Consultation outcome

Consultation on the Renewal of Analogue Commercial Radio Licences

• From: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Published: 23 December 2019
• Last updated: 2 July 2020 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Further Renewal of Analogue Commercial Radio Licences - Consultation Response

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Further Renewal of Analogue Commercial Radio Licences - Consultation Response

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LRO Radio Licence Renewal

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Explanatory Document - Analogue Commercial Radio Licence Renewals

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Detail of outcome

Further renewal of analogue commercial radio licences - consultation response.

Feedback received

Consultation Feedback - Further Renewal of Analogue Commercial Radio Licences

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Detail of feedback received

Further renewal of analogue commercial radio licences - consultation responses received from organisations.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on whether to extend licences for analogue commercial radio stations.

This consultation ran from
midday on 23 December 2019 to 5pm on 21 February 2020

Consultation description

Although digital radio now accounts for around 57% of all radio listening, analogue stations remain an important platform for millions of listeners who still use FM and AM radio services every day.

A number of FM and AM licences are due to expire from early 2022, including those for Classic FM and TalkSport. Ofcom does not have the power to renew these licences for a longer period under current legislation.

Therefore, the government is seeking views on whether analogue licences should be renewed for a further period and if so, how long they should be renewed for.

Documents

Consultation on the Further Renewal of Analogue Commercial Radio Licences

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Consultation on the Further Renewal of Analogue Commercial Radio Licences

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Published 23 December 2019
Last updated 2 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 2 July 2020

   Consultation response published

2. 23 December 2019

   First published.