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25th June 2026
Radio Lollipop Newcastle has been recognised with The King's Award for Voluntary Service — the equivalent of an MBE for voluntary organisations — in acknowledgement of its decades of work supporting children in hospital.
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24th June 2026
Ofcom has today awarded small-scale DAB multiplex licences for six more areas in the UK, drawing the successful nationwide rollout programme to a close.
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22nd June 2026
WWL Radio — the hospital radio service covering Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust — is now broadcasting on DAB+ after the successful launch of a new small-scale DAB multiplex serving the Wigan and St Helens area.
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17th May 2025
Ofcom has announced that £1m will be available to community radio stations across the UK, a significant increase to the Community Radio Fund following additional funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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12th April 2025
The winners of the 2025 Hospital Broadcasting Association Awards have been revealed, celebrating the great and good of hospital radio across the UK.
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24th February 2025
Ofcom has announced that 15 community radio stations have successfully been awarded grants following the conclusion of round two of the Community Radio Fund
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21st January 2025
You might think that the majority of jobs in radio are based in London, but the latest figures from Ofcom show a steady growth of jobs outside the capital.
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14th January 2025
The finalists for the 2025 Hospital Broadcasting Awards have been published, celebrating the great work of hospital radio stations around the country.
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8th December 2024
Community radio stations are set to benefit from simplified requirements following a consultation to shake up the key commitments
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4th December 2024
A consultation has been launched by Ofcom to proposed changes to the procedures for investigating breaches of broadcast licences.
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5th November 2024
Ofcom has opened applications for eligible stations to apply for awards from the second round of the Community Radio Fund 2024/25 worth over £400k this financial year.
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22nd October 2024
Over 500 programme services have launched on the 64 small-scale DAB multiplexes already launched across the UK.
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4th September 2024
Ofcom has announced that 11 community radio stations have successfully been awarded grants following the conclusion of round one for 2024/25.
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18th June 2024
Applications for the sixth round of small-scale DAB radio multiplex licences for 31 areas across England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland will close on 18th July 2024.
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30th May 2024
There's just two weeks left before Ofcom's consultation on proposed changes to community radio stations key commitments closes.
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22nd May 2024
The first round of the 2024/25 Community Radio Fund has opened for applications from eligible stations and will close at 5pm on Friday 14th June 2024.
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27th December 2023
New data released by Ofcom shows that more and more TV and radio jobs are now based outside of the capital
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20th October 2023
Today (Friday 20 October 2023) we're celebrating Local Radio Day and the benefits local radio brings to their communities. And this year it's about celebrating your community heroes.
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1st September 2023
Have you applied for your RSL licence if you want to broadcast between Wednesday 6 March and Sunday 14 April 2024?
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30th April 2023
Time is running out for applications to run small-scale DAB in South East England, including London. Ofcom's fifth round of applications for small-scale DAB closes on 31st May 2023.
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