Commencement of small-scale DAB licensing
Ofcom has now invited applications for the first round of small-scale DAB licences. Applicants can also apply for a Community Digital Sound Programme (‘C-DSP’) licence to broadcast a C-DSP service on any of the multiplex services for which licences are being advertised in Round One.
Applicants now have until 5pm on Monday 23rd November to prepare and submit their applications.
Ofcom has now invited applications for the first round of small-scale DAB licences. Applicants can also apply for a Community Digital Sound Programme (‘C-DSP’) licence to broadcast a C-DSP service on any of the multiplex services for which licences are being advertised in Round One.
Applicants now have until 5pm on Monday 23rd November to prepare and submit their applications.
The list of multiplex licence areas currently advertised is as follows:
The Background
The advertisement of these licences constitutes Round One of Ofcom’s programme of small-scale DAB licensing, as set out in our statement on small-scale DAB licensing published in April this year. Note that we intend to award only one small-scale radio multiplex licence for each area that we advertise (i.e. we have no plans to award additional small-scale radio multiplex licences for a given area once a small-scale radio multiplex service has been licensed by us to serve that area).
Small-scale radio multiplex licences are awarded by Ofcom in a competitive process. This means that applications are judged against specified criteria, and Ofcom awards each licence to the applicant which it considers best meets the criteria.
The closing-date for applications for the small-scale radio multiplex licences listed above is 5pm on Monday 23 November 2020. The non-refundable application fee is £500.
Ofcom is also now inviting applications from potential programme service providers who would like to broadcast a Community Digital Sound Programme (‘C-DSP’) service on a small-scale radio multiplex service for which a licence is being advertised in Round One.
Small-scale radio multiplex licences are awarded by Ofcom in a competitive process. This means that applications are judged against specified criteria, and Ofcom awards each licence to the applicant which it considers best meets the criteria.
The closing-date for applications for the small-scale radio multiplex licences listed above is 5pm on Monday 23 November 2020. The non-refundable application fee is £500.
Ofcom is also now inviting applications from potential programme service providers who would like to broadcast a Community Digital Sound Programme (‘C-DSP’) service on a small-scale radio multiplex service for which a licence is being advertised in Round One.