| MUMBAI:
British media regulator Ofcom has awarded three new community radio licences to
Huntingdon Community Radio (HCR), Intobeats and Ashford Hospital Broadcasting
Service (AHBS) for a period of five years. This
takes the number of community radio licences awarded by Ofcom to over 200.
HCR FM will provide
its audience with familiar music and local news and information for the people
in Huntingdon.
Intobeats
will be based in Bedford and targets 14-35-year-olds. The community radio will
serve the audience with urban music. The radio station will also provide the community
with training in media and life skills. Ashford
Hospital Broadcasting Service will broadcast entertainment and health information
content aimed especially at people involved in healthcare. The station will include
information from the council and programmes produced by local schools and the
wider community. Ofcom
even considered an application for Black Cat Radio, the community radio to be
set up in Huntingdon but considered not to award the license for the same.
Out
of the 201 license offered by Ofcom since 2004, a total of
135 radio stations have commenced broadcasting.
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