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	answer has question	jLVYUMSa
	answer has answering person	John Flasby Lawrence Whittingdale
	answer text	<p>Whilst no such assessment has been made, we note Bauer Mediaâ€™s existing presence in the North East, through its ownership of Metro Radio and TFM, which were acquired by Bauer in 2008.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government places a very high value on local commercial radio stations retaining their local character, and Ofcom retains its regulatory powers to secure that these stations continue to provide an appropriate amount of locally made programmes and programmes including local material. Ofcom's localness guidelines can be found here: <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/information-for-industry/radio-broadcasters/localness" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/information-for-industry/radio-broadcasters/localness</a>.</p><p> </p>
	answer given date	2020-06-17
	answer has answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has written answer	s0F9Dpv0
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has answer	s0F9Dpv0
jLVYUMSa	question has answer	s0F9Dpv0
John Flasby Lawrence Whittingdale	answering person has answer	s0F9Dpv0