Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 21682

Radio: Rural Areas

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to support new FM licences for radio stations in (a) Rutland, (b) Mid-Wales and (c) other rural areas.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
The growth and development of digital radio and changes in listener behaviour have resulted in a clear shift away from analogue listening – digital listening now accounts for 74% of all radio listening (RAJAR Q3 2024). Although AM/FM platforms remain impo...

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