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Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 January 2013.

Broadcasting: Local Television Licences

Question

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many licences for local television have been awarded, for which areas; and how many applications for local television licences are being considered, for which areas.[HL4687]

Answer

To date, 14 (out of a total 19) licences have been awarded for local TV broadcasting services, with decisions expected in the near future on the successful applicant in each of the remaining five areas. By the closing date in August 2012, Ofcom had received 57 applications in total for licences.

Those areas where licences have been awarded are:

Belfast (2 applicants);

Birmingham (4 applicants);

Brighton and Hove (1 applicant);

Bristol (1 applicant);

Cardiff (2 applicants);

Edinburgh (4 applicants);

Glasgow (4 applicants);

Grimsby (1 applicant);

Newcastle (4 applicants);

Norwich (2 applicants);

Nottingham (2 applicants);

Oxford (3 applicants);

Sheffield (3 applicants); and

Southampton (2 applicants).

Those areas where licences are yet to be awarded are:

Leeds (5 applicants);

Liverpool (5 applicants);

London (5 applicants);

Manchester (5 applicants); and

Preston (2 applicants)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
742 c210WA; HL4687
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Local broadcasting Television licences
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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