Ofcom has found community station Juice FM Belfast in breach of its licence for failing to meet its character of service and provide information on request.
The regulator said the station, operated by Juice Belfast Limited, did not deliver the LGBT-focused output required under its Key Commitments and failed to submit recordings and schedules when asked.
According to the report published in Ofcom’s Broadcast and On Demand Bulletin (Issue 531, 6 October 2025), the station was found in breach of five separate licence conditions, including those covering its service obligations, retention of recordings, and general provision of information.
Ofcom reviewed programming from May this year and found that, outside of one early morning show called *A Morning Dedicated to Matters* and short hourly “Listen with Pride” segments, there was “little to no content” indicating that the service was targeted at Belfast’s LGBT community. The regulator said most of the station’s content was indistinguishable from a mainstream music service.
Juice Belfast attributed the missing recordings from April to a “critical equipment failure” caused by overheating at its broadcast site. Ofcom accepted this explanation but noted the station had not demonstrated how it would prevent similar issues in future.
The regulator also criticised the station for not providing a programme schedule when requested, adding that it could not find any such information on the Juice FM website.
This is not the first time Juice Belfast has faced regulatory action. Ofcom found it in breach of similar licence conditions in 2022 and twice last year for failing to submit financial reports. The regulator has now said it will continue to monitor the station’s output and warned that further action could follow if the station does not comply.