Future analogue radio licence consultation
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 1:20 pm
A number of FM and AM licenses are due to expire from early 2022 and the government is starting public consultation on whether analogue licenses should be renewed for a further period and if so, how long they should be renewed for.
The current options that have been proposed are:
1. Do nothing and allow licences to expire and be re-advertised by Ofcom
2. Allow the renewal of licences for a further 5 years
3. Allow the renewal of licences for a further 8 years
Personally i think they should just let the licenses expire in 2022 and free up the band for anyone to use, but of course that is hardly likely to happen and i reckon they will end up auctioning it off to the highest bidder.
Source: https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/12/govern ... o-licences
The current options that have been proposed are:
1. Do nothing and allow licences to expire and be re-advertised by Ofcom
2. Allow the renewal of licences for a further 5 years
3. Allow the renewal of licences for a further 8 years
Personally i think they should just let the licenses expire in 2022 and free up the band for anyone to use, but of course that is hardly likely to happen and i reckon they will end up auctioning it off to the highest bidder.
Source: https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/12/govern ... o-licences