Small-scale multiplex applications and awards
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
Bedford
- Bedford Digital Ltd (PDF, 350.8 KB)
- Bedford Digital Radio CIC (PDF, 490.3 KB)
- In2DAB Ltd (PDF, 515.9 KB)
Belfast and Lisburn
Coventry
- Coventry DAB Ltd (PDF, 428.0 KB)
- Coventry Digital Broadcast Ltd (PDF, 504.2 KB)
- Spark FM Ltd (PDF, 329.0 KB)
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 (PDF, 350.1 KB)
- UK DAB Networks Limited (PDF, 409.0 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 396.9 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 207.8 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 3 (PDF, 149.5 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 4 (PDF, 67.1 KB)
Basingstoke
- UK DAB Networks Limited (PDF, 6.3 MB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 404.7 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 207.7 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 3 (PDF, 149.1 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 4 (PDF, 67.1 KB)
Bradford
- Bradford DAB Network Ltd (PDF, 362.9 KB)
Bradford DAB Network – Annex 1 (PDF, 102.7 KB) - Bradford Digital Media (PDF, 620.6 KB)
Bradford Digital Media – Annex 1 (PDF, 3.0 MB) - Bradford Multiplex Broadcasting Corporation (PDF, 320.6 KB)
Bradford Multiplex Broadcasting Corporation – Annex 1 (PDF, 186.5 KB)
Bradford Multiplex Broadcasting Corporation – Annex 2 (PDF, 445.6 KB) - Media Arts & Culture Ltd (PDF, 450.5 KB)
Media Arts & Culture Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 47.8 KB)
Media Arts & Culture Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 199.2 KB)
Cambridge
- Cambridge Digital Radio Limited (PDF, 203.0 KB)
Cambridge Digital Radio Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 193.4 KB)
Cardiff
- Cardiff DAB Ltd (PDF, 487.1 KB)
Cardiff DAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 113.8 KB) - Muxcast Three Limited (PDF, 800.7 KB)
Muxcast Three Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 399.2 KB)
Muxcast Three Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 207.2 KB)
Muxcast Three Limited – Annex 3 (PDF, 142.2 KB)
Muxcast Three Limited – Annex 4 (PDF, 70.7 KB)
Clevedon, Avonmouth & Filton
- Like DAB Ltd (PDF, 456.3 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 400.0 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 219.7 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 3 (PDF, 169.5 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 4 (PDF, 95.4 KB) - Severnside Digital Radio (PDF, 279.6 KB)
Severnside Digital Radio – Annex 1 (PDF, 112.4 KB)
Severnside Digital Radio – Annex 2 (PDF, 141.1 KB)
Derry/Londonderry
Dudley and Stourbridge
- Boom Radio DAB Ltd (PDF, 490.9 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 396.5 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 224.0 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 3 (PDF, 160.5 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 4 (PDF, 94.1 KB) - Digimux Ltd (PDF, 328.7 KB)
Digimux Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Digimux Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 58.8 KB) - Dudley & Stourbridge DAB Ltd (PDF, 413.9 KB)
Dudley & Stourbridge DAB – Annex 1 (PDF, 155.9 KB)
Dudley & Stourbridge DAB – Annex 2 (PDF, 290.3 KB)
East Bristol, Mangotsfield & Keynsham
- Bristol Digital Radio (PDF, 245.0 KB)
Bristol Digital Radio – Annex 1 (PDF, 99.9 KB)
Bristol Digital Radio - Annex 2 (PDF, 129.6 KB)
Edinburgh
- Edinburgh DAB Ltd (PDF, 528.2 KB)
Edinburgh DAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 111.9 KB) - Muxcast Two Limited (PDF, 3.5 MB)
Muxcast Two Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 405.9 KB)
Muxcast Two Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 204.5 KB)
Muxcast Two Limited – Annex 3 (PDF, 141.3 KB)
Muxcast Two Limited – Annex 4 (PDF, 68.4 KB)
Exeter
- ExeDAB Ltd (PDF, 456.5 KB)
ExeDAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 133.8 KB) - Like DAB Ltd (PDF, 485.9 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 397.1 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 218.7 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 3 (PDF, 169.8 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 4 (PDF, 93.6 KB)
Glasgow
- Nation Digital Investments Ltd (PDF, 3.8 MB)
Nation Digital Investments Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 415.7 KB)
Nation Digital Investments Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 204.6 KB)
Nation Digital Investments Ltd – Annex 3 (PDF, 139.9 KB)
Inverclyde
- UK DAB Networks Limited (PDF, 414.0 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 405.3 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 205.1 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 3 (PDF, 146.8 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 4 (PDF, 68.2 KB)
Isles of Scilly
- Like DAB Ltd (PDF, 374.6 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 396.4 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 217.2 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 3 (PDF, 169.8 KB)
Like DAB Ltd – Annex 4 (PDF, 93.6 KB)
Kings Lynn
- North Norfolk Digital Ltd (PDF, 184.6 KB)
North Norfolk Digital Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 185.3 KB)
North Norfolk Digital Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 149.7 KB)
Leeds
- Boom Radio DAB Ltd (PDF, 511.7 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 401.7 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 217.9 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 3 (PDF, 158.6 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 4 (PDF, 93.7 KB) - DAB Leeds Ltd (PDF, 403.6 KB)
DAB Leeds Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 292.2 KB) - Leeds DAB Radio Ltd (PDF, 592.9 KB)
Leeds DAB Radio Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 129.5 KB) - Leeds Digital Media Ltd (PDF, 585.3 KB)
Leeds Digital Media Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 3.0 MB) - Tailor Made DAB For Leeds Limited (PDF, 312.2 KB)
Tailor Made DAB For Leeds Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 123.7 KB)
Tailor Made DAB For Leeds Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 67.5 KB)
Newcastle and Gateshead
- Boom Radio DAB Ltd (PDF, 508.1 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 401.9 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 291.8 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 3 (PDF, 238.4 KB)
Boom Radio DAB Ltd – Annex 4 (PDF, 93.6 KB) - Tyneside Community Digital (PDF, 471.0 KB)
Tyneside Community Digital – Annex 1 (PDF, 666.7 KB)
North Birmingham
- Switch Radio (PDF, 322.8 KB)
Switch Radio – Annex 1 (PDF, 71.8 KB)
Switch Radio – Annex 2 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
Norwich
Salisbury
- Muxcast One Limited (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Muxcast One Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 398.8 KB)
Muxcast One Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 266.5 KB)
Muxcast One Limited – Annex 3 (PDF, 198.1 KB)
Muxcast One Limited – Annex 4 (PDF, 67.0 KB)
Sheffield and Rotherham
- Media Arts & Culture Ltd (PDF, 434.7 KB)
Media Arts & Culture Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 47.1 KB)
Media Arts & Culture Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 201.0 KB) - Shefcast Digital Limited (PDF, 329.0 KB)
Shefcast Digital Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 51.0 KB)
Shefcast Digital Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 144.2 KB) - Sheffield & Rotherham DAB Ltd (PDF, 544.9 KB)
Sheffield & Rotherham DAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 122.8 KB)
South Birmingham
- South Birmingham DAB Ltd (PDF, 562.3 KB)
South Birmingham DAB Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 113.0 KB) - South Birmingham Digital Radio Ltd (PDF, 411.7 KB)
South Birmingham Digital Radio Ltd – Annex 1 (PDF, 152.9 KB)
South Birmingham Digital Radio Ltd – Annex 2 (PDF, 235.0 KB) - UK DAB Networks Limited (PDF, 416.7 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 403.3 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 315.5 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 3 (PDF, 211.0 KB)
UK DAB Networks Limited – Annex 4 (PDF, 66.4 KB)
Tynemouth and South Shields
- Mux One Limited (PDF, 339.0 KB)
Mux One Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 150.9 KB)
Mux One Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 710.8 KB) - Muxcast Four Limited (PDF, 392.0 KB)
Muxcast Four Limited – Annex 1 (PDF, 396.5 KB)
Muxcast Four Limited – Annex 2 (PDF, 269.6 KB)
Muxcast Four Limited – Annex 3 (PDF, 199.4 KB)
Muxcast Four Limited – Annex 4 (PDF, 66.5 KB)
Welsh Valleys
Winchester
Licences awarded
Belfast and Lisburn (PDF, 142.6 KB)
Published 28 July 2022
North Aberdeen (PDF, 140.2 KB)
Published 28 July 2022
Nottingham (PDF, 151.8 KB)
Published 28 July 2022
Blackburn, Burnley and Darwen (PDF, 143.6 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Blackpool (PDF, 143.1 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Bolton and Bury (PDF, 173.8 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Cheshire (East) (PDF, 141.5 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Cheshire (Mid) (PDF, 141.3 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Congleton and Leek (PDF, 143.0 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Crewe, Nantwich and Whitchurch (PDF, 143.0 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Glossop and Buxton (PDF, 142.3 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Liverpool (PDF, 151.0 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Manchester (PDF, 144.9 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Oldham & Rochdale (PDF, 144.6 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Preston (PDF, 144.6 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Stockport (PDF, 144.8 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Stoke & Newcastle-under-Lyme (PDF, 145.8 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn (PDF, 146.2 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Wigan (PDF, 142.6 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Wrexham (PDF, 141.7 KB)
Wrecsam (cymru) (PDF, 123.1 KB)
Published 12 May 2022
Alnwick and Morpeth (PDF, 146.7 KB)
Published 19 July 2021
Basingstoke (PDF, 112.4 KB)
Published 1 June 2021
Bradford (PDF, 131.1 KB)
Published 19 July 2021
Cambridge (PDF, 122.4 KB)
Published 31 March 2021
Cardiff (PDF, 125.5 KB)
Caerdydd (PDF, 145.6 KB)
Published 5 May 2021
Clevedon, Avonmouth and Filton (PDF, 115.7 KB)
Published 1 June 2021
Derry/Londonderry (PDF, 116.7 KB)
Published 2 March 2021
Dudley & Stourbridge (PDF, 115.1 KB)
Published 1 June 2021
East Bristol, Mangotsfield and Keynsham (PDF, 117.1 KB)
Published 1 June 2021
Edinburgh (PDF, 125.1 KB)
Published 5 May 2021
Exeter (PDF, 113.4 KB)
Published 19 July 2021
Glasgow (PDF, 123.2 KB)
Published 2 March 2021
Inverclyde (PDF, 116.6 KB) (Published 31 March 2021)
Inverclyde (revocation statement) (PDF, 109.6 KB) (Published 15 June 2022)
Isles of Scilly (PDF, 130.8 KB)
Published 19 July 2021
Kings Lynn (PDF, 139.4 KB)
Published 5 May 2021
Leeds (PDF, 140.1 KB)
Published 5 May 2021
Newcastle & Gateshead (PDF, 117.1 KB)
Published 1 June 2021
North Birmingham (PDF, 111.7 KB)
Published 19 July 2021
Norwich (PDF, 139.2 KB)
Published 5 May 2021
Salisbury (PDF, 117.9 KB)
Published 2 March 2021
Sheffield & Rotherham (PDF, 127.3 KB)
Published 31 March 2021
South Birmingham (PDF, 117.0 KB)
Published 19 July 2021
Tynemouth & South Shields (PDF, 112.1 KB)
Published 2 March 2021
Welsh Valleys (PDF, 122.5 KB) (published 2 March 2021)
Cymoedd Cymru (PDF, 100.4 KB) (published 2 March 2021)
Welsh Valleys (cancellation statement) (PDF, 86.6 KB) (published 5 August 2022)
Cymoedd Cymru (datganiad dirymu) (PDF, 106.8 KB) (published 5 August 2022)
Winchester (PDF, 119.2 KB)
Published 31 March 2021