Table compiled and maintained by Vincent Lo, utilising data from the Ofcom website.
| Area/Freq | Date Advertised | Applicants/Format | Closing Date | Date Awarded | Winning Applicant | On-Air |
|
Ballymena 107.0 MHz |
6th January 2005 | Mid FM (CN) Classic Hits & Speech Radio Ballymena
(Q Network) Seven Towers FM Tower FM |
6th April 2005 | 9th June 2005 |
Seven Towers FM (to broadcast as
Seven FM)
|
1st November
2005 (4 months) |
|
Solent 106.0 MHz 106.6 MHz 106.6 MHz (2) |
3rd February 2005 |
allTALK FM (TWG) Speech C106 106 Fun FM! (/GWR) Kerrang! 106 (EMAP) Melody 106 (/TLRC) Original 106fm (CanWest) Saga 106 FM (Saga) Smooth Solent (GMG) Solent Life 106 FM South Coast Radio (SRH) The Arrow (Chrysalis)
The Coast 106 (Celador) Tide FM Virgin Classic Rock (Virgin/SMG) |
5th May 2005 | 5th September 2005 |
Original 106fm (CanWest)
|
1st October 2006 (13 months) |
|
Torbay 105.5 MHz |
3rd February 2005 |
Palm FM (LMC) Full Service Riviera
Radio Torbay 106.8 FM Torbay Radio (Tindle) Your Radio
Torbay |
5th May 2005 | 5th September 2005 |
Palm FM (to broadcast as Palm 105.5)
(LMC)
|
26th May 2006 (8-9 months) |
|
Swindon 107.7 MHz |
3rd March 2005 |
Moonraker FM Current & Classic Hits Now FM
(TLRC) Radio Swindon Swindon FM |
2nd June 2005 | 5th September 2005 |
Now FM (to broadcast as Brunel FM) (TLRC)
|
2nd September
2006 (12 months) |
|
Barrow-in-Furness 107.3 MHz |
7th April 2005 |
Abbey FM (/TLRC, /TRB) Current & Classic Hits & Speech
Barrow Local Radio |
7th July 2005 | 3rd October 2005 |
Abbey FM (/TLRC, /TRB)
|
16th October 2006 (12-13 months) |
|
Northallerton 102.3 MHz 103.5 MHz |
4th May 2005 |
BTN FM (TLRC) Current & Classic Hits & Speech
Hambleton Radio Northallerton FM |
4th August 2005 | 7th November 2005 |
BTN FM (to broadcast as Minster Northallerton FM) (TLRC)
|
11th June 2007 (19 months) |
|
Swansea 102.1 MHz |
4th May 2005 | Diamond FM Full Service with Classic Rock
SA FM Swansea Bay Radio |
4th August 2005 | 7th November 2005 | Swansea Bay Radio | 5th November 2006 (12 months) |
|
Ipswich 102.0 MHz |
2nd June 2005 | HR 102 FM Current & Classic Hits & Speech
Ipswich 102 Lite FM Ipswich (Forward
Media) Orwell FM (Sunrise) Silver 102 FM Switch FM Today FM 102 (UKRD) Town FM (Tindle) |
1st September 2005 | 12th December 2005 |
Town FM (to broadcast as Town 102) (Tindle)
|
19th October 2006 (10 months) |
|
Warwick 107.3 MHz |
7th July 2005 |
2 Day FM (CN) Current & Classic Hits & Speech Silver 107.3 FM Warwick Local Radio |
6th October 2005 | 5th January 2006 | 2 Day FM (to broadcast as 107.3 Touch Radio) (CN)
|
4th April 2008 (27 months) |
|
Shrewsbury (including Oswestry) 106.5 MHz 107.1 MHz |
4th August 2005 |
Extra FM Current & Classic Hits & Speech Radio Shrewsbury (MMI) Shrewsbury FM (MNA)
Shrewsbury Local Radio |
7th November 2005 | 9th February 2006 |
Shrewsbury FM (to broadcast as The
Severn) (MNA)
|
18th September 2006 (7 months) |
|
Plymouth Unknown |
8th September 2005 |
Armada FM (UTV) Classic Hits & Speech
Diamond FM Drake FM Plymouth Live Radio Plymouth |
8th December 2005 | 9th March 2006 |
Diamond FM
|
Licence returned to Ofcom. Licence readvertised. |
|
North East England 97.5 MHz 101.2 MHz 107.5 MHz 107.7 MHz |
8th September 2005 | 3 Rivers Radio Music & Speech for 40+ All Talk FM Diamond FM 97.5 Fun FM (/GCap Media) North East One Northlife 97.5 FM (CN)
Original FM (Canwest) RockTalk FM (GMG) SAGA FM (Saga)
Smooth FM (GMG)
The Arrow (Chrysalis)
Touch FM (Celador) 97.5 Xfm (GCap Media) |
8th December 2005 | 13th April 2006 |
SAGA FM (to broadcast as smooth
radio) (Saga/GMG)
|
8th January
2008 (21 months) |
|
Southend-on-Sea 105.1 MHz |
6th October 2005 | Diamond 105 FM Classic & Alternative Rock
Estuary FM (/Sunrise) Seacoast Sound Southend Radio
(/Tindle) |
12th January 2006 | 13th April 2006 |
Southend Radio
|
28th March 2008 (23-24 months) |
|
Rotherham 96.1 MHz |
10th November 2005 | Radio Rotherham (UTV) Gold, Adult Contemporary & Speech Renaissance FM (TLRC) Rother FM (Lincs FM) |
8th February 2006 | 11th May 2006 |
Rother FM (Lincs FM)
|
15th October 2006 (5 months) |
|
Newry 100.5 MHz |
7th December 2005 |
Five FM (River Media) Current & Classic Hits Quay 100 |
8th March 2006 | 8th June 2006 |
Five FM (River Media)
|
12th December
2006 (6 months) |
|
Hull 99.8 MHz (moved from 99.9) |
7th December 2005 |
Hull Local Radio Current & Classic Hits & Speech
KCFM King FM (Canwest) Soul City Trinity FM (TLRC) White Rose Radio (Lincs FM) Wyke FM (UTV) |
8th March 2006 | 6th July 2006 |
KCFM
|
1st August 2007 (13 months) |