 | December 2017 |
| Lincoln | LINCS FM | 28 February 2019 | December 2017 | January 2018 |
| Pitlochry & Aberfeldy | Heartland FM | 13 March 2018 | January 2018 | February 2018 |
| Bridgend | Bridge FM | 30 April 2019 | February 2018 | March 2018 |
| Bristol | Sam FM | 19 May 2019 | March 2018 | April 2018 |
| Blackpool | Radio Wave | 24 May 2019 | March 2018 | April 2018 |
| Newbury | The Breeze | 28 May 2019 | March 2018 | April 2018 |
| Ceredigion | Radio Ceredigion | 31 May 2019 | March 2018 | April 2018 |
| Northallerton | Minster FM | 10 June 2019 | April 2018 | May 2018 |
| Manchester* | Gold | 18 June 2019 | April 2018 | May 2018 |
| King's Lynn | KL.FM | 30 June 2019 | April 2018 | May 2018 |
| York* | Minster FM | 30 June 2019 | April 2018 | May 2018 |
| Bridgwater & West Somerset | The Breeze | 03 July 2019 | May 2018 | June 2018 |
| Kintyre, Islay & Jura | Argyll FM | 09 July 2019 | May 2018 | June 2018 |
| Burnley & Pendle | 2BR | 24 July 2019 | May 2018 | June 2018 |
| Aberdeen* | Northsound 1 | 28 July 2019 | May 2018 | June 2018 |
| Aberdeen* | Northsound 2 | 28 July 2019 | May 2018 | June 2018 |
| Kingston-upon-Hull | KCFM | 31 July 2019 | May 2018 | June 2018 |
| Leeds* | Radio Aire | 31 August 2019 | June 2018 | July 2018 |
| Leeds* | Radio Aire 2 | 31 August 2019 | June 2018 | July 2018 |
| North East England* | Heart | 31 August 2019 | June 2018 | July 2018 |
| North West England* | Smooth Radio | 31 August 2019 | June 2018 | July 2018 |
| Greater London | Lyca Dil Se | 31 August 2019 | June 2018 | July 2018 |
* Each of these licences currently qualifies for renewal under the Broadcasting Act 1990 and thus may not be pre-advertised.
The dates in the above table (apart from the expiry date of the existing licence) are subject to revision, as circumstances dictate.
In accordance with Ofcom's published policy PDF, 252.0 KB , any licence whose existing holder does not commit to maintaining its current Format will be fully re-advertised in accordance with the above timetable.
Footnotes:
1. Licence 'pre-advertisement' involves Ofcom inviting declarations of intent to apply for the licence. A declaration of intent must be accompanied by a cash deposit. If no declaration of intent is received from anyone except the existing licensee, Ofcom can proceed with a 'fast track' re-licensing of the existing licensee. If more than one declaration of intent is received, the licence will be re-advertised.
2. There will be at least a three month period between advertisement date and closing date for applications.
