Salaam Radio is a community radio service for the Muslim community of Peterborough, which is provided by Salaam Radio Limited (“Salaam”). Ofcom has imposed a £400 financial penalty on Salaam after our investigation found that it had failed to comply with the conditions of its licence.
In our decision published on 7 October 2024 in issue 507 of the Broadcast and On Demand Bulletin, Ofcom found that Salaam had failed to serve its target community as set out in its Key Commitments and was therefore in breach of Licence Conditions 2(1) and 2(4) of its licence. This was the third time that Salaam had been found in breach of these conditions of its licence.
This penalty would have been higher had Salaam not taken various additional steps to ensure compliance with its Key Commitments. In light of those additional steps, we do not currently have concerns that Salaam remains non-compliant.