Member

The previous Government sought views on whether licences should be extended again and, if so, for how long. The consultation ran from 8 November 2023 to 31 January 2024, and received views from current licence holders, industry bodies representing the sector, and relevant community and commercial radio stakeholders. This consultation sought views on whether the Government should make provisions to allow analogue community radio licences to be renewed for a further period and, if so, what the length of this period should be. The vast majority of responses were in favour of continuing the policy of renewals. Most respondents were more strongly in favour of a 10-year licence renewal, as this would provide more certainty for community stations into the mid-2030s.