Ofcom is currently licensing a round of community radio applications in areas overlapping with existing services. Below, you will find a full list of applicants so far, detailing the location of their radio station, application outcome as have been announced so far and the date on which the decision on each application was announced. Last updated: 23rd July 2024.

ALL AREAS (44)
ALL AREAS (44)	Region	Application Outcome	Decision
Abusua Radio UK	Leeds, West Yorkshire	Licence Rejected	09/05/18
Akash Radio Leeds	Leeds, West Yorkshire	Licence Rejected	09/05/18
All Islam Radio	Bradford, West Yorkshire	Licence Rejected	30/05/18
Asian Air Radio	Birmingham, West Midlands	Licence Rejected	09/05/18
BE FM	Belfast	On Air - 104.9	29/03/18
Bradford Asian Radio	Bradford, West Yorkshire	Licence Rejected	30/05/18
Buchan Radio	Peterhead & Buchan, Aberdeenshire	Off Air - 107.9	09/05/18
Chak De FM Limited	Birmingham, West Midlands	Licence Rejected	09/05/18
Cumbernauld FM	Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire	On Air - 106.8	29/03/18
DEEN FM	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire	Licence Rejected	25/07/18
East Leeds FM	East Leeds, West Yorkshire	Licence Returned	09/05/18
Festival Radio / Festive FM	Bradford, West Yorkshire	Licence Rejected	30/05/18
Global Voice Community Radio, Manchester	South Central Manchester	Licence Rejected	25/07/18
Gorgeous FM	Wolverhampton & Dudley, West Midlands	Licence Rejected	09/05/18
Groove City Radio	Glasgow	Off Air - 88.6	09/05/18
Heath Radio	Fleet, Hartley Wintney, Yateley, Farnborough & Camberley	Licence Rejected	30/05/18
Heritage Community Radio	Moss Side, Hulme & surrounding areas of south and central Manchester	On Air - 90.6	25/07/18
Indus Radio	Birmingham & Sandwell, West Midlands	Licence Rejected	09/05/18
Juice	Belfast	On Air - 103.8	29/03/18
Leeds Dance Community (LDC) Radio	Leeds, West Yorkshire	On Air - 97.8	09/05/18
Leicester Community Radio	Leicester, Leicestershire	Licence Rejected	25/07/18
LRB DIGITAL	Leicester, Leicestershire	Licence Rejected	25/07/18
New City Radio (NCR)	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire	Licence Rejected	25/07/18
Panj Pani Radio	Leicester, Leicestershire	Licence Rejected	25/07/18
Peace Radio	Moss Side & surrounding areas of South Manchester	Licence Rejected	25/07/18
Pride FM Tyneside	Newcastle & Gateshead, Tyne & Wear	On Air - 89.2	29/03/18
Radio Central	Birmingham, West Midlands	Licence Rejected	09/05/18
Radio India	Dudley, West Midlands	Licence Rejected	09/05/18
RADIO MAC	Bradford, West Yorkshire	On Air - 107.1	30/05/18
Radio Saltire	Tranent, Wallyford & Musselburgh, East Lothian	On Air - 106.7/107.2	29/03/18
Radio Seerah	Leicester, Leicestershire	Licence Rejected	25/07/18
Radio Tyneside	Newcastle & Gateshead, Tyne & Wear	On Air - 93.6	29/03/18
Radio V. O. B.	Bradford, West Yorkshire	Licence Rejected	30/05/18
Radio2Funky	Leicester, Leicestershire	On Air - 95.0	25/07/18
Regen FM	Tottenham, Greater London	Licence Rejected	09/05/18
Revival FM	Glasgow	On Air - 93.0	09/05/18
Rush FM	Camberley, Fleet, Farnborough, North East Hampshire & Surrey Heath	On Air - 106.5	30/05/18
Sahara Radio	Birmingham, West Midlands	Licence Rejected	09/05/18
SWU.FM	Bristol	On Air - 103.7	29/03/18
Talk Manchester FM	South Central Manchester	Licence Rejected	25/07/18
The Flash	Waterlooville, Hampshire	Off Air - 104.3	09/05/18
2tr FM (Two towns radio)	Reading, Berkshire & Basingstoke, Hampshire	On Air - 95.6	09/05/18
Vanny Radio	Coventry, West Midlands	On Air - 106.3	09/05/18
Xpression FM	Bradford, West Midlands	Licence Rejected	30/05/18

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