Ofcom awards first community radio licence in the Channel Islands
12 Jun 2014 04:24 PM
Ofcom has announced the
award of the first community radio licence in the Channel
Islands.
The licence has been awarded to
Quay FM for a service in Alderney, the most northerly of the Channel
Islands.
Community radio services are
provided on a not-for-profit basis focusing on the delivery of specific social
benefits to a particular geographical community or a community of
interest.
Last year, new legislation was
passed to allow community stations to be licensed in Guernsey, Alderney and
Sark. Applications for licences closed in March, and Quay FM is the first award
made by Ofcom.
Ofcom has awarded a community
radio licence to:
Quay FM (Alderney
Broadcasting Company Ltd)
Contact: Colin
Mason
Email: masonradio@fastmail.co.uk
Phone Number: 01481 824826
or 07785 326600
Quay FM will provide a community
radio service catering for the people of Alderney.
Licences are awarded for a
five-year period.
A statement setting out the main
determining factors for the award of the community radio licence to Quay FM
will be published on our website in due course.
ENDS
NOTES FOR
EDITORS
1. In the UK, applications for
community radio licences are being invited on a region-by-region basis.
Further details can be found on the Ofcom website at:http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/a
pply-for-licence/
2. Ofcom is the independent
regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with
responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications, wireless
communications and postal services.