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.
We are now inviting comments on the applications we have received for Round Five. Please send your comments to smallscaleDAB@ofcom.org.uk by 5pm by Friday 1st September.
Applications received
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
- DAB North London Ltd (PDF, 716.7 KB)
- North London Digital Ltd (PDF, 10.4 MB)
- U.DAB Ltd (PDF, 500.7 KB)
Portsmouth
Reading
Sittingbourne & Medway Towns
South East London & North West Kent
South Hertfordshire
South London
- South London DAB CIC (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- South of the River Digital Radio (PDF, 7.3 MB)
- South Thames DAB Ltd (PDF, 999.6 KB)
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
- 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
Alnwick & Morpeth (PDF, 176.9 KB)
Published 21 September 2023
Isles of Scilly (PDF, 168.8 KB)
Published 21 September 2023
Merthyr & Rhondda Cyon Taff (PDF, 169.2 KB)
Merthyr a Rhondda Cynon Taf (PDF, 163.5 KB)
Published 21 September 2023
Banbury & Bicester (PDF, 171.6 KB)
Published 15 May 2023
Bath & Midsomer Norton (PDF, 172.6 KB)
Published 8 June 2023
Berwickshire & North Roxburgh (PDF, 174.6 KB)
Published 18 July 2023
Boston, Spalding & Skegness (PDF, 171.1 KB)
Published 8 June 2023
Derby (PDF, 168.2 KB)
Published 8 June 2023
Doncaster (PDF, 171.9 KB)
Published 2 March 2023
East Fife (PDF, 171.0 KB)
Published 18 July 2023
Glenrothes & Kirkcaldy (PDF, 148.2 KB)
Published 6 January 2023
Inverclyde (PDF, 173.2 KB)
Published 8 February 2023
Ludlow (PDF, 145.8 KB)
Published 6 January 2023
Newport & Chepstow (PDF, 148.4 KB)
Casnewydd a Chas-gwent (PDF, 167.5 KB)
Published 6 January 2023
Newry (PDF, 172.5 KB)
Published 8 February 2023
Northampton (PDF, 173.4 KB)
Published 8 February 2023
North Buckinghamshire (PDF, 174.4 KB)
Published 15 May 2023
North Pembrokeshire (PDF, 175.1 KB)
Gogledd Sir Benfro (cymru) (PDF, 171.7 KB)
Published 15 May 2023
Peterborough (PDF, 188.2 KB)
Published 30 March 2023
Plymouth (PDF, 189.9 KB)
Published 2 March 2023
Southampton (PDF, 173.4 KB)
Published 8 February 2023
South Gloucestershire (PDF, 191.9 KB)
Published 30 March 2023
South Pembrokeshire (PDF, 174.1 KB)
De Sir Benfro (cymru) (PDF, 169.4 KB)
Published 15 May 2023
Stirling & Falkirk (PDF, 187.8 KB)
Published 30 March 2023
Torbay (PDF, 146.7 KB)
Published 6 January 2023
Wakefield, Castleford & Dewsbury (PDF, 196.7 KB)
Published 2 March 2023
Wolverhampton (PDF, 171.8 KB)
Published 8 February 2023
Bedford (PDF, 173.3 KB)
Published 19 August 2022
Belfast and Lisburn (PDF, 142.6 KB)
Published 28 July 2022
Coventry (PDF, 175.9 KB)
Published 19 August 2022
Darlington and Bishop Auckland (PDF, 173.1 KB)
Published 30 September 2022
Leicester (PDF, 171.9 KB)
Published 30 September 2022
Llandudno and Betws-y-Coed (PDF, 173.4 KB)
Llandudno and Betws-y-Coed (cymru) (PDF, 172.8 KB)
Published 30 September 2022
Middlesbrough and Redcar (PDF, 173.0 KB)
Published 30 September 2022
Milton Keynes (PDF, 179.9 KB)
Published 16 November 2022
North Aberdeen (PDF, 140.2 KB)
Published 28 July 2022
Nottingham (PDF, 151.8 KB)
Published 28 July 2022
Oxford (PDF, 170.0 KB)
Published 18 October 2022
Rutland and Stamford (PDF, 182.0 KB)
Published 16 November 2022
Swansea (PDF, 175.6 KB)
Abertawe (PDF, 171.7 KB)
Published 19 August 2022
Swindon and Marlborough (PDF, 173.9 KB)
Published 16 November 2022
Taunton (PDF, 176.9 KB)
Published 18 October 2022
Warminster, Devizes and Trowbridge (PDF, 173.6 KB)
Published 30 September 2022
West Hull (PDF, 172.1 KB)
Published 18 October 2022
Wetherby and Harrogate (PDF, 175.4 KB)
Published 16 November 2022
York (PDF, 171.1 KB)
Published 18 October 2022
Yorkshire Coast (PDF, 179.7 KB)
Published 16 November 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)
Wigan (revocation statement) (PDF, 92.9 KB) (Published 3 November 2023)
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)
Alnwick and Morpeth (revocation statement) (PDF, 109.8 KB) (Published 18 October 2022)
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)
Isles of Scilly (revocation statement) (PDF, 112.4 KB) (Published 13 January 2023)
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