Ofcom has completed licensing a round of community radio applications in currently unserved areas, with the final decisions being made in March 2018. 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: 31st July 2024.

APPLICATION STATISTICS
 
Total Licences Awarded Rejected On Air
36 27 9 22

ALL AREAS (36)
 
     
ALL AREAS (36) Region Application Outcome Decision
Basingstoke Radio Basingstoke, Hampshire Licence Rejected 22/02/18
Blackburn Youth Radio Blackburn, Lancashire On Air - 102.2 15/12/17
Bounce FM Banbridge, County Down Off Air - 102.4 01/02/18
Brooklands Radio Weybridge, Addlestone and Chertsey, North Surrey Licence Rejected 22/02/18
Burgess Hill Radio Burgess Hill, West Sussex On Air - 103.8 01/02/18
Caithness FM Caithness and North Sutherland On Air - 106.5 15/12/17
Cannock Chase Radio Cannock Chase, Staffordshire On Air - 89.6/89.8/94.0 08/11/17
Coast FM Coleraine and Portstewart On Air - 106.4 22/02/18
Coast Radio Larne Local Government District Licence Granted 22/02/18
Dean Radio Cinderford and surrounding areas in the Forest of Dean On Air - 95.7/105.6 08/11/17
Great Driffield Radio Great Driffield and surrounding villages, East Riding of Yorkshire On Air - 107.2 15/12/17
Jorvik FM York On Air - 94.8 22/02/18
Keynsham Town Community Radio Keynsham, Somerset On Air - 105.8 08/11/17
Leyland Community Radio Leyland, Lancashire On Air - 104.8 15/12/17
Liverpool Community Radio Liverpool On Air - 106.7 15/12/17
Love Radio Medway Towns, Kent Licence Rejected 01/02/18
Maldon Community Radio Maldon District, Essex On Air - 94.7 29/03/18
Mighty Radio Southport, Merseyside On Air - 107.9 15/12/17
Ninesprings FM Yeovil and South Somerset On Air - 104.5/107.6 08/11/17
Paisley FM Paisley, Renfrew, Johnstone and throughout Renfrewshire On Air - 107.5 01/02/18
Panj Pani Radio Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Licence Rejected 01/02/18
Purbeck Coast FM Swanage, Purbeck District Off Air - 101.2 08/11/17
Radio Aber Aberystwyth, Ceredigion Licence Granted 01/02/18
Radio Newquay Newquay, Cornwall On Air - 106.1 08/11/17
Radio Paisley Paisley, Renfrewshire Licence Rejected 01/02/18
Radio Southport Southport, Merseyside Licence Rejected 15/12/17
Rhondda Radio The Rhondda Valleys, Rhondda Cynon Taf On Air - 97.5/106.1 08/11/17
Ridgeway Community Radio Dorchester, Dorset On Air - 106.3 08/11/17
Riviera FM Torbay area including Torquay, Paignton and Brixham On Air - 107.9 01/02/18
Rossendale Radio Rossendale Valley, East Lancashire On Air - 104.7 15/12/17
Saltmarsh Coast Maldon District, Essex Licence Rejected 29/03/18
Seagull FM Torbay area including Torquay, Paignton and Brixham Licence Rejected 01/02/18
Skylark Dartmoor National Park On Air - 105.8/107.6 01/02/18
The Dart Kingsbridge, Salcombe, Darmouth, Totnes and Ivybridge (South Hams), Devon Licence Rejected 08/11/17
West Somerset Radio Minehead, Somerset Off Air - 104.4 08/11/17
YO1 Radio York On Air - 102.8 22/02/18
 

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