'News: Ofcom Award Of Community FM Radio Licences In Manchester Awaits BBC Approval' by Grant Goddard
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News story about delays to the award by UK media regulator Ofcom of new community FM radio licences in the Manchester market due to the need for prior BBC approval, written by Grant Goddard in September 2005 for The Radio Magazine.
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The award by Ofcom of further licences to new community radio stations in the
Manchester area is being delayed by the BBC’s reluctance to release FM
frequencies. The delays relate to 'buffer zones' that are designed to prevent
interference from transmitters on adjacent frequencies in other parts of the UK.
However, low-power community radio stations are unlikely to cause
interference because their reception area is relatively small.
A BBC spokesman said: "The situation is that we have to use many different
frequencies for each of our national radio networks. We've been working with
Ofcom on a technical level to make sure these new proposals don't cause our
listeners interference."
'Oldham Community Broadcasting' station manager David McGealy said: "It is
incredibly frustrating having to be so patient. Until we are 100 per cent certain
that we will be given a licence, it is difficult for us to secure the funding we
need. No sponsor is likely to hand money before they know for certain that we
will be in a position to broadcast."
[First published in 'The Radio Magazine' as 'Community Stations Await BBC Approval', #703, 28 September 2005]
Grant Goddard is a media analyst / radio specialist / radio consultant with thirty years of
experience in the broadcasting industry, having held senior management and consultancy
roles within the commercial media sector in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Details at
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'News: Ofcom Award Of Community FM Radio Licences In Manchester Awaits BBC Approval' by Grant Goddard
- 1. NEWS: OFCOM AWARD OF COMMUNITY FM RADIO LICENCES IN MANCHESTER AWAITS BBC APPROVAL by GRANT GODDARD www.grantgoddard.co.uk September 2005
- 2. News: Ofcom Award Of Community FM Radio Licences In Manchester Awaits BBC Approval Page 2 ©2005 Grant Goddard The award by Ofcom of further licences to new community radio stations in the Manchester area is being delayed by the BBC’s reluctance to release FM frequencies. The delays relate to 'buffer zones' that are designed to prevent interference from transmitters on adjacent frequencies in other parts of the UK. However, low-power community radio stations are unlikely to cause interference because their reception area is relatively small. A BBC spokesman said: "The situation is that we have to use many different frequencies for each of our national radio networks. We've been working with Ofcom on a technical level to make sure these new proposals don't cause our listeners interference." 'Oldham Community Broadcasting' station manager David McGealy said: "It is incredibly frustrating having to be so patient. Until we are 100 per cent certain that we will be given a licence, it is difficult for us to secure the funding we need. No sponsor is likely to hand money before they know for certain that we will be in a position to broadcast." [First published in 'The Radio Magazine' as 'Community Stations Await BBC Approval', #703, 28 September 2005] Grant Goddard is a media analyst / radio specialist / radio consultant with thirty years of experience in the broadcasting industry, having held senior management and consultancy roles within the commercial media sector in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Details at http://www.grantgoddard.co.uk