Ofcom today announced the award of five community radio licences for services in Northern Ireland.
These will join the 12 community radio stations already operating in Northern Ireland, which are among more than 200 across the UK.
They typically cover a small geographical area and are run on a not-for-profit basis. As well as providing unique content, community radio stations bring wider benefits to local people. These include offering training and work experience opportunities and providing a voice to those, such as older people or speakers of minority languages, who may find it harder to access the media.
The awards are to:
Belfast FM, Belfast
Raidi G, Maghera, County Derry
Bridge FM, Portadown
Chaine FM, Borough of Larne
fUSe FM, Ballymoney
Details of these new community radio services are as follows:
Belfast FM (Belfast FM Limited)
Contact: John Rosborough
Email: jrosborough@sky.com
Phone Number: 07799 845498
Belfast FM will provide a community radio service for people aged 55 and over in the City of Belfast.
Raidi G (Raidi G Teo), Maghera, County Derry
Contact: Claire Doherty
Address: An Carn, 132a Tirkane Road, Maghera, Co. Derry BT46 5NH
Email: Claire.Doherty@ancarn.org
Phone Number: 028 7954 9978
Website: www.ancarn.org
Raidi G will serve the Irish language community, and those with an interest in Irish language and culture within the broader English-speaking community, in the Greater Maghera Area in south County Derry.
Bridge FM (Portadown Community Radio Limited), Portadown
Contact: Warren Wilding
Address: 22 Church Street, Portadown BT62 3LQ
Email: portadowncommunityradio@gmail.com
Phone Number: 07719 887827
Website: www.portadowncommunityradio.co.uk
Bridge FM aims to inform, entertain and unite the population of Portadown and the surrounding area, regardless of age, ethnicity, ability or religious/political affiliation.
Chaine FM (Larne Community Media Limited), Borough of Larne
Contact: Gary Andrews
Address: 29 Coastguard Road, Larne BT40 1AU
Email: andrewsgar@gmail.com
Phone Number: 07740 433590
Chaine FM will provide a community radio service for the population of the Borough Council area of Larne.
fUSe FM (Ullans Speakers Association), Ballymoney
Contact: John Murray
Address: fUSe FM Studio, The Ullans Centre, 4-6 Victoria Street, Ballymoney, Co Antrim BT53 6DW
Email: codiemurray@hotmail.com
Phone Number: 07979 743843
Website: www.fusefmballymoney.com
fUSe FM's service will reflect the traditions, language and culture of Ulster Scots in Ballymoney and surrounding areas.
Licences are awarded for a five-year period.
A statement setting out the main determining factors for the award of the community radio licences referred to above will be published on our website in due course.
ENDS
NOTES FOR EDITORS
In addition to the licence awards detailed above, Ofcom considered five further applications, but decided not to award a licence to the following groups:
Destination Newry, Newry.
Bounce FM, Banbridge.
Lagan FM, Belfast
The Super Station Belfast, Belfast
Strule FM, Omagh
Applications for community radio licences are being invited on a region-by-region basis. Further details can be found on the Ofcom website at: http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/community-radio/apply-for-licence/
Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications, wireless communications and postal services.
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Ofcom today announced the award of five community radio licences for services in Northern Ireland.
