On the first Tuesday of every month, Ofcom publishes a round-up of all licensing activity on the radio stations that they regulate. This includes details of any changes to formats and key commitments, as well as information on upcoming licence advertisements.
Excerpts on AM stations from the Radio broadcast update October 2020 of 3 November 2020
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your-licence/radio-broadcast-licensing/monthly-updates/radio-broadcast-update-october-2020
Additional information by Dr Hansjoerg Biener:
Licence renewals granted in this period.
A seven year renewal has been granted to the following:
East Lancashire (Asian Sound Radio) Asian Sound Radio Limited [963, 1377 kHz]
[https://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/radio-stations/analogue/al000183ba3asiansoundradio.htm]
Licence renewals granted in this period.
A five year renewal has been granted to the following:
Stoke-on-Trent, surrounding parts of Staffordhshire and Cheshire (Greatest Hits Radio) Bauer Media Audio Limited LP [Stoke 1170 kHz]
[https://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/radio-stations/analogue/al000088ba4greatesthitsradio.htm]
South Yorkshire (Greatest Hits Radio) Bauer Radio Limited [Barnsley 1305 kHz, Sheffield and Rotherham 1548 kHz, Doncaster 990 kHz]
[https://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/radio-stations/analogue/al000092ba6greatesthitsradio.htm]
Coverage improvement and extension requests.
During the last month the service below had its request for an improvement to its existing coverage provisionally agreed, subject to the new technical arrangements going through our usual formal clearance process (this includes Ofcom liaising with a number of outside agencies before changes can be implemented).
Sabras Radio Leicester [1260 kHz]
[https://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/html/radio-stations/analogue/al000058ba2sabrasradio.htm]
[Unfortunately, an extended licence does not mean that the licensee will keep the stations on the air until the expiry date.]
Dr Hansjoerg Biener (2020-11-04)