HC Deb 05 July 2001 vol 371 cc301-3W
Mr. Peter Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list all applications for local radio licences which are under consideration by the Radio Authority, indicating when each was lodged. [72]

Tessa Jowell

[holding answer 25 June 2001]: The following is a list of all applications for local radio licences which are currently under consideration by the Radio Authority:

Local Analogue licences

South and West Yorkshire regional—lodged: 6 February 2001

  • Sixteen applications:
  • The Arrow (Chrysalis Radio (Yorkshire) Ltd.)
  • Century Yorkshire Ltd.
  • Deja vu Radio (Oldies Radio (Yorkshire) Ltd.)
  • Flair FM (White Rose Radio Ltd.)
  • Flix Radio (Yorkshire) Ltd.
  • Forever 106 (Forever Broadcasting (Yorkshire) Ltd.)
  • Jazz FM Yorkshire Ltd.
  • Nova 106 (Yorkshire Radio Enterprises Ltd.)
  • 106.2 The Rose (White Rose Regional Radio Ltd.)
  • Route FM (Yorkshire Sound Ltd.)
  • Saga Radio Ltd.
  • Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) (Bradford City Radio Ltd.)
  • Variety FM (Radio Variety Ltd.)
  • Y107 (Yorkshire Regional Radio Ltd.)
  • Y-Radio (SMG Regional Radio Ltd.)
  • Yorkshire FM Radio Ltd.

Omagh and Enniskillen—lodged: 13 March 2001

  • Four applications:
  • Fast FM Ltd.
  • Southwest Radio (Southwest FM Ltd.)
  • Radio West FM (Radio West Ltd.)
  • Westside 101 (Lisara Ltd.)

Rugby—lodged: 10 April 2001

  • Four applications:
  • Fosseway Radio (Jet FM Ltd.)
  • The Lion (Lion Radio Ltd.)
  • Rugby FM (Rugby Broadcasting Company Ltd.)
  • Rugby 1 (Rugby on Air Co. Ltd.)

North London (current operator: London Greek Radio)—lodged: 8 May 2001

  • Two applications:
  • Fusion FM Ltd. (Di' Fusion)
  • London Greek Radio Ltd.

Thamesmead (current operator: Millennium FM)—lodged: 8 May 2001

  • Three applications:
  • Millennium FM Ltd.
  • Starmela.co.uk Ltd.
  • Unity FM Ltd.

Stockport (current operator: Imagine FM)—lodged: 12 June 2001

  • Three applications:
  • Imagine FM Ltd.
  • Stock FM Ltd.
  • RAKA Asian Radio Ltd.

Local Digital Multiplex licences

Ayr—lodged: 24 April 2001

  • Two applications:
  • Score Digital Ltd.
  • Switchdigital (Scotland) Ltd.

Bournemouth—lodged: 15 May 2001

  • One application:
  • Now Digital Ltd.

Dundee and Perth—lodged: 19 June 2001

  • Two applications:
  • Score Digital Ltd.
  • Switchdigital (Scotland) Ltd.

Mr. Peter Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to end the current restrictions on religious broadcasters wishing to apply for new radio licences. [78]

Tessa Jowell

[holding answer 25 June 2001]: The White Paper "A New Future for Communications" announced that the Government will bring forward legislation to allow religious bodies to hold a local terrestrial digital licence. The White Paper also invited views on whether the restrictions on ownership of other terrestrial licences by religious bodies should be relaxed, and we are currently considering the responses. The Government will publish details of their proposals in a draft Bill as announced in the Queen's speech.