All of the licence awards for round 5 of the small-scale DAB multiplex process have been announced by Ofcom.
There were 26 areas applied for in the South West region, plus three re-advertised licence areas, which were awarded last year.
Only one area, Biggleswade and North Herts, has not been granted a licence.
In a change of procedure, every award has been announced at once rather than a few at a time, but has taken over a year to be confirmed by the regulator.
This round includes the prestigious London licences made up of ‘North London’, ‘South London’ and ‘West London’ and ‘North East London & South West Essex’.
See all of the winners list here.
- Alton, Petersfield & Haslemere – Provincial DAB Ltd
- Ashford & Dungeness – Ashford DAB Ltd
- Brighton – Brighton & Hove Digital Radio CIC
- Canterbury – Canterbury DAB Ltd
- Chelmsford – Chelmsford Digital Radio Ltd
- Colchester & Clacton – Essex DAB Ltd
- Eastbourne, Lewes and Newhaven – East Sussex Digital Radio Ltd
- Guildford & Woking – Muxcast 5 Ltd
- Harlow – Xtra DAB Ltd
- Hastings – Hastings Digital Radio CIC
- Haywards Heath & Uckfield – Central Sussex Digital Radio Ltd
- Luton – University of Bedfordshire
- Maidstone, Tunbridge & Tonbridge – West Kent Digital Ltd
- Margate, Dover & Folkestone – Kent Coast DAB Ltd
- North East London and South West Essex – East London and Essex Digital CIC
- North London – U.DAB Ltd
- Portsmouth – Angel Radio Ltd
- Reading – Local Radio Ltd
- Sittingbourne & Medway Towns – Medway Swale DAB Ltd
- South East London & North West Kent – GreenDAB Ltd
- South Hertfordshire – South Herts DAB Ltd
- South London – South of the River Digital Radio Ltd
- South West Sussex – Digital Radio West Sussex Ltd
- Southend – City DAB Ltd
- West London – City West Digital CIC
And here are the links to the applications:
Alton, Petersfield and Haslemere
- Provincial DAB Ltd (PDF, 1.5 MB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Ashford & Dungeness
- Ashford DAB Ltd (PDF, 665.1 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Biggleswade & North Hertfordshire
- SG1SCOMMS Ltd (PDF, 792.3 KB) – NO AWARD
Brighton
- Brighton & Hove Digital Radio CIC (PDF, 3.8 MB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Canterbury
- Canterbury DAB Ltd (PDF, 585.6 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Chelmsford
- Chelmsford Digital Radio Ltd (PDF, 651.9 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Colchester & Clacton
- Essex DAB Ltd (PDF, 1.3 MB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Eastbourne, Newhaven and Lewes
- East Sussex Digital Radio Ltd (PDF, 825.0 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Guildford & Woking
- Muxcast 5 Ltd (PDF, 1008.1 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Harlow
- Xtra DAB Limited (PDF, 1.2 MB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Hastings
- Hastings Digital Radio CIC (PDF, 533.4 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Haywards Heath & Uckfield
- Central Sussex Digital Radio Limited (PDF, 10.8 MB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Luton
- The University of Bedfordshire (PDF, 666.0 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Maidstone, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells
- West Kent DAB Ltd (PDF, 607.9 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Margate, Dover & Folkestone
- Kent Coast DAB Ltd (PDF, 532.3 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
North East London & South West Essex
- East London and Essex Digital CIC (PDF, 708.3 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
- North East London DAB Ltd (PDF, 960.9 KB)
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) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Portsmouth
- Angel Radio Ltd (PDF, 1.3 MB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Reading
- Local Radio Ltd (PDF, 929.5 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
Sittingbourne & Medway Towns
- Medway & Swale DAB Ltd (PDF, 559.8 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
South East London & North West Kent
- greenDAB Limited (PDF, 806.7 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
South Hertfordshire
- Hertfordshire Digital Broadcasting Limited (PDF, 725.0 KB)
- South Herts DAB Ltd (PDF, 1.6 MB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
South London
- South London DAB CIC (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- South of the River Digital Radio (PDF, 7.3 MB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
- South Thames DAB Ltd (PDF, 999.6 KB)
South West Sussex
Southend
- City DAB Limited (PDF, 925.4 KB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
West London
- City West Digital CIC (PDF, 10.2 MB) – AWARDED 22/7/24
- Middlesex DAB Ltd (PDF, 1.1 MB)
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