Ofcom awards a new community radio licence in Cheshire
25 Feb 2014 04:59 PM
Ofcom yesterday announced the award of a new community radio licence in Cheshire.
A licence has been awarded to The Cat, for a service in Nantwich and Crewe, Cheshire.
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.
Ofcom has awarded a community radio licence to:
The Cat (The Cat Community Radio Limited)
Contact name: Mr Chris Radford
Phone: 01270 618722
E-mail: office@thisisthecat.com
Website: www.thisisthecat.com
Postal address: The Cat, Frederick House, Beam Heath Way, Nantwich, CW5 6PQ
The Cat will provide a community radio service for Nantwich, Crewe and surrounding villages in Cheshire.
The licence is awarded for a five-year period.
A statement setting out the main determining factors for the award of the community radio licence referred to above can be found on the Ofcom website.
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NOTES FOR EDITORS
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In addition to the licence awards detailed above, Ofcom considered one further application, but decided not to award a licence to the following group:RedShift Radio (RedShift Radio Limited), Crewe, Cheshire.
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